FeLV versus FIV life expectancy
This article is about comparing the life expectancy of cats with FeLV compared to those with FIV. There are no clean, black and white answers which is disappointing for me because I like to...
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Percentage of cats with FIV in various countries
The percentage of domestic cats (‘client-owned’) with FIV (Feline immunodeficiency virus) various substantially depending on the country and the status of the cats. The variation is surprising to me. The differences may be due...
Can FIV positive cats go outside?
Physically, of course, FIV-positive cats can go outside. This is a moral question more than anything else. It’s a question about protecting other cats who are FIV-negative. If you let a FIV-positive cat go...
Stray went from the saddest cat to the happiest cat in a couple of hours
You may have heard of him; his name is Mister Bruce Willis. I’m told that he spent six years as an unloved, lonely stray cat on the streets during which he acquired significant health...
Some staff at Cats Protection resigning over the organisation’s kill policy
CAT NEWS & VIEWS: There appears to be dissent amongst some of the volunteers at the well-known cat rescue organisation, Cats Protection, over their kill policy. It is reported that some of the staff...
What is the difference between feline leukaemia and feline AIDS?
They are both caused by a virus and therefore there is no difference there. Feline leukaemia virus disease complex (FeLV) is transmitted by infected saliva. Bites, sharing water or food bowls and cat-to-cat grooming...
Hissing (now purring) FIV+ feral cat cured of his food allergy
This is a complicated story in one sense because Charlie was a feral cat who has become a love bug but his years on the street left him with some tough health problems. He...
Should a feral cat with FIV be euthanized?
A feral cat with FIV should not automatically be euthanised. The reasons are straightforward. FIV cats can and often do live good lives in the right home. Secondly, feral cats are unsocialised to varying...
“When Mickey came back FIV+ the vet told me I should euthanize him”
Posted by Sam Rickard August 20, 2019 When I lived in Oklahoma there were apartments behind mine. This scruffy gentleman belonged to a family behind us. They left one night to avoid the landlord...
Humane Society in North Carolina is using a beautiful ginger boy in need of a forever home to raise awareness about FIVÂ
Colonial Capital Humane Society (CCHS) in New Bern, North Carolina is using a beautiful ginger boy in need of a forever home to raise awareness about FIV. Feline immunodeficiency virus (FIV) is a topic...
Handsome cat overlooked at rescue center for 125 days because he has FIV
Twizzle is a handsome white-and-black cat with an attractive face but he has FIV – the cat version of human AIDS which has blunted his chances of being adopted even though FIV cats lead...
Can FIV Positive and FIV Negative Cats Live Together?
Can FIV+ and FIV- cats live together? There is a little bit of a clash in the opinion of experts on this one but in general the consensus nowadays is that FIV+ and FIV-...
16-year-old cat dropped off at a vet clinic to euthanize because owner was ‘done with her’
This is Freckles, a 16-year-old female tortie. She’s currently at a Wichita, Kansas veterinary clinic where the staff was told to euthanize her by her owner because he was “done with her.” Freckles is...
Awesome FIV senior TNR cat story. She socialized him with a wooden spoon!
This is an awesome FIV senior TNR cat story. He’s a great looking, jowly, beat up, male cat with a huge heart full of love that never had a chance to shine…until he was...
Cat FIV Life Expectancy
Although studies conclude that FIV+ cats live as long as FIV- cats, my view is that they will on average have slightly shorter lifespans; perhaps around 90% of that of a FIV- cat.
Note: sources for news articles are carefully selected but the news is often not independently verified.