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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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