What affects us affects cats
Can FIV positive cats live with other cats? The answer has to be a qualified yes. It is safe for FIV positive cats to live with other cats by which I mean cats not carrying any diseases. Although, it cannot be said to be 100% safe at all times, it can be said to …
The answer is relatively straightforward although the best book on cat health1 doesn’t provide a definitive and confident answer. There is some uncertainty on transmission. And that also applies to the Cornell website. The FIV virus is shed in saliva. Therefore Cat bites are a source of transmission of the virus which causes AIDS …
An online website reports that a study carried out by Animal Protection Norway has found that between 70% and 80% of stray cats in the Hadeland region of the country have tested positive for FIV. The Hadeland region represents about 5% of the landmass of Norway but 15% of the farmland. It is situated …
Hoppy was a ‘feral’ cat. The description of ‘feral’ is in inverted commas because I am not sure he was totally feral but he certainly lived a hard life and it took its toll. He was found by the person who owns and runs the Photographers for Animals website, Elizabeth Putsché. Hoppy has been …
RetroMAD1 has been labelled a wonder drug for fighting two nasty feline diseases. As I understand it, the drug was not developed to treat feline diseases but developed by a private biotech company in Malaysia, BioSatria, with the intention of improving livestock production efficiency by minimizing livestock illness. They work on producing anti-viral products …
Our FIV positive cat Brinkley is sick. When he came to us as a foster (failed foster) in January 2012, Brinkley brought with him an upper respiratory infection from the shelter. This isn’t anything new, as almost all of the cats from that shelter leave sick. We knew going into this that Brinkley, being …
Cats with FIV can live long, normal lives. They should be cared for with that in mind. This is an additional article on FIV, commonly referred to as “Feline Aids”. The original, technical, article is here. Jane (Everycat) makes the important point in a comment that the word “AIDS” carries unfair connotations for cats …
By Elisa Black-Taylor When I wrote the article about the tragic Newtown shooting back in December, it gave me a chance to get to know Robin Olson. Click this link to go to the story. Robin runs a rescue called Kitten Associates, and her program Kittens For Kids recently helped families of the Newtown, …
