How common is leukaemia in cats? It varies.

A FeLV cat who had FeLV years ago. I hope he had a decent life.

The question in the title is incomplete because it implies that the question is about cancer; a type of blood and bone marrow cancer but when leukaemia is spoken about in the context of domestic cats it means a virus, specifically, the feline leukaemia virus (FeLV) which is the most important cause of cancer …

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16-year-old cat dropped off at a vet clinic to euthanize because owner was ‘done with her’

Freckles

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 FIV positive. Freckles is front declawed. Abandoned by her owner, she’s so confused and wants a safe forever home to …

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This Oh So Sad Semi-feral Cat is Given Treatment, TLC and a Home

Like humans, cats have to make the best of the hand that they are dealt with. This boy, like most feral cats, was dealt a tough hand. He survived in a feral cat colony for nine years. He was being fed by a nice person in his backyard. But he was feral and it …

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I Have An FIV Positive Cat

by Elisa Black-Taylor (USA) Tom playing Tom relaxing on the dryer Tom and Misty (declawed) Our beautiful Tom I have an FIV positive cat and his name is Tom. This week marks his one year anniversary of leaving death row at the shelter in Greenville, SC where I do rescue. To date he hasn’t …

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