A Michael Broad Blog
The answer to the question in the title is, YES. But the reason why I ask the question is because a lady on a page of mine about serval cats as pets said that “The Savannah, like servals, cannot be vaccinated for distemper, FeLV and other cat diseases which means they cannot safety be …
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 …
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 can spread the disease. Feline AIDS (Feline Immunodeficiency Virus – FIV) is spread in a similar fashion because that too …
A press release on the pr.com website from Singapore dated December 5, 2019 tells us that a research article recently published in the archives of Veterinary Science and Medicine produced an interesting result for veterinarians and cat owners caring for a cat suffering from feline leukaemia (FeLV). The authors of the study reported that …
She says these magical lines: “My best gift of love and respect I give them in life,” Although Maria Torero cares for 175 sick cats in her large, 8-roomed apartment, her greatest gift, she believes, is giving them her love and respect. Correct. I totally agree and you are a heroine to me. Maria …
Today I’d like to discuss promising new medical breakthroughs in treating FIV, FeLV and FIP in cats. While the new medications aren’t a cure, they do buy an infected cat some time, as well as improve their quality of life. I’m especially excited about a breakthrough in FIP. More on that later. FIV = …
Before setting out the signs of feline leukemia a little background information may help. I am also making the presumption that people searching for information about feline leukemia are in fact searching for information about the feline leukemia virus, which causes cancer and it is referred to as an oncogenic RNA virus. An RNA …
