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It's estimated that around 7% of the UK cat population are diagnosed as FIV+ each year, usually cats who are diagnosed are middle aged/elderly and almost all are entire and un-neutered. Most cats with FIV can lead perfectly normal lives, usually after the cat has been infected, it may have a short period of illness, slightly feverish, lethargy and or weight loss can all be symtoms and can all go un-noticed. The cat may then go on for years before it becomes ill again and become more suseptible to chronic flu, gingivitis, chronic rhinitis and other chronic infections. Sometimes the cat may die of something completely unrelated. This is not usually an imediate death sentence, the snap test that is usually carried out at the vets is very unreliable and produces alot of false possitives, it is better to have the test sent to a lab in order to have this diagnosed properly and much more acurately. There is ofcourse EVERY chance that this poor kitty has something completely different. http://www.fabcats.org/cat_group/pol...ments/fiv.html http://www.gla.ac.uk/schools/vet/cad...iencyvirusfiv/ |
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I had a cat a few years ago was diagnosed with FIV at 19, he died within a couple of months, but the homeopathic vet said it wouldn't have been the FIV (cat Aids) that killed him, he had hyperthyroidism as well but I didn't know if this was treatable at the time or not. FIV is contracted through bodily fluids, it weakens the body's immune system and makes the cat very run down, (so by neutering the mum it ensures she will not be hounded by potential suitors and carriers in later life). It can also be passed on to her kittens who may be born with it or contracted through cat fights where bites are involved. I don't know how common it is but as elaine says there are plenty of other things that show the symptoms you describe, perhaps your vet just wants to run some tests as a process of elimination and to rule it out. I would try mum on some fresh raw chopped up chicken to give her some vitality back, just a little at first to see how she gets on, and watch that any tinned gravy food doesn't give her diarrhoea IF it's in gravy. You can chop the fresh raw chicken breast and freeze it in the ice cube tray, then knock out a piece on the morning you want it and give it to the cat the minute it's defrosted. Never give a cat anything but fresh chicken if it's raw, in fact mine go mental waiting for it to defrost if they see me taking it out of the freezer so I sit it on the counter and they end up having their chicken chunks half frozen! All the best and I hope mum gets back on her feet soon. |
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