Coping With Feline Immunodeficiency Virus

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Living with a FIV cat
by: Tracie on Tue, May 15 2007

I first got my cat in 1993, at about 6 weeks old, when my brother ran over her because she was sleeping in the street. Obviously she was unhurt so he brought her home.

She had a bad cold, ear mites and ringworm. The vet tested her and it turned out she was FIV positive. He advised that I put her down due to her cold and said she would not get over it, but she was so happy I couldn’t do it.

I knew she would get better and she did. I then had her tested again 3 years later and it also came back positive. They estimated she would only live another 5 years and she is now 14 years old and can still run and play. Her balance isn’t so good anymore but she does not seem to be in any pain.

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Tue, Sep 22 2009
Good for You! You heard what the vet said yet you followed your heart. I've adopted several dogs from the pound, each about a year apart. Out of four ...Read

May 2007

Head Man - by Headly's mom - (Fri, May 18 2007)
Today is May 17, 2007. In the end of March, I took my dear Headly to a new vet for his annual shots and physical. I was concerned about our dog because his legs bothered him - it was nothing -just the damp weather. My cat, though, did have a problem. [more..]
Living with a FIV cat - by Tracie - (Tue, May 15 2007)
I first got my cat in 1993, at about 6 weeks old, when my brother ran over her because she was sleeping in the street. [more..]
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