I love my feral cats!!!! (MORE GRAPHIC PICS - POST #18)

[KellyHM]

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We had a cat get it, kitty aids, and our vet said he could treat her symptoms, but afterwards she would have to be an indoor cat for the rest of her life. This was to keep her from catching anything, since her immune system was bad.

I hope he doesn't have it.

Kitty aids? was it aquired the same way as human aids?

It is transferred via saliva or blood, but is not transmissible between cats and humans.

 

[Imp]

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We had a cat get it, kitty aids, and our vet said he could treat her symptoms, but afterwards she would have to be an indoor cat for the rest of her life. This was to keep her from catching anything, since her immune system was bad.

I hope he doesn't have it.

Kitty aids? was it aquired the same way as human aids?

If memory serves, it is passed through fighting. There is treatment, but the trouble with ferals is that they are so difficult to handle. Vets I have talked to about it want the cats to become calm indoor cats, so it is not continuing to get passed on. That's tough with ferals.

Imp

 

[egg_tastic]

Feline Leukemia is almost always lethal unless the immune system beats it. My vet said that if you have a cat outdoors who is not spayed/neutured it WILL eventually get FeLV. Especially males who tend to dispute territory more.

Cats "AIDS"
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Feline_immunodeficiency_virus


Another reason to vaccinate for the important things. I do believe some pet vaccines are

some are essential though, IMO.

 

[tazcat70]

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Wow I never knew that the FeLV was sexually transmitted. Not a problem here since we spay and neuter, but just really great info to have.