I have a client of mine was just told that her cat has feline aids. I did read the small section in here about it, but can anyone tell me what she can do to make her cat more comfortable? I am a cat lover myself and it just kills me to see him so sick! Please help!
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Feline Aids
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Christy,
Sorry to hear about your client's cat. Well, I can't really tell you much about Feline Aids except that cats can live a long life with the Aids virus. But, they need to be an "only cat" or live with other cats that have the virus.
How old is the cat? When you say "sick" please define. If the cat is in alot of pain, the only thing she can do is make him as comfortable as possible and be there for him.
Here's a link you might want to look at to tell you what to do, what to expect and how to make the cat more comfortable.
http://www.milwaukeeweb.net/felineaids/
I wish her good luck. Please keep us posted.
Sorry to hear about your client's cat. Well, I can't really tell you much about Feline Aids except that cats can live a long life with the Aids virus. But, they need to be an "only cat" or live with other cats that have the virus.
How old is the cat? When you say "sick" please define. If the cat is in alot of pain, the only thing she can do is make him as comfortable as possible and be there for him.
Here's a link you might want to look at to tell you what to do, what to expect and how to make the cat more comfortable.
http://www.milwaukeeweb.net/felineaids/
I wish her good luck. Please keep us posted.
Thanks for the link info. It was very informative. I myself have a cat in which I was told has FIV and was also told I should just put her to sleep by our vet. Two and a half years later she is still alive and just as loving and playful as ever. I know that one day the worst will happen, but with the information that I have gotten from websites like this I have come to realize that maybe there is something that I can do for her.
If anyone else has any information that may be helpful please let us know. Thanks.
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Thank you so much for your help. That website was very helpful and was forwarded to my client. I, with as much as I love cats, am clueless when it comes to FIV, and any information that could help is greatly appreciated!! I will keep you posted!
My son Spotty was diagnosed with FIV and Feline Leukemia about 3 years ago. Yet he really doesn't show symptoms very often and when he does I give him a dose of amoxicillan for a few days or maybe a week and he clears right up. If the antibiotics do not work I take him to the vet for a shot of cortizone. Usually his symptom is nappy and balding fur. It has really been a long time since he has shown any symptoms of being ill. I just wonder sometimes if he really has either of these awful diseases. I am so glad that I did not listen to my vet about putting my baby down. Any feedback about this would be appreciated.
There is a wealth of info on cat problems on this site along with FIV and Felv. It is a very good site!!
http://www.vetinfo.com/catindex.html
http://www.vetinfo.com/catindex.html
Sandie,
Thanks for the help....i found the website to be very informative....I found out more about all my cats healths than i had even asked about....but i still wonder if my vet was wrong about the diagnoses...thanks again...Odie
Thanks for the help....i found the website to be very informative....I found out more about all my cats healths than i had even asked about....but i still wonder if my vet was wrong about the diagnoses...thanks again...Odie
With both FIV anf FELV it is best to test more than once. If they wre kittens, they need to be tested a month to 3 months down the road. If you are unsure, you might want to see another vet and ask to be tested again.
Hello,
My "Newer brother" Ginger also has FIV+. AND we have three other kitties who have been with us from 3 years to 13 years. However, when inside we keep Ginger in a separate room, though he does go outside with the others at times. It took us a very long time to accept this all.
But the story in short is that Ginger came to our door about two years ago, with no place to live. He came every single day and actually bonded with one of our older kitties. He was afraid to be touched or pet, just came every day and lay on our steps and we fed him. But he nips at us a lot out of the blue too, even while purring. We finally took him to the vet when he started trusting us more, and he was diagnosed. We did try so hard to try to find another to adopt him or for a shelter to take him in, but we had no luck at all. All shelters said they put to sleep cats with FIV+.
I talked with several vets and cat shelters and caretakers. We finally came up with the most recent news is that FIV+ is not as dangerous as it is considered. It is a very low percentage of a chance for others to catch it. It has to be through a bite, through blood, and if the cat is neutured or spayed, it is much less of a chance he or she will spread it.
The other thing, Ginger (besides being overweight) is completely healthy, and over the last two years he has seemd to be completley healthy all year round. So, we keep an eye on him.
So, at a cat show and adopt show, we had some long talks with those who have dealt with them, and say that they do have a very long, and can live a very long, full life.
Best of Luck. Yes, keep watch and get treatment right away if your kitty gets sick. It is supposed to be easy for them to catch colds easily. Like me; I have a weak immune system.
Yours Truly,
Hana
My "Newer brother" Ginger also has FIV+. AND we have three other kitties who have been with us from 3 years to 13 years. However, when inside we keep Ginger in a separate room, though he does go outside with the others at times. It took us a very long time to accept this all.
But the story in short is that Ginger came to our door about two years ago, with no place to live. He came every single day and actually bonded with one of our older kitties. He was afraid to be touched or pet, just came every day and lay on our steps and we fed him. But he nips at us a lot out of the blue too, even while purring. We finally took him to the vet when he started trusting us more, and he was diagnosed. We did try so hard to try to find another to adopt him or for a shelter to take him in, but we had no luck at all. All shelters said they put to sleep cats with FIV+.
I talked with several vets and cat shelters and caretakers. We finally came up with the most recent news is that FIV+ is not as dangerous as it is considered. It is a very low percentage of a chance for others to catch it. It has to be through a bite, through blood, and if the cat is neutured or spayed, it is much less of a chance he or she will spread it.
The other thing, Ginger (besides being overweight) is completely healthy, and over the last two years he has seemd to be completley healthy all year round. So, we keep an eye on him.
So, at a cat show and adopt show, we had some long talks with those who have dealt with them, and say that they do have a very long, and can live a very long, full life.
Best of Luck. Yes, keep watch and get treatment right away if your kitty gets sick. It is supposed to be easy for them to catch colds easily. Like me; I have a weak immune system.
Yours Truly,
Hana
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Thank you all so much for all your feedback. I am really happy to hear that there are so many out there that are willing to take the time. I will pass all of this information on to my "client". She too will be very grateful for all of your responses and help with this.
Thanks a bunch to all,
Christy
