KTLA: Ask the Vet: Kidney disease, FIV-positive cats and handling hearing loss in pets Ask the Vet: Kidney disease, FIV-positive cats and handling hearing loss in pets Feline Immunodeficiency Virus (FIV) is a viral infection that weakens cats' immune system. Similar to Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) in humans, FIV destroys white blood cells. Cats with FIV can be ...

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Parts of feline immunodeficiency virus isolated from wild lions have undergone substantial genetic recombination. The sequencing of the two full FIV genomes of different lion subtypes shows the ... Oregonian: Feline equivalent of HIV on the rise along with Lyme disease in dogs Banfield Pet Hospital veterinarians treated more dogs for Lyme disease last year and saw more cats infected with the feline equivalent of HIV. (The Associated Press) The feline equivalent to HIV ...

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Feline equivalent of HIV on the rise along with Lyme disease in dogs This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. Incurable diseases are quite common in our ...