Today we’re chatting about feline immunodeficiency virus, or FIV. Unlike FeLV (another virus) which is transmitted thorough “casual contact,” FIV is passed thorough deep bite wounds—making feisty ...

MISSOULA, Mont. — I’m Dr. Smith and today we’re chatting about feline immunodeficiency virus, or FIV. Unlike FeLV (another virus) which is transmitted thorough “casual contact,” FIV is passed thorough ...

My son's cat recently died from FIV. The vet said it was caused by a fly bite. I'd never heard of such a thing. His second cat was vaccinated. Will that prevent the disease from infecting this cat?

FIV (feline immunodeficiency virus) is a viral infection typically transmitted through deep bite wounds from a infecteds cat to noninfected cats, but due to lack of education and misinformation, ...

Did you know that cats can become infected with a virus similar to the human immuniodeficiency virus? Called, appropriately enough, feline immunodeficiency virus, it’s slow-acting, according to The ...

Cats infected with the FIV virus often are overlooked for adoption because people think they are ill, sickly or a danger to other pets. Not so. Feline Immunodeficiency Virus is similar to the HIV in ...

Each day as I finish my rounds at the shelter, I leave a list of things to be done for our team of veterinary assistants (three of the hardest workers on the planet) that includes testing our newest ...