Feline Immunodeficiency Virus

Feline immunodeficiency virus in cats

What is feline immunodeficiency virus?

Feline immunodeficiency virus-known as FIV-represents an eventual death sentence for infected animals. Similar to HIV, the retrovirus that causes AIDS in humans, FIV destroys a cat's ability to fight cancerous cells and invading germs. As the immune system fails, the infected feline is prone to many secondary and opportunistic diseases. At present, there is no cure or vaccine for FIV.