Thursday, February 23, 2017

Important News about FIV+ Cats -- they can live fine with FIV- cats!

Great news!

Purdue University’s College of Veterinary Medicine conducted a long-term study in cat shelters and drew two conclusions: FIV-positive cats can live with FIV-negative cats and not infect the FIV-negative cats during normal day-to-day interaction; and mother cats infected with FIV don’t pass the virus on to their kittens. The study was conducted by Dr. Annette L. Litster of the college’s Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences.

Learn more:

http://www.catster.com/lifestyle/cat-health-vet-study-fiv-positive-cats-living-together

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