Any advice for FIV + FcaPV combo cats?
TLDR Version: Does anyone have a cat with FIV iand FcaPV (feline papillomavirus)? What can we do to boost their immune system, tackle bumps early, and so on? Any other advice? Thank you.
Longer version:
8 Years ago we adopted our cat (Ebony) from an adoption agency. Ebony was around 6 months old when we got her. We were told she lived with a bad family prior to being surrendered.
A few years ago we noticed a lump that wasn't going away. It was removed, diagnosed as a wart, and we found she had FcaPV. (Felis catus papillomavirus).
Last year we had two lumps removed. One was a stubborn insect bite. The second was a benign skin tumour.
Last week we had a surgery to remove 4 lumps. While shaving, the vet noticed some massive scars. As if Ebony had a wild history and got into cat fights. This led to LOTS of testing the vet previously didn't think to do before.
We just got the results back. FIV Positive and the lumps were all Bowenoid in Situ Carcinoma. And one bump was a hybrid of BISC and Squamous Cell Carcinoma. The lab is doing more testing to make sure they definitely took out all the SCC. (And from what they can tell it's definitely only surface-level which is good.)
With that being said... does anyone else have a FIV + FcaPV cat? What can be done to strengthen their immune system and keep lumps at bay?
We're going to get in touch with an oncologist soon too, just to give her the best care.
Also for reference, these lumps were TINY. Like a literal rice grain. The vet was almost in tears (in a good way) about how lucky we were to even notice these and act on removing them.