Hi community! I rescued thos lil guy from outside, he tested fiv positive yesterday, I read that I should retest after 6 months to a year because the test may have been positive from his cat mom's antibodies. He wants to.play with the other cats , now im just letting him play with the dogs till hes a lil bit bigger in case he bites!? Any comments are appreciated ty
My cat is five years old and has been FIV-positive since I adopted him four years ago. He sometimes does this sort of coughing thing. At first glance it looks like he’s coughing up a hairball, but it’s different and usually ends in a big sneeze sort of thing. I notice it tends to happen when he gets up quickly and runs around/runs upstairs.
He’s always breathed loudly and had notes from the shelter about a potential respiratory sickness. I have brought this up at the vet multiple times. One vet said his lungs looked kind of “cloudy” and another mentioned his loud breathing might just have to do with his anatomy (he has a short snout). I feel like it got better for a while when he was on antibiotics after his tooth removal, but I’m not positive.
Please let me know what you think this is—asthma, respiratory infection, etc. Thank you!
Hello! Yesterday my 10 year old boy Caiphas was diagnosed with FIV after a year of owning him. When i got him from the shelter a year ago they'd told me he was healthy.
3 months ago i took him to the vet for a checkup because, and i quote, 'the vibes were off' and it was found his teeth needed a cleaning, along with a mild heart murmur. Obviously i asked them to run some tests before getting his teeth cleaned. 2 months later the day of his procedure his heart murmur had gone from a 1 to a 3, so they postponed the surgery and ran some more tests, revealing he was FIV+.
He's being referred to internal medicine, to see a specialist along with getting a heart ultrasound to see what's up.
I have a lot of worries, money, his health, wether my other cat (mint is her name) is also infected, his quality of life.
They told me his red blood cells were dropping and he was loosing weight rapidly. There isnt much i can do for him until his appointment with the specialist.
In the meanwhile i'd like some advice and maybe some reassurance because im not sure what to do here.
Mint is getting tested next week, the cardio appointment is at the end of the month. Im already planning on quitting smoking and drinking so i can afford urinary and immune support kibble and better quality purina for hid wet food. I've heard l Lysine powder can help so during Mint's appointment i'll ask about that.
Both of these Cats are strictly indoor cats, see the vet every 6 months for checkups and have lots of enrichment at home.
Is there any more i can do for this cat? He means the world to me and i really just want him to be happy and live out the rest of his natural life comfortable and loved.
Hello, I am planning to move to the UK with my FIV+ cat and before I do so I'd like to know what treatment options are available. I know there is Virbagen Omega, but I am not sure how often vets there actually prescribe it. Do they seem knowledgeable about it and FIV in general? Are there any other treatments they offer?