What is Feline Immunodeficiency Virus? Symptoms and prevention methods of feline immunodeficiency vi-Information-Professional platform for pets, dogs and cats

Feline immunodeficiency virus is a retrovirus, just like human AIDS (AIDS), it will cause the cat's immune system to be unsound, making it susceptible to other diseases.

[symptoms]

Most people infected with this disease have no obvious symptoms. The main harm is that its immune system is suppressed for a long time, so sick cats are easily infected with some diseases that are not easy to occur in healthy cats, such as: Toxoplasmosis, Feline Infectious Anemia, Carrissy Virus, etc. . Sick cats commonly have leukopenia, fever, gums and oral infections, swollen lymph nodes, anemia and other complex infections.

【Pathogen and Transmission】

Feline immunodeficiency virus exists in saliva in addition to blood and bone marrow fluid, so the main route of infection is Infected by bites, there are also a few cases of vertical transmission to the fetus through the placenta. Unlike human AIDS: it is not transmitted through sexual activity.

【Prevention and Treatment】

About 1/3 of cats have this virus, so it is best not to let cats go outside. Before adopting a new cat (especially a stray cat), you must isolate and do a blood test to make sure that you are free of disease before bringing it home to avoid infecting other healthy cats. Once the blood test results are positive, in addition to isolated breeding, careful care, antibiotics, vitamin supplementation, and the prevention of other diseases are even more important.

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