Vaccinations are just as important to our four legged feline friends as they are for canines. Properly vaccinating kittens and cats prevents added cost and heart ache for both pet and family. Many cats and kittens needlessly suffer from diseases easily prevented by receiving immunizations that encourage their immune system to build antibodies to fend [...]
Feline Leukemia Virus (FeLV – a viral disease causing immune deficiency and cancer) and Feline Immunodeficiency Virus (FIV – also a viral diseas causing immune deficiency, similar to human HIV) are devastating and deadly diseases affecting populations of our feline friends. Most common in high exposure situations including catteries, shelters and wild populations, these diseases [...]
FIV is diagnosed using a special blood test that looks for an antibody immune response to the virus by the cat. My cat has tested “positive” for FIV. Does my cat have feline AIDS? Being FIV-positive is not the same as having feline AIDS. The FIV test detects antibodies that have been formed in the [...]