Feline AIDS

[Jessie]

I never knew this disease existed, but when I just called to schedule Stevie to get spayed, they asked if I wanted to have her tested for leukemia and/or AIDS. 

http://cats.about.com/cs/healthissues/a/fiv_in_cats.htm

Since she's not a gay male cat, I decided not to.

[dazie]

Interesting.  I hadn't heard of that either.

[Gamplayerx]

Why not get her tested?  I would have. 

[Bishamonten]

Dude, now she can't tell her partners she's been tested!  Uncool! 

[Alice]

I never knew this disease existed, but when I just called to schedule Stevie to get spayed, they asked if I wanted to have her tested for leukemia and/or AIDS. 

http://cats.about.com/cs/healthissues/a/fiv_in_cats.htm

Since she's not a gay male cat, I decided not to.

Does she have sex with monkeys ever?

[Jessie]

Why not get her tested?  I would have. 

She's not going until next month. 

It only affects 2% of the population, and doesn't matter a whole lot unless they get sick.  If she gets sick, maybe then.  I can't afford a lot of tests for healthy cats.  If they're sick, I'll scrounge up the money for what they need (see:  eye removal surgery).

[Gamplayerx]

Why not get her tested?  I would have. 

She's not going until next month. 

It only affects 2% of the population, and doesn't matter a whole lot unless they get sick.  If she gets sick, maybe then.  I can't afford a lot of tests for healthy cats.  If they're sick, I'll scrounge up the money for what they need (see:  eye removal surgery).

That's the FIV.  What about feline leukemia?

[Jessie]

Why not get her tested?  I would have. 

She's not going until next month. 

It only affects 2% of the population, and doesn't matter a whole lot unless they get sick.  If she gets sick, maybe then.  I can't afford a lot of tests for healthy cats.  If they're sick, I'll scrounge up the money for what they need (see:  eye removal surgery).

That's the FIV.  What about feline leukemia?

I don't know. 

[sapphirehart]

I had a male cat die from Feline AIDS. He was a beautiful cat and probably one of my most favorites.  When I got him as a kitten I thought he was a she so I named him Millicient.  Then when he developed a little more, I realized he was a boy so we changed his name...LOL

[meredith]

We used to have ads on TV about FIV in Indy all the time - it's supposed to be very common among strays in the Northwest Territory states.