Fivtest.com
Title
AAFP FIV/FeLV Testing
Description
Both viruses are spread contagiously from cat to cat, and surveys show that up to 15 percent of sick cats are infected with the viruses. But even healthy cats may harbor infection and spread viruses to other cats. In some cats, signs of disease may not become apparent until weeks, months or even years after they first become infected with FIV or FeLV.
FeLV is spread when the saliva or urine of an infected cat comes in contact with another cat. This can happen when cats groom each other, or when they share food and water bowls or litter boxes.
FIV and FeLV affect cats in similar ways, primarily by interfering with the immune system’s ability to ward off infections. Bacteria, viruses, protozoa and fungi found in the everyday environment—where they usually don’t affect healthy cats—can cause severe illness in FIV- and FeLV-infected cats. Various kinds of cancer and blood diseases are also much more common in cats infected with either virus.
Contact
- IDEXX Laboratories, Inc.
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- Westbrook ME
- US 04092
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