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Cat Forum / Health and Behavior / June 2005I adopted a stray cat who was diagnosed with FIV.
Hi. We've had a stray cat at our house for a month or so. We decide to adopt him because he is so sweet and follows us around like a puppy We took him to the vet to be neutured etc. and found out he has FIV. Does anyone have experience with this? We have another indoor cat who is used to being queen of the castl about 10 years old. How do we go about introducing them? Any other safety precautions/tips? How many days should you keep cats in separate rooms when introducing new cat before you know for sure they won't fight? Thanks :- -- graciedv > Hi. We've had a stray cat at our house for a month or so. We decided > to adopt him because he is so sweet and follows us around like a puppy. [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > > Thanks :-) FIV is only transmitted through deep bite wounds. An FIV+ cat and an FIV- cat can coexist in perfect harmony. Since the new cat was just neutered, I would keep him separated at the minimum for a week, let his hormones calm down. There is no set time for separation for intros. What I usually do is first exchange something with each cat's scent on it, like I would take the bed out of the new cat's room and swap it with your other cat's bed. Let them get to know each other's scent. Then open the door a crack, and they will sniff each other. If hissing ensues, then I close the door and try again another time. I start letting the new cat out for supervised visits with the other cat and see how it goes. Others have advice for more involved intros. I've been lucky that I haven't really had to do those. My cats have usually accepted a newcomer in a couple days to a week.  Signature-Kelly > > Hi. We've had a stray cat at our house for a month or so. We decided > > to adopt him because he is so sweet and follows us around like a puppy. [quoted text clipped - 15 lines] > > FIV is only transmitted through deep bite wounds. Not true, at least in my case. Madison (RB) may have gotten FIV that way, but he didn't transmit it to Tuppence by a deep bite. She was spayed, he wasn't at first. He died of it, she has been hanging in since 95 (or 94, I can't remember when she was dx'd). They never fought, and would only occasionally wrestle with nips, but no deep bites. Until we got her FIV under "control", we were told that we could not get any new cats until she died. The vets in the area knew I had her (it was shared around through a "memo" kind of thing). After we got it controlled (to their satisfaction) we were allowed to get a new cat. None of the others has ever tested positive for it, and they are checked every other year. < <snipped very good information> > Smokie Darling (Annie) > > > Hi. We've had a stray cat at our house for a month or so. We decided > > > to adopt him because he is so sweet and follows us around like a puppy. [quoted text clipped - 30 lines] > None of the others has ever tested positive for it, and they are > checked every other year. Do you suppose she actually had it all along? I mean, it can be dormant. It seems every clinical paper I've seen says they really think it's bite wounds (or probably copulation too) that transmits it. > > > > Hi. We've had a stray cat at our house for a month or so. We decided < <snipped for brevity only> > > > > > -- > > > > graciedv [quoted text clipped - 19 lines] > seems every clinical paper I've seen says they really think it's bite wounds > (or probably copulation too) that transmits it. Well, in Denver (where I got her), the vet at Fitzsimmons Army Medical Center was new, and he wanted to run a bunch of blood tests, just because. Once I was assured that they wouldn't be taking tons and tons of blood (she was only 6 weeks old when I "rescued" her from some meanies), I agreed that he could run his gamut of tests. Everything came back normal (although some of her levels were low, since she hadn't been properly weaned< <imo only). I had asked the vet who diagnosed her (Bingham) if it were possible (that she'd had it longer and nothing to do with Maddy), and he said anything was. He had been studying FIV in cats, and didn't have any "live" ones (he asked for and received permission to necropsy Madison). He told me that FIV cats could live long, relatively productive lives if cared for. I asked if it would cause her pain, and he said no, so... He also wanted to study a live cat with FIV. She was born 1/31/89, and was diagnosed in Spring of either 94 or 95. Could it have remained undetected that long? Because she has always been so skinny, whenever I took her in for her check up, the vet always ran a full panel. Since finding she has FIV, I discovered that Bingham (who'd been her vet from 92 through 99) had been testing all my babies for FIV. Madison slipped in through the cracks (he was my brother's cat and when R moved, I got Maddy), and wasn't taken to a vet (R had records of Maddy's shots, so I waited until their normal visit< < <stupid, stupid, stupid, stupid!). I've never done that since, but it's too late to cry over it now. He (Bingham) said that he believed it was from some of the "nips" though they barely broke the skin. They had put her "under" to clean her teeth, then shaved off all her hair, we do this every year, because she mats so bad and her teeth were never great (still think it was being weaned too soon that contributes to that). She didn't have any scars from bite marks (and considering Maddy's teeth, she would have gotten infected if it'd been deep). She's still around, but I think she's beginning to see the bridge, and it's breaking my heart. So far, still eating alright, but I can see I'm going to have to make a tough decision sooner than I'd like. Smokie Darling (Annie) > She was born 1/31/89, and was diagnosed in Spring of either 94 or 95. > Could it have remained undetected that long? Because she has always > been so skinny, whenever I took her in for her check up, the vet always > ran a full panel. Since finding she has FIV, I discovered that Bingham > (who'd been her vet from 92 through 99) had been testing all my babies > for FIV. I think so. It seems I read (I'm sure someone here can correct any misinfo here) that it can be dormant many years. I'm thinking the longest I've heard it like 8 years. At any rate, I would just bet she had it, but it just didn't blow up until later. Did he run panels later than when she was such a young kitten? Because I believe that you have to keep testing past 6 months of age to be sure. > > She was born 1/31/89, and was diagnosed in Spring of either 94 or 95. > > Could it have remained undetected that long? Because she has always [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > young kitten? Because I believe that you have to keep testing past 6 months > of age to be sure. >From 92 until present, the panels are/were run every year (especially on the negatives). Anything is possible, but considering that she was being tested and never tested positive until Maddy was in the house, that's what I'm thinking happened. Smokie Darling (Annie) > Not true, at least in my case. Madison (RB) may have gotten FIV that > way, but he didn't transmit it to Tuppence by a deep bite. She was [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > None of the others has ever tested positive for it, and they are > checked every other year. Sorry if I spread misinformation. Everything I've ever read says FIV is transmitted through deep bite wounds and/or intercourse. Could it be that Tuppence mounted her while he was unneutered? One more thing to add for the OP: Get a Western Blot test for FIV. The "snap" test that is done at the vet's office can sometimes be incorrect, I've seen it happen. The Western Blot is a little more costly (about $50, I think) but well worth it. Signature-Kelly > > Not true, at least in my case. Madison (RB) may have gotten FIV that > > way, but he didn't transmit it to Tuppence by a deep bite. She was [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > transmitted through deep bite wounds and/or intercourse. Could it be that > Tuppence mounted her while he was unneutered? Well, that's always possible (Tuppence is the girl, Madison was my brother's boy cat), but I'd think there would have been a heck of a fight over it. > One more thing to add for the OP: Get a Western Blot test for FIV. The > "snap" test that is done at the vet's office can sometimes be incorrect, [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > -- > -Kelly Smokie Darling (Annie) - who had heard any bite that breaks the skin could pass it, deep or otherwise. > Hi. We've had a stray cat at our house for a month or so. We decided > to adopt him because he is so sweet and follows us around like a puppy. [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > -- > graciedv The best thing you could do for him would be to have him put to sleep. Why do you want him to go on suffering? IBen > The best thing you could do for him would be to have him put to sleep. > Why do you want him to go on suffering? OP, don't listen to this neo-Nazi, white supremacist, racist piece of crap. His purpose is to stir up sh!t. Her cat isn't suffering, bonehead. Cats can live for years with FIV, a totally normal lifespan. She didn't say the cat was suffering. It's nice that she is keeping the cat and remaining levelheaded about the FIV. Put your hood back on. Candace > > The best thing you could do for him would be to have him put to sleep. > > Why do you want him to go on suffering? > > > OP, don't listen to this neo-Nazi, white supremacist, racist piece of > crap. His purpose is to stir up sh!t. Sticks 'n stones and all that jazz... > Her cat isn't suffering, bonehead. Oh, really? And just who told you this...? The cat?? LOL...!! Look, you lying piece of Bowfin dung... I had a cat that died of that crap back when they were first learning about it, and she died a very pitiful and unpleasant death. And I say that putting her to sleep THEN would have been a tender mercy to say the very least. But an unprejudiced, open-minded tolerant individual like yourself should already know this. So what gives...? > Cats can live for years with FIV, a > totally normal lifespan. Yes, and spread it to thousands of others who, if the above infected cat was disposed of properly, would never have ever caught it! Stupid little subhuman fukkker... You actually encourage this person to be IRRESPONSIBLE and SELFISH. But AIDS and irresponsibility is something that faggot pricks like you are reeeeeeeel up on, ain't it...?! > She didn't say the cat was suffering. It's > nice that she is keeping the cat and remaining levelheaded about the > FIV. Oh, yes... By all means, let's be 'stylish'! Don't wanna be politically incorrect around a cat with feline HIV! Might get all you faggot-queers FREAKS down on us! LOL...!!! > Put your hood back on. > > Candace Let's hope it never has to come off. Then we might have to... get to know each other a little better... IBen Getiner > > The best thing you could do for him would be to have him put to sleep. > > Why do you want him to go on suffering? > > > OP, don't listen to this neo-Nazi, white supremacist, racist piece of > crap. His purpose is to stir up sh!t. Sticks 'n stones and all that jazz... > Her cat isn't suffering, bonehead. Oh, really? And just who told you this...? The cat?? LOL...!! Look, you lying piece of Bowfin dung... I had a cat that died of that crap back when they were first learning about it, and she died a very pitiful and unpleasant death. And I say that putting her to sleep THEN would have been a tender mercy to say the very least. But an unprejudiced, open-minded tolerant individual like yourself should already know this. So what gives...? > Cats can live for years with FIV, a > totally normal lifespan. Yes, and spread it to thousands of others who, if the above infected cat was disposed of properly, would never have ever caught it! Stupid little subhuman fukkker... You actually encourage this person to be IRRESPONSIBLE and SELFISH. But AIDS and irresponsibility is something that faggot pricks like you are reeeeeeeel up on, ain't it...?! > She didn't say the cat was suffering. It's > nice that she is keeping the cat and remaining levelheaded about the > FIV. Oh, yes... By all means, let's be 'stylish'! Don't wanna be politically incorrect around a cat with feline HIV! Might get all you faggot-queer FREAKS down on us! LOL...!!! > Put your hood back on. > > Candace Let's hope it never has to come off. Then we might have to... get to know each other a little better... IBen Getiner > The best thing you could do for him would be to have him put to sleep. > Why do you want him to go on suffering? OP, don't listen to this neo-Nazi, white supremacist, racist piece of crap. His purpose is to stir up sh!t. Her cat isn't suffering, bonehead. Cats can live for years with FIV, a totally normal lifespan. She didn't say the cat was suffering. It's nice that she is keeping the cat and remaining levelheaded about the FIV. Put your hood back on. Candace |
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