My cat was just diagnoised with feline aids. How long do you think he will live? He's a normal weight, eats and uses the litter box normaly. He did hurt his paw in a fight recently and limps for now. Do you think that will have an effect on the disease?
2007-02-27 16:33:56 · 6 answers · asked by Kat 5 in Pets ➔ Cats
I have 4 cats, 3 of which have feline aids. It means your cat gets fixed/neutered and stays indoors all the time from now on. Also, get that paw really checked by the vet. He/she has a compromised immune system, so he can't fight an infection as well as he usually could. The vet doesn't sound too educated himself about FIV+, but there are things you need to know. There is no reason a FIV+ cat can't live 16-18 years. I do belong to Yahoo!FIV Cats group and I learn alot of useful things there. At first you may say you will just get him put down, but don't. My oldest one is 12 and he's not been sick a day of his life. He was a neighborhood stray.
2007-02-27 18:15:04 · answer #1 · answered by Terry Z 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I can't say how long your kitty will live but our cat was diagnosed with Feline AIDS at about 2 yrs and lived to be almost 14 and did not die from Feline AIDS. You should know there is absloutely no connection between Feline AIDS and human AIDS or HIV. You can not catch this from your cat. You should probably have his paw checked for infection because infections will hit him harder than other cats and give him medicine if the vet thinks he needs it, Since his immune system does not work well an infection that another kitty might fight off with no problem can make him very sick. He should also be neutered so that he is less likely to get into fights. If you can convince him to stay in more that will help protect him. With some cats that is a difficult persuasion I know. Ask the vet about special needs and any special diet and respond quickly to get him help anytime he seems sick. Love him, pet him, and enjoy him. Praying for him is good too. Our kitty got a lot fewer infections when we did that.
2007-02-28 01:42:29 · answer #2 · answered by A F 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I hope you realize that he can never go outside again nor can you bring another cat into the house. He will infect other cats. I'm guessing this is how he got the disease in the first place. Regardless of that, cats can live normal happy lives with the disease. Your vet will clue you in on proper nutrition and care.
2007-02-28 06:23:09 · answer #3 · answered by KathyS 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Do you let it outdoors? If you do you are risking the spread of aids to the other cats. Your cat could have transmitted it to the cat it fought with. you cant get aids from your cat but it will spread to others like it does with humans. Dont spread it around just to let your cat enjoy the outdoors.
You need to keep an eye on it's foot. Aids does the same for cats as it does humans. Affect your immune system
2007-02-28 00:41:55 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
I had a friend who had a cat with aids as well and it didn't really affect him. They kept indoors to prevent him from spreading it to other cats and didn't own other cats to be safe. After being diagnosed, he still lived another almost 10 years and was diagnosed at 5 so that's not bad.
2007-02-28 01:13:57 · answer #5 · answered by MasLoozinIt76 6 · 3⤊ 1⤋
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2007-02-28 00:37:21 · answer #6 · answered by darklydrawl 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋