Not exact matches
Other uses include treating
feline immunodeficiency virus infections and
as a preventative measure against the formation of struvite uroliths.
Your veterinarian will also do blood tests to check your new kitten for viral
infections, such
as feline immunodeficiency virus (FIV) and
feline leukemia
virus (FeLV).
Remember that a cat that tests positive for the
feline immunodeficiency virus may have a weakened immune system and may be susceptible to other
infections as a result.
Historically, Cryptococcus gattii is the most common systemic fungal
infection in cats, and is more common in cats infected with
Feline Leukemia Virus (FeLV) or Feline Immunodeficiency Virus (FIV, also known as «feline AIDS&ra
Feline Leukemia
Virus (FeLV) or
Feline Immunodeficiency Virus (FIV, also known as «feline AIDS&ra
Feline Immunodeficiency Virus (FIV, also known
as «
feline AIDS&ra
feline AIDS»).
Also common are lung diseases associated with
infection by
feline immunodeficiency virus (FIV) and those caused by such parasites
as heartworms and lungworms, although the prevalence of those parasitic
infections depends to a great extent on geographical, climatic and seasonal factors.
While there can be specific causes of this chronic and frustrating inflammation such
as viral
infection with
feline herpes
virus (rhinotracheitis), calicivirus (FCV),
feline leukemia
virus and / or
feline immunodeficiency virus, most of the time no specific causative agents can be found, placing the cause
as ideopathic / immune mediated, which means that the cat's immune -LSB-...]
Your cat's veterinarian may suggest testing for occult
infections such
as feline immunodeficiency virus,
feline leukemia
virus and
feline heartworms.
Uveitis is usually seen with other conditions such
as a problem with the lymph nodes, disease caused by a parasite such
as a protozoa,
viruses such
as feline herpesvirus, fungal
infections,
feline infectious peritonitis (FIP),
feline immunodeficiency virus (FIV),
feline leukemia
virus (FeLV), toxoplasmosis (from a protozoa which is a one celled organism).
I found that heartworm
infection in cats often occurred at a similar rate with the retroviral diseases
feline leukemia (FeLV) and
feline immunodeficiency virus (FIV),
as well
as with respiratory disease and the presence of bites or abscesses.
Chronic diseases such
as diabetes, Cushing's Disease, cancer, and immune suppressive
viruses in cats such
as feline leukemia (FeLV) and
feline immunodeficiency Virus (FIV) may lead to urinary
infections as well.
Specific tests to rule out viral
infections, such
as feline leukemia and
feline immunodeficiency virus
Secondary AIHA may be triggered by cancer,
infections such
as Feline Leukemia,
Feline Immunodeficiency Virus (FIV), blood parasites such
as Mycoplasma haemofelis, drug reactions, chemicals, toxins, or bee stings.
Feral cats,
as with all cats, are susceptible to diseases and
infections including rabies, bartonellosis, toxoplasmosis, plague, parasites,
feline immunodeficiency virus (FIV),
feline leukemia
virus (FeLV), rickettsial diseases, and
feline respiratory disease complex (FRDC, a group of respiratory illnesses including
feline herpesvirus type 1,
feline calicivirus, Chlamydia felis, and Mycoplasma felis).