Or a time when cats who went outside were at great risk of
contracting feline leukemia and eventually dying from the disease.
For example, we know that cats can develop lymphoma after
contracting the feline leukemia virus (FeLV).
Not exact matches
Cats may be born with the
feline leukemia virus or
contract it after birth via intimate contact with another cat.
Although somewhat similar, neither FeLV nor FIV are considered to be Zoonotic diseases, i.e. humans can not
contract HIV or
Leukemia from cats with FIV or FeLV, (nor can cats
contract the
feline forms of the latter diseases from a human with HIV or
Leukemia).
Cats may be born with
Feline Leukemia or
Feline Immunodeficiency or can
contract either of them at any time after birth, through means of intimate contact with infected cats (Felv) or bite wounds (FIV).
Because neutered males are less likely to battle with other cats, they are at less risk of
contracting contagious and potentially fatal diseases, such as
feline leukemia and
feline AIDS.
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Contracting potentially fatal diseases (
feline leukemia, distemper) or illnesses they can pass on to humans (rabies, toxoplasmosis).
Worse yet, your
feline could also
contract diseases like
feline leukemia, infectious peritonitis, distemper and a variety of other potentially life - threatening ailments if he comes in contact with another animal.