The fact is that, other than the rare case of pregnant moms infecting their kittens, FIV is spread
through deep bite wounds and scratches.
Their health improves because diseases like feline immunodeficiency virus, which are transmitted
through deep bite wounds when cats fight, and diseases like feline leukemia virus, which are transmitted from mother to kitten, are reduced or eliminated.
Additionally, since FIV is primarily spread from cat - to - cat (never cat - to - human, as some thought)
through deep bite wound, if we stuck to our philosophy of only rescuing / housing friendly / social animals, there was very little worry that the virus would be transmitted to other cats.
Not exact matches
It is most commonly found in unneutered, free roaming male cats as it is transmitted
through deep, penetrating
bite wounds associated with true territorial aggression.