All About FIV and FeLV
How Should I Care for a Cat with FIV?:
- Always follow your vet's recommendations.
- Spay/Neuter all FIV infected cats to reduce the risk of fighting and spreading infection.
- Confine FIV+ cats indoors where possible, and keeping them away from non-infected cats.
- Maintain good quality nutrition, using a good commercial food and avoiding raw meat, eggs and unpasteurized dairy products helps reduce the risk of exposure to parasites and bacteria that might cause disease.
- Maintain good routine preventive healthcare (regular flea and worm control, routine vaccinations etc.).
- Ideally attend veterinary health checks twice yearly.
- Promptly diagnose and provide appropriate treatment of any secondary or concurrent diseases.
How Should I Care for a Cat with FeLV?
- Always follow your vet's recommendations.
- Monitor your cat closely and be mindful of red flag symptoms, like lethargy, loss of appetite, and fever.
- Keep up with veterinary visits and preventative care such as deworming, flea control, and vaccines.
- Keep a low stress environment.
- Provide a high-quality, nourishing diet.
- Keep your cat's items and areas clean.