Feline Immunodeficiency Virus
By Alfred J. Plechner, D.V.M.
Have you ever wondered why certain cats
develop catastrophic diseases while others do not develop these same diseases?
identified, death should never be the answer even though present day research
has no idea what the cause of the disease is.
Have you ever wondered why some cats
develop this syndrome, and others do not. You are often told that FIV is
contagious and you need to watch your other cats to make sure they will not
contract the disease.
Realistically is this virus really
contagious? It definitely is not contagious to the cats that have normal hormone
immune regulation. Those cats that do not have normal levels will respond in an
abnormal manner which will allow the virus to destroy the patient.
Once the hormone antibody imbalance is
identified and controlled, 70 % of all infected patients can live a normal life
as long as their hormone deficiencies and balances have returned to normal.
All cats that live with a cat that has
the actual disease, should be tested. If they test positive, you can do my test
to determine if the cat has normal hormone antibody levels in which FIV will not
develop. If the cat has this imbalance then it needs to be corrected immediately
If a cat is positive for FIV but the
hormone immune balance is correct, the cat may still be a carrier of the virus
and should be contained to the home to prevent further exposure of the virus to
other deregulated cats that could develop FIV.
Our website is available for
recommendations of proper testing and correct replacement therapy to allow 70 %
of these effected patients to live a normal life and reach those years of old
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