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Feline Immunodeficiency Virus (view source)
Revision as of 12:00, 27 August 2010
, 12:00, 27 August 2010→Signalment
==Signalment==
==Signalment==
FIV infection increases in prevalence in older cats, and the average age at diagnosis is 5 years<sup>fmc</sup>. Male cats are more commonly infected than females as they roam more and exhibit a higher degree of territorial aggression. There are no breed predilections.
Feline immunodeficiency virus occurs frequently in cats throughout the world, and similar viruses have been recovered from wild and zoo felids<sup>viro</sup>. FIV infection increases in prevalence in older cats, and the average age at diagnosis is 5 years<sup>fmc</sup>. Male cats are more commonly infected than females as they roam more and exhibit a higher degree of territorial aggression. There are no breed predilections.
==Diagnosis==
==Diagnosis==