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The long-term prognosis for FIV-infected cats is guarded, but some cats will survive for many years following diagnosis. Around 20% of affected cats die within the first two years after diagnosis; this equates to a 20% mortality rate in the first 4.5-6 years after the estimated time of infection<sup>fmc</sup>. In generally, the more chronic and severe the clinical signs, the worse the prognosis is.
 
The long-term prognosis for FIV-infected cats is guarded, but some cats will survive for many years following diagnosis. Around 20% of affected cats die within the first two years after diagnosis; this equates to a 20% mortality rate in the first 4.5-6 years after the estimated time of infection<sup>fmc</sup>. In generally, the more chronic and severe the clinical signs, the worse the prognosis is.
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ABCD recommends that cats should never be euthanased just because of an FIV positive
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test result. There have been reports that FIV-infected cats may live as long as uninfected
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cats (Kohmoto et al. 1998; Addie et al. 2000; Levy et al. 2007). However, FIV-positive
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cats have a higher chance of developing clinical signs, mainly due to secondary infection,
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immune-mediated disease or neoplasia [Lutz et al. 1990; Hosie et al. 1989; Lutz et al.
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1988b].
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The duration of asymptomatic stage varies according to the infecting variant [Pedersen et
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al. 2001]. Based on experimental studies, cats infected at a younger age are more likely
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to progress to an immunodeficiency state [George et al. 1993; Podell at al. 1997].
    
==Treatment==
 
==Treatment==
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