Feline Aids :(

I took my little kitty to the vet today for her vaccinations. I got her from the RSPCA and they hadn't vaccinated her for feline aids. The vet tested her today and my poor little girl is infected :(
I feel so sad for her. The vet says she might live to 12 or 13 but then again she might sicken and die young. I also feel really guilty for not taking her up to the vet when I bought her home to get vaccinated straight away because she likes to go out into the garden during the day and one of the evil strays round here might have given it to her.
I'm so worried about how she's going to cope while we're in France. She's meant to be living with one of DH's friends but he's never had a cat before and I fear that he won't give her the kind of care that she's accustomed to. If I had any other choice I would get someone else to look after her but finding someone to care for a cat is hard enough so I just have to pray for her.
I guess that I shouldn't feel so sad because she doesn't understand - I gave her an extra squishy hug when we got home and she got down and gave me a dirty look because I messed her fur up :rolleyes:

oh poor kitty, I didn't know there was feline aids.
How did you find that out? did you ask them for a blood test or something?
Do you have a friend or someone who could house sit for you so she stays in her own environment? I am sure she will be fine.

I had to giggle though at you messing up her hair and getting told off for that - Imagine the telling off you will get when you come home from your hols. My moggy was so happy to see me after me being in hossy for a month he wouldn't leave me alone but heaven forbid I actually touch him he was dirty at me for a few weeks :lol:

:hug:
Nae x

Awww, Pony I'm sorry :hug:

I had a cat with that. We had no idea until he was really sick. None of our other cats caught it. It was pretty sad when he died, but he was around 10 or 11 yo. I think if you look after them right, keep them on good food & not too over weight, they will have a better chance of living longer & uneffected.

Best of luck. But it's not a short-term death sentence.

I am surprised the RSPCA didn't vaccinate!

Aww Pony :comfort:

I had a cat with it too. He also had another health issue that meant he had an overactive immune system, but with the feline HIV he had a supressed immune system (yeah - try getting your head around that one!!) but he lived for 5 years after he was diagnosed - waaaaaay longer than expected. He even got attacked by a possum in the middle of all that and got sceptacemia (sp?) and nearly died!

Good diet is certainly something to consider. I had two cats at the time and the other needed the hypo-allergenic Hills Prescription diet which they both ended up eating. The Vet told me after the HIV cat was still surviving beyond their expectations that he thought the food was really alot to do with his optimum health. So if you can afford it, perhaps talk to your vet about one of those foods - they are very expensive though!

Make sure your friend understands the implications of the HIV and that she deserves lots of hugs and cuddles and attention.

So, my message is it isn't always the instant death sentence you imagine it could be, I remember very well being told and thinking he only had a few months to live.

Awww, Pony, I'm sorry for your kitty! The girl who DH and I used to live next door to had a lovely ginger moggy who had feline AIDS - DH was paranoid about keeping our cats indoors once he heard that because ours aren't vaccinated, but he was a lovely cat and I'm pretty sure he was very old, too - he had that scabby, haggard look that really old cats get :) So hopefully your little fur-baby will live a long and full life with few complications!

My beautiful Siamese cat has feline aids so just message me if you want any advice or anything.

Awwww hun I hope she does go on to live a long life and she doesn't succumb early :hug: