By Lisa Goudy
Approximately two in 10 feral cats in Saskatchewan have feline AIDS (FIV).
“Certainly we have become aware of how
frequent the disease is in Saskatchewan,” said Dr. Bob Bellamy,
veterinarian at the
Bellamy Harrison Animal Hospital. “Now roughly about 15 per cent
of the cats that have been submitted this summer have tested
positive for feline AIDS. That’s quite an alarming statistic.”
He said those cats spread the disease to other wild cats and house pets allowed to be outside.
A feral cat with FIV can spread it to other wild cats and house pets allowed to be outdoors. The virus has no effect on humans,
but is contagious and fatal to cats with no effective treatment.
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