But there’s also FIV—feline immunodeficiency virus—a strain that affects cats. At PLoS Blogs, Ricki Lewis describes how she found out that her cat, Juice, had FIV: Carly and our eldest ...

AUGUSTA — The Kennebec Valley Humane Society seeks a home for a six-month old kitten named Snuggles who has tested positive for a Feline Immunodeficiency Virus, commonly referred to as FIV.

Feline Immunodeficiency Virus (FIV), commonly referred to as feline AIDS, is a chronic and progressive viral infection that weakens a cat’s immune system. It is a lentivirus, meaning it is a ...

FIV of domestic cats 1 also primarily infects CD4 + T cells and macrophages and shares with certain HIV isolates the use of CXCR4 as an entry receptor 2. As with HIV, other binding receptors act ...