Path: utzoo!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!mailrus!wasatch!cs.utexas.edu!usc!elroy.jpl.nasa.gov!ucla-cs!asuvax!stjhmc!f413.n114.z1.fidonet.org!Gjoseph.Peck@ncar.UCAR.EDU From: asuvax!stjhmc!f413.n114.z1.fidonet.org!Gjoseph.Peck@ncar.UCAR.EDU (Gjoseph Peck) Newsgroups: sci.med.aids Subject: Re: Feline Aids Message-ID: <25573@shemp.CS.UCLA.EDU> Date: 10 Jul 89 15:19:22 GMT Sender: news@CS.UCLA.EDU Organization: FidoNet node 1:114/413 Lines: 43 Approved: aids@cs.ucla.edu Archive-number: 1076 NF> From: nef@calmasd.Prime.COM (Nancy Fox) NF> A friend of mine recently had her cat diagnosed NF> with feline AIDS. I've not heard of this. Does NF> anyone know if this is a virus related to the NF> human AIDS virus? Do you know how it is transmitted? NF> Is it possible to transmit the virus from human to NF> cat or vice versa? Does it transmit easily from NF> cat to cat (she has 8 other cats). Any info NF> you can send me would be appreciated. Nancy... We had a cat that was diagnosed by our veterinarian as "having feline AIDS." The doc ran the cat through test after test after test - kept it there for about 10 days, filled it with vitamins and antibiotics, and cautioned us about bringing it home with our other cats (we had 3 others at the time) because he felt it was highly contagious. *I* got totally upset with the doctors treatment of the cat - and the HUGE amount he charged us for the tests - and stoutly opposed the bill he rendered when done. (I STILL do) The cat was good for awhile - then slowly weakened and finally, staring into nothingness, passed away. Of our 3 other cats, none of them came down with it and we've since added 2 others. All the cats are healthy and none of 'em contracted anything near resembling what the first died with. Bottom line - from *MY* end - is that it was just a ruse by the Veterinarian to cover his lack of knowledge of WHAT it was and a "catch-all" to cover the costs for testing... Now... that's only from OUR end... maybe other's out here have had other experiences... Ci'ao for Ni'ao -Joe- -- Uucp: ...{gatech,ames,rutgers}!ncar!noao!asuvax!stjhmc!413!Gjoseph.Peck Internet: Gjoseph.Peck@f413.n114.z1.fidonet.org