Quote Originally Posted by Lizzie View Post
Isn't it FIV that can show positive when a cat has been vaccinated against it?

Calling it feline AIDS makes it sound far more scary and serious than it really is, and is a great dis-service to FIV+ cats who are longing for their own homes.

Yes it is possible the vaccine for FIV can show as a positive on a test result. Not sure of the stats on how often this happens though.


We call it feline AIDS because basically it is.

http://www.winnfelinehealth.org/health/FeLV-FIV.html
FIV belongs to the same family of viruses as HIV (human immunodeficiency virus) and immunodeficiency viruses in other species. This family of viruses (Lentiviruses) is known for being species-specific, for life-long infection, and for slowly progressive diseases. FIV is not transmissible from cats to people, and HIV is not transmissible to from people to cats.