Word on the street is that a couple of doctors in Nairobi have diagnosed a cat with a virus (FIV) that is similar to HIV which is normally found in humans.
The news was first released by pathologists from Lancet Kenya who had been examining a certain cat only to discover that it had Feline Immuno-deficiency Virus (FIV), which was slowly taking over the cat’s immune system something similar to HIV.
Veterinary pathologist Dhaval Shah said,
This is the first case of serologically confirmed FIV that we in the veterinary community are aware of in Kenya.
However they have urged people who own cats not to fear since this virus cannot be passed to humans.
Humans cannot be infected by FIV, nor can cats be infected with HIV. This discovery should prompt cat ownersto protect their cats from exposure to the virus by keeping them indoors and reducing contact with free-roaming cats which tend to carry the virus.
Infected cats can easily get cancer and blood related diseases.
