Talk:Feline immunodeficiency virus

message: The "Symptoms" section talks about transmission vectors, but not actual symptoms an infected cat would display.   — Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.239.77.212 (talk) 17:11, 19 March 2012 (UTC)
replies: text: I've removed that statement.  It was probably inserted by an editor who confuses this with feline leukemia. Durova 17:29, 8 September 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Untitled

message: Seriously it says that 86 is when feline aids was seen in feral cats, but where was it before? What mutated to create feline aids?66.41.66.213 01:43, 16 February 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: According to numerous websites I've recently read, FIV is not transmitted thru either the saliva or milk of a feline mother to her kittens. However, this info comes with the caveat that various sites make varied claims one way or the other. Essentially, the current risks & precautionary measures aren't yet clear. My cat was diagnosed with FIV & thus, more vulnerable to the incurable cancer that ended his life at only 13 years old two months ago. I plan to ask the family vet what precautions I should undertake to clean my apartment before adopting another cat. Here again, according to the numerous articles I've read, different vets hold different views on what safety measures to follow & how long the virus survives on surfaces. To compound the confusion, different types of tests to determine FIV exist: some take longer, others are less reliable, some more expensive, & others more prohibitively exacting about the conditions of the samples submitted & tests performed. All these factors whether individually or combined can significantly affect the results in terms of false positives & negatives. It would seem more research is necessary since ultimately, the facts of FIV remain inconclusive to a lay person like me. 2603:7000:3806:F700:5980:AB74:596E:9675 (talk) 02:55, 5 July 2022 (UTC)
thread_title:  where and when did this start 

message: Q: can a dog get infected by a cat with feline aids? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 70.149.101.6 (talk) 19:54, 9 May 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: That answer could at best be classified as irrelevant. Said: Rursus (☻) 08:10, 10 September 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:   feline aids 

message: I've read theories about FIV originating SIV that originated HIV. Since that was a science magazine and such often treat far out speculations as simple truth, how speculative is this hypothesis? Said: Rursus (☻) 08:10, 10 September 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:   feline SIV!! 

message: I have two cats who are FIV- and I'm wondering if I can get some opinions or references to discussion on the pros and cons of adding an FIV+ cat to a negative household.  Any help on this would be greatly appreciated.  --Kijilinn (talk) 15:46, 1 March 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Pros and Cons of FIV+ and FIV- mixed households 

message: Under "Transmission", it says "This differs from FeLV, which may be spread by more casual, non-aggressive contact since the virus is also present at mucosal surfaces such as those in the mouth, rectum, and vagina, so casual contact cannot be ruled out as a potential transmission.". I'm rather confused as to which virus it's claiming to be present in mucosal surfaces, and in which case casual contact cannot be ruled out. 198.150.76.150 (talk) 19:05, 20 March 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Ambiguous wording 

message: The "Treatment Options" section seems entirely devoted to a drug called "Lymphocyte T-Cell Immunomodulator." In and of itself, that's not a problem but the text for this section (as well as all of the references) seem to have been lifted and/or copy-and-pasted almost verbatim from the article for the drug, which was flagged as being written like an advertisement.
Regardless, two of the four references for this section seem to have been taken from "T-Cyte Therapeutics, Inc."--a pharmaceutical company which both makes and markets the drug. I'm not sure whether that violates Wikipedia's NPOV guidelines--from what I can tell, the drug IS approved by the USDA--but a better source (if available) might be warranted, just in case. Are there any peer-reviewed journals or articles mentioning LTCI? I'd search myself, but I'm not familiar with veterinary science and wouldn't know where to look.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.50.226.143 (talk) 07:27, 2 September 2015 (UTC)
thread_title:  "Treatment Options" Section - Advert?