18577 Natchez Avenue
Prior Lake, Minnesota, 55372

Phone: 952-435-8387

Fax: 952-435-8777

Email: vets@clvets.com

Menu

FIV (Feline Immunodeficiency Virus)

A viral infection that primarily causes immunosupression. It is spread mostly by cat bites, but can be from direct contact.

Clinical signs include:

  • Gingivitis

  • Chronic diarrhea

  • Fever

  • Conjunctivitis

  • Various kinds of cancer

  • Neurological disorders


  • There is no treatment or vaccine for this disease.

    In 2017, of 59 patients tested, 2 were positive at our hospital.

    Click here for more information on infectious feline diseases.