When it comes to "AIDS cats", many people often avoid them, fearing that they will be infected or that it will affect their pets at home. In fact, many stereotypes about AIDS cats make them have to face euthanasia or the fate of never being able to find a home. There is an AIDS kitten "Han Yi'an" who was lucky enough to meet a kind-hearted person in the middle of the journey, who worked hard to take care of it and grow up. During a recent checkup, the results surprised them!
Netizen TobyHuang posted a story in the "Cat Crazy Club" about picking up an AIDS cat, which aroused many netizens' responses. Four months ago during the rainy season, I picked up an orange kitten at a 7-11 in Daya District, Taichung. The trapping process was a bit time-consuming. "At that time, she watched her brothers and sisters being caught, and stayed with her all day stupidly. She was also afraid that she would be caught too, so she refused to enter the cage." She entered the cage until she was so hungry that she couldn't stand it. After taking it for examination, they found that it was an AIDS cat. But they did not give up on it, but insisted on taking it home to take care of it.
"It was the rainy season at that time, and it rained every day, so I stupidly called him 'Xiaoyu'. Later, I thought he had a long face and was so handsome, so I wanted to give him a name, so I called him 'Han Yi'an.'" Yi'an is a coquettish kitten. He purrs when he is hugged and makes cute noises when eating. ㄋㄠㄋㄠ sound, because Toby Huang didn’t know much about feline AIDS at first, he checked a lot of information and read a lot of books for it, and found that in fact, feline AIDS is generally not transmitted to humans and other animals. This kind of virus (FIV) is mostly found in blood and saliva. If the wound is not in contact with the virus, it is basically not contagious!
Toby Huang said that rescued cats are usually quarantined for more than two weeks. In addition, Yi An is a kitten, very active but has not yet learned to retract its claws, which makes him very afraid of accidentally "seeing blood". Although he will let it out to play with the family cats and dogs whenever he has time, Yi An began to realize why it was kept in a small room and could not often play with everyone? He started crying hysterically, and even opened the window and climbed out to play in the back yard many times. As long as Toby Huang entered the room, he would stick to him and even hug his lap to prevent him from leaving, which was very distressing.
During the initial test, Yi'an was still too young, only more than two months old. After the test, it was thought that it might be a "false positive", so it was decided to wait until he was half a year old before doing a complete test. It wasn’t until the 15th that Yi An’s godmother couldn’t wait to take him to the doctor and discovered that “he doesn’t have AIDS”! The doctor said that perhaps because of their love and careful care, the baby will be healthy and strong, so the virus in the body will be relatively reduced. Toby Huang also said that Yi An seems to know that he does not have AIDS and is more able to play. After returning home after the examination, he no longer cries even if he stays in a small room. Yi'an, who reopened "Meow Cat", grew up so fast that Toby Huang would forget that every time he bought feed and canned food, he was actually just a kitten!
The name "Feline AIDS" is often misunderstood by people who are not familiar with it. Its full name is "Feline Immunodeficiency Virus" (FIV). It is different from the AIDS (HIV) we generally know. It cannot be transmitted to humans, dogs or other animals. Feline AIDS is often transmitted through wounds in the saliva containing the virus during fights, or is transmitted to kittens through breastfeeding. Sick cats basically do not infect each other when they play, live together, or mate with other cats.
Although there is currently no vaccine to prevent feline AIDS, the mortality rate of cats infected with FIV is actually very low. Even if they are infected, they can usually live a normal life span, and some even remain disease-free throughout their lives. So don’t be frightened by the name “cat AIDS” or even abandon cats. They are actually not much different from ordinary cats, because they also long for love and a home, they just need a little more care and attention.