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Cat diagnosed with FIV

An FIV diagnosis often leaves owners feeling devastated and worried, especially after taking in a stray. This emotional shock makes it difficult to process the news and figure out what it means for the cat's future.

What people tried

Every workaround mentioned in the threads below. We haven’t tested any of them — and nobody here is claiming they worked.

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    Reassuring themselves that cats can live long, healthy lives with the virus.

In their words

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I've learned today that she got FIV, and feel devastatedsource ↗

tnt80 · r/cats · 50 upvotes

I was devastated at first too because he was a stray until I adopted him 3 years ago.source ↗

Teresa2475 · r/cats · 1 upvotes

Where this came up

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