Feline leukemia virus is a retrovirus that infects cats. FeLV can be transmitted from infected cats when the transfer of saliva or nasal secretions is involved.
Seroprevalences of feline leukemia virus and feline immunodeficiency virus infection in cats in the United States and Canada and risk factors for seropositivity. J Am Vet Med Assoc 2017; 251: 187194.
Abstract. A 5-month-old domestic short-haired cat was referred to the Western College of Veterinary Medicine because of hemorrhage from the mouth. Neutropenia and bone marrow dyscrasia developed within 2 weeks, and results of a fluorescent antibody test for feline leukemia...
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Although it all support the diagnosis of leukemia. Neutropenia and remains rare, CNS inltration with neoplastic lymphocytes severe lymphocytosis could make myeloid origin less likely has been reported with feline lymphoma. Indeed, a large than lymphoid origin.
Summary: Feline Leukemia (FeLV) is a medically important disease of cats. The cats health progressively deteriorates and is almost always fatal within 6 12 months after the initial clinical signs.
Feline leukemia virus (FeLV) is one of the most common and important infectious diseases in cats, affecting between 2-3% of all cats in the United States and Canada. Infection rates are significantly higher (up to 30%) in cats that are ill or otherwise at high risk (see below).
