AYLA:
As Princess and Senior Member of The Mews, I speak on behalf of all of us when I thank so many kitties and beins for all the good wishes and advice about Marley's FIV+ diagnosis! We know the purrs/prayers/thoughts will help him and lift his spirits. He was really bummed to be told he has a Problem.
The Vet gave TBT a summary paper about FIV. He looked up stuff on the computer, too. But it is the practical experience in so many of your comments that encourages us about his future. We are going forward on the hope that he will never actually suffer consequences from it. But we will watch his health carefully.
For a disease that seems to strike only 1-5% of cats (and those mostly ferals and fighters), there sure seem to be a lot of them that are mostly indoors cats in our community! Also, TBT may have Marley retested soon with an eye toward "false-positive". TBT says he will go through Marley's medical records. He is old enough to have been vaccinated against FIV before the vaccine was discontinued in North America.
You are all wunnerful! 😍