feline leukemia
Cat blood disease
Feline leukemia is a viral disease affecting cats, caused by the feline leukemia virus (FeLV), which suppresses the immune system and can lead to various cancers, particularly lymphoma.
The virus spreads through close contact between cats, including sharing food bowls, grooming, and bite wounds.
Despite its name suggesting a single cancer type, feline leukemia refers to the broader syndrome of immune suppression and secondary infections the virus causes.
It remains one of the leading infectious causes of death in domestic cats.
- retrovirusRNA virus copying into DNA
- pet adoptionAcquiring a homeless animal
- vaccinationAdministered immunity booster
- lymphomaCancer from immune cells
- carcinogenesisMalignant transformation process
immune suppression · disease prevention · indoor cat · stray cat · rescue cat · viral replication · immunopathology · RNA virus · viral shedding · chronic infection · neoplasia · supportive therapy · blood transfusion · viral transmission · viral mutation · clinical symptoms · cancer staging · euthanasia
- Pet Ailmentship dysplasia, kennel cough, distemper, parvovirus, heartworm
- animal diseasesrabies, distemper, tuberculosis, mange, anthrax
- Animal Virusesrabies, parvovirus, parvo, distemper, canine distemper
- Virusescoronavirus, influenza virus, adenovirus, herpesvirus, enterovirus
- RetrovirusesHIV, HIV-1, HIV-2, lentivirus, oncovirus
feline leukemiacat scratch fever
Disease from feline claws
bacterial infection · fungal infection · parasitic infection