A Retrospective Analysis of FeLV And FIV Infections at West Area of Tottori Prefecture Over a Twelve-Year Period

Abstract

This study retrospectively investigated the seroprevalence of the feline leukemia virus (FeLV) antigen and the feline immunodeficiency virus (FIV) antibody, as well as the prevalence of stomatitis and lymphoma in cats admitted to the Yonago Animal Clinical Center (Japan), based on medical records covering the past 12 years. The prevalence of FeLV and FIV, averaged over 12 years, was 7.0% and 16.8% respectively. While lymphoma was present in 0.5%, 14.6%, 1.9%, and 2.7% of the FIV/FeLV-negative, FeLV-positive, FIV-positive, and FIV/FeLV-positive cats, respectively, stomatitis was observed in 16.1%, 25.6%, 27.4%, and 29.7% of the FIV/FeLV-negative, FeLV-positive, FIV-positive, and FIV/FeLV-positive cats, respectively. The mean age of the cats at death was 9.5, 5.9, 10.3, and 6.4 years in the FIV/FeLV-negative, FeLV-positive, FIV-positive, and FIV/FeLV-positive groups, respectively.