On Sat 18 Aug 2007 04:46:08p, stephcat wrote in
rec.pets.cats.health+behav
roups.com:

The bottom line is that FIV is not an automatic death sentence,
and no cat should be put to sleep simply for testing positive
for this disease. Thanks for listening.

I agree. I had one positive for FeLV for a couple of years before his
other problems took him from me. I had two other cats at the time who
were negative. He became positive from a blood transfusion, so I
wasn't prepared to let the vet take him out just to prevent my others
from getting sick. They got vaccinated while Shadow was still here,
and never became sick. FIV isn't as transmittable as FeLV, but both
are often considered a death sentance by some vets. Heck, life is a
death sentance. Good message and good luck with your cats.

--
Cheryl