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Feline Leukemia Virus

Last Updated: February 02, 2011

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FeLV - leading viral killer of cats worldwide. The virus weakens the immune system and predisposes cats to a wide variety of persistent infections and diseases, including anemia, enteritis (inflammation of the intestines), and lymphosarcoma, a highly malignant cancer of the lymph system.

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