Urgent Notice for Cat Owners in Cherry Creek

One of our neighbors reports the following:

"Just wanted to let everyone with cats know that their is a gray tom cat with white paws roaming the neighborhood that is infected with the FIV virus(equivalent of HIV in humans). Our cat was bitten by this tom cat and now has the virus. PLEASE DON'T LET THIS HAPPEN TO YOUR CAT. Whomever owns the cat, please get your cat tested and keep them from roaming; it will only spread the disease to other cats."

Cornell's veterinary school provides a page with some good basic information about FIV:

http://www.vet.cornell.edu/fhc/brochures/fiv.html