However, due to a ruling in federal court, these drugs are not yet available in the United States. In February 2014, a federal Appeals Court upheld a lower court ruling that Pfizer's patent for Lyrica (pregabalin) remains valid, thus preventing generic competition for the drug through 2018.
What is FIV and how is it transmitted? FIV (Feline Immumodeficiency Virus) is a retrovirus in the same family as the human AIDS virus, with a few significant differences. It is estimated that in the United States, 2% of cats are infected with the FIV virus. http://cats.about.com/cs/healthissues/a/fiv_in_cats.htm.
We do know that some viral infections in cats can cause cancer, and feline leukaemia virus (FeLV) is probably the best example of this. Fortunately, infection with this virus is now relatively uncommon in most places.owever, when cats are exposed to this virus it can infect the blood-producing cells of the bone marrow, and can lead to the development of leukaemia or lymphoma. Infection with feline immunodeficiency virus (FIV) , related to human immunodeficiency virus or (HIV) also on occasions can lead to the development of cancer.