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.
Also, like HIV, FIV reduces the ability of the immune system to fight infection. Fortunately, despite the similarities, FIV is not zoonoticâso FIV presents no risk to humans. FIV is often called the âfighting catâ disease as it is commonly spread from cat to cat by fighting (specifically, by biting and scratching). Feline immunodeficiency virus (FIV) and Feline leukemia (FeLV) are among the most common infectious diseases in cats. FIV is nothing to meow about! In a study of more than 18,000 cats, 2.5% of them were positive for FIV.