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.
Feline immunodeficiency virus, or FIV, is a widespread viral infection that attacks the immune system of cats. It is caused by the same family of viruses that triggers AIDS in humans and has much the same devastating impact on infected cats. It is often referred to as feline AIDS.. The virus devastates a cat's immune system, stopping it from effectively combating other diseases and infections. Infected cats eventually fall prey to a wide variety of secondary illnesses that overwhelmingly prove fatal.