There is no vaccine at this time for the prevention of FIV. The best prevention therefore is to prevent cats from possible contact with the virus. General recommendations include keeping all cats indoors to deter them from fighting with potential carriers of FIV. New cats should be tested for FIV before being housed with other cats that do not have the virus. FIV is not transmitted commonly by casual contact and is destroyed easily by disinfectants and routine cleaning.
Kittens that are born to FIV infected mothers should not be allowed to nurse because the virus can be passed through the milk. Also, they should be tested at 14 weeks of age to check if they were infected with the virus while in the uterus.
