Unhappy Cat

[BabyP]

I am trying so hard not to cry - I took my cat back to the vet today for the checkup/dental exam since they were busy yesterday and they did grooming. He is in good shape but his teeth are hurting him and they are going to clean it and I have to give him special food and help brush his teeth all which is about 400 dollars which i dont mind since he is the love of my life. but the worse part is what caused it, they did some testing when they gave him his vaccination shot...........He has AIDS/FIV, they think he was born with it or got it from a cat bite. I am so mad that my old vet never tested him for that or anything.. They said he can live for long time but i have to take good care, checkups couple of times a year, special food, etc. Also dental cleaning every two years since the FIV affects the teeth. It was so hard not to cry at the vet and just to sit there and understand what i need to do and everything. right now he is at the vet having his teeth cleaned - i am gonna pick him up in a few hours. but my heart is breaking, I hope so much that he lives at least ten more years.