There are some other types of immunodeficiency viruses that specifically affect cats and other primates, namely the Felineimmunodeficiencyvirus (FIV) and Simian immunodeficiency virus (SIV).
Whereas we can become infected with the human immunodeficiencyvirus (HIV), cats fall victim to the felineimmunodeficiencyvirus (FIV), which causes nearly identical symptoms.