Can dogs get aids?

Here are a couple questions that I get periodically My dog licked someone with HIV/AIDS, and they had an open sore. Can my dog get HIV? Can a dog that b. read more

AIDS is a syndrome that develops in humans infected with the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV). As such, dogs cannot get AIDS. There is a canine disease called ehrlichiosis, which is similar to AIDS in humans. One major difference is that ehrlichiosis can be cured with antibiotics. read more

Cats have an analogous virus, FIV, but that cannot be passed to dogs either. The only major immunodeficiency I know of that dogs can end up with is Severe Combined Immunodeficiency or SCID, and that's genetic. So, to make a long story short, the answer is no, dogs can't get AIDS. read more