No Kidding....my thoughts exactly. And I am just learning this, because you can't find any info like this in any books or on any websites about felv. All of you have a wealth of info here and a LOT of statistics!! Just think what that would look like all compiled together.
On Thu, Aug 25, 2011 at 2:23 PM, Christiane Biagi <ti...@mindspring.com>wrote: > You know, not for nothing, but this testing is really really flawed! > There are just too many stories of folks with inconsistent results. Life > and death decisions are made everyday based on these tests and all of us who > have felv+ cats know the tests to be a bit shaky. My own Tucson tested neg > at about 3 months & post years later even though she’d never been exposed to > the outside or any pos cats…..**** > > ** ** > > *From:* felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org [mailto: > felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org] *On Behalf Of *Beth > *Sent:* Thursday, August 25, 2011 3:15 PM > *To:* felvtalk@felineleukemia.org > > *Subject:* Re: [Felvtalk] Having two Feline Leukemia cats**** > > ** ** > > I would retest the 1st one on the Elisa just to be sure.**** > > **** > > Don't Litter, Fix Your Critter! www.Furkids.org <http://www.furkids.org/>* > *** > > **** > > ** ** > ------------------------------ > > *From:* Natalie <at...@optonline.net> > *To:* felvtalk@felineleukemia.org > *Sent:* Thursday, August 25, 2011 3:00 PM > *Subject:* Re: [Felvtalk] Having two Feline Leukemia cats**** > > Ours had only the ELISA, positive….2 ½ yrs later, the IFA – negative.**** > > New cat had ELISA, then IFA three wks later – both were positive. He had > the IFA again 1 ½ yrs later – negative!**** > > **** > > *From:* felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org [mailto: > felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org] *On Behalf Of *Beth > *Sent:* Thursday, August 25, 2011 11:25 AM > *To:* felvtalk@felineleukemia.org > *Subject:* Re: [Felvtalk] Having two Feline Leukemia cats**** > > **** > > Natalie, were they also re-tested with an Elisa? A negative IFA does NOT > mean they don't have the virus. It just means it isn't replicating in their > bone marrow.**** > > Beth**** > > Don't Litter, Fix Your Critter! www.Furkids.org <http://www.furkids.org/>* > *** > > **** > > **** > ------------------------------ > > *From:* Natalie <at...@optonline.net> > *To:* felvtalk@felineleukemia.org > *Sent:* Wednesday, August 24, 2011 3:39 PM > *Subject:* Re: [Felvtalk] Having two Feline Leukemia cats**** > > I got a FeLV+ cat 3/2 yrs ago…couldn’t find anyone to take him, he was very > lonely. After two yrs alone, I found another FeLV+ cat – they became > friends overnight. A few months ago, I decided to retest them, using the > IFA – they were both negative. Just imagine, how lucky I was – one of them > could have been positive, and I would have exposed the healthy one to FeLV! > The strange thing is that the new cat had also had the IFA, but it was done > to soon after the positive ELISA.**** > > Once you know that your cat is definitely positive, get another definitely > positive cat for company. Chances are great that kittens of a FeLV+ mother > will be positive more likely than not.**** > > *From:* felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org [mailto: > felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org] *On Behalf Of *April Johnson > *Sent:* Wednesday, August 24, 2011 2:38 PM > *To:* felvtalk@felineleukemia.org > *Subject:* [Felvtalk] Having two Feline Leukemia cats**** > > **** > > In June we adopted two cats a young black female(Spicy) and a orange female > (Sunny) from animal control. Our local shelter was overrun with cats and > begging people to come adopt. When we took them to the vets a week after > being adopted the receptionist asked if we wanted them tested. I did not > know when I adopted them that animal control does not test the cats unless > you request it. Well Spicy tested positive for Feline Leukemia. My vet > wanted me to put her to sleep because she couldn't live with my other cats. > I couldn't do it she was only 10 months old. So I transformed a spare > bedroom into her home. She has a cat tree, sofa, windows and toys galore. > I think she is lonely being by herself. A rescue in my area just posted > about a mother cat and her juvenile litter of kittens having all just tested > positive for feline leukemia. I was thinking of looking for a friend for > Spicy. I had talked to a shelter in our area that takes in FELV and FIV > positive cats. They recommended not adding because it could make Spicy sick > or the other cat sick. Spicy is do next week to get retested for FELV, the > vet said there is remote chance she could turn negative. If she is still > positive do you think it would hurt her to get her a friend?? **** > > **** > > April **** > > > _______________________________________________ > Felvtalk mailing list > Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org > http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org**** > > > _______________________________________________ > Felvtalk mailing list > Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org > http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org > > **** > > _______________________________________________ > Felvtalk mailing list > Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org > http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org > > -- *Marcia Baronda* *Baronda Supplies & Service, Inc.* *1550 S 2700 Rd.* *Herington, Kansas 67449* *Phone: 785-466-2501* *Cell: 785-230-6499* ** **
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