I had the same situation but when the IFA is negative, the cat should shed the virus after testing negative. They normally retest every 3 months for the felv elisa test. The IFA test is 99.9% accurate.
-----Original Message----- From: Felvtalk [mailto:felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org] On Behalf Of Corinne Shank Sent: Wednesday, December 21, 2016 8:34 PM To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Negative IFA test Amy, Your story is similar to mine. I think that there is so much that vets don't know about Felv, so it is great to hear from others with their situation. When I found out that she had Felv from the Elisa test, her blood work was fairly normal and since that time she has gained weight. So I think it is wait and see situation. She still likes to wake me up at 3:00 am 😡, so I think she still feels good. Sent from my iPhone > On Dec 21, 2016, at 4:55 PM, Amy Glunt <amyynoe...@gmail.com> wrote: > > I'm interested in replies to this as well. I have a somewhat similar > experience which I have been pondering over. My own cat, Gravy, tested > positive on the Elisa for FeLV in March when we took her in for an ear > infection and persistent lethargy. A month ago she had both Elisa and IFA > tests and was negative for both and the vet said that the leukemia must have > gone dormant in her marrow but that she would still have a suppressed immune > system and if she gets ill again, the leukemia could possibly flare back up. > Also, I got the news today that after a month on Winstrol and prednisolone > (we skipped the doxycycline since she was negative) her RBC has gone from 16 > to 40. She is a whole new cat, it's absolutely incredible, and I owe it all > to you guys here...my Christmas miracle! > Sorry to hijack your post Corinne! > > Amy > > Sent from my iPhone > >> On Dec 21, 2016, at 4:45 PM, Corinne Shank <cms9...@hotmail.com> wrote: >> >> My cat tested positive for Felv a few months ago from an Elisa test. I had >> her tested after she had persistent yeast ear infections and I had read that >> immune suppressed cats were prone to yeast infections. In addition, when >> she was a kitten she tested positive but then tested negative. I was told >> that she had shed the virus and that is why she tested negative. She is >> now 8 years old. >> >> So I put off getting the IFA test as I wanted to see how she did and I felt >> that she probably was infected. I finally took her in to get the test and >> it came back negative. So I know that the virus is not in her bone marrow. >> But what does this mean? The vet said to bring her back in 6 months for a >> snap test to see if she has shed the virus, but is this really possible? >> >> Sent from my iPad >> _______________________________________________ >> 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 _______________________________________________ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org
