Re: Interferon question - FeLV+/FIV+ = now negative

2006-12-16 Thread catatonya 
I think you can go off now.  Congratulations on your negative results!!
  t

Del H. Daniels [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
  Hi Everyone, 
   
  I don't post much but have a serious question re Interferon.  Kitty tested 
positive for FeLV/FIV at nine months old.  She has had daily Interferon for the 
past 3+ months.  Now that she has tested negative for both diseases, what 
experience has anyone else had and vet recommendations for tapering off the 
IFN?  
  I thought once kitties were FIV+ that disease did not disappear but the FeLV+ 
sometimes is fought off (30%).  
  This sweet girl can be adopted out once she is off the interferon.  
   
  Del
   
  In memory of Effie 2001-2005

Re: Interferon question - FeLV+/FIV+ = now negative

2006-12-15 Thread Kelly L 

At 05:50 PM 12/15/2006, you wrote:


That is so wonderful..
Kelly



Hi Everyone,

I don't post much but have a serious question re Interferon.  Kitty 
tested positive for FeLV/FIV at nine months old.  She has had daily 
Interferon for the past 3+ months.  Now that she has tested negative 
for both diseases, what experience has anyone else had and vet 
recommendations for tapering off the IFN?
I thought once kitties were FIV+ that disease did not disappear but 
the FeLV+ sometimes is fought off (30%).

This sweet girl can be adopted out once she is off the interferon.

Del

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Re: Interferon question - FeLV+/FIV+ = now negative

2006-12-15 Thread Lernermichelle 
 
That's great! I never heard of a cat throwing FIV, but I have heard of high  
rates of false positives on FIV tests. Was it confirmed by an IFA or DNA test? 
 If it was an in-house snap test, I would guess she was never actually 
positive  and the test result was wrong. Either way, good news! knock on wood!  
 :)
 
Michelle
 
In a message dated 12/15/2006 8:59:24 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,  
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:

Hi  Everyone, 

I don't post much but have a serious question  re Interferon.  Kitty tested 
positive for FeLV/FIV at nine months  old.  She has had daily Interferon for 
the past 3+ months.  Now that  she has tested negative for both diseases, what 
experience has anyone else had  and vet recommendations for tapering off the 
IFN?  
I thought once  kitties were FIV+ that disease did not disappear but the 
FeLV+ sometimes is  fought off (30%).  
This sweet girl can be adopted out once she is off  the interferon.  

Del

Re: Interferon question - FeLV+/FIV+ = now negative

2006-12-15 Thread gblane 
Kittens, of course, can show a positive result for a while after nursing a 
positive mama.  But then at some point they throw off the antibodies.  I've 
thought that FIV+ kittens could go negative, as FELV+ kittens can.  

Interesting - it's really good to hear news like this.

Gloria



[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote :

 That's great! I never heard of a cat throwing FIV, but I have heard of high 
 rates of false positives on FIV tests. Was it confirmed by an IFA or DNA 
 test? 
 If it was an in-house snap test, I would guess she was never actually 
 positive 
 and the test result was wrong. Either way, good news! knock on wood!nbsp; 
 
 nbsp;
 Michelle
 nbsp;
 In a message dated 12/15/2006 8:59:24 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, 
 [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
 Hi 
   Everyone, nbsp;I don't post much but have a serious question 
   re Interferon.nbsp; Kitty tested positive for FeLV/FIV at nine months 
   old.nbsp; She has had daily Interferon for the past 3+ months.nbsp; Now 
 that 
   she has tested negative for both diseases, what experience has anyone else 
 had 
   and vet recommendations for tapering off the IFN?nbsp; I thought once 
   kitties were FIV+ that disease did not disappear but the FeLV+ sometimes is 
   fought off (30%).nbsp; This sweet girl can be adopted out once she is off 
   the interferon.nbsp; nbsp;Del
 
 nbsp;

Re: Interferon question - FeLV+/FIV+ = now negative

2006-12-15 Thread gblane 
Kittens, of course, can show a positive result for a while after nursing a 
positive mama.  But then at some point they throw off the antibodies.  I've 
thought that FIV+ kittens could go negative, as FELV+ kittens can.  

Interesting - it's really good to hear news like this.

Gloria



[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote :

 That's great! I never heard of a cat throwing FIV, but I have heard of high 
 rates of false positives on FIV tests. Was it confirmed by an IFA or DNA 
 test? 
 If it was an in-house snap test, I would guess she was never actually 
 positive 
 and the test result was wrong. Either way, good news! knock on wood!nbsp; 
 
 nbsp;
 Michelle
 nbsp;
 In a message dated 12/15/2006 8:59:24 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, 
 [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
 Hi 
   Everyone, nbsp;I don't post much but have a serious question 
   re Interferon.nbsp; Kitty tested positive for FeLV/FIV at nine months 
   old.nbsp; She has had daily Interferon for the past 3+ months.nbsp; Now 
 that 
   she has tested negative for both diseases, what experience has anyone else 
 had 
   and vet recommendations for tapering off the IFN?nbsp; I thought once 
   kitties were FIV+ that disease did not disappear but the FeLV+ sometimes is 
   fought off (30%).nbsp; This sweet girl can be adopted out once she is off 
   the interferon.nbsp; nbsp;Del
 
 nbsp;

Re: Interferon question - FeLV+/FIV+ = now negative

2006-12-15 Thread Jennifer Phaewryn O'Gwynn 
It's possible she was never positive to begin with. Did you test more than
once, and using two different methods? Regardless, I may consider doing the
week on and week off schedule for a while, slowing stretching out the off
days by reducing the on days over a period of months. Of course, there's no
reason to take her off of it at all, there's no HARM in giving it long term
that I am aware of. It's possible her natural immunity finally kicked in now
that she is an adult.

Phaewryn

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Re: Interferon question - FeLV+/FIV+ = now negative

2006-12-15 Thread Jennifer Phaewryn O'Gwynn 
yes, FIV antibodies can be passed along in the milk, but she said her cat tested
positive at 9 MONTHS, any momma cat that would let a kitten nurse THAT long is a
brave and devoted soul, LOL! I think most maternal antibodies wear off by 6 
months of
age (or a couple of months after the kitten last nursed).

Phaewryn

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