Re: [Felvtalk] Negative IFA test

2016-12-22 Thread Corinne Shank
k@felineleukemia.org<mailto:felvtalk@felineleukemia.org>> Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Negative IFA test 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. T

Re: [Felvtalk] Negative IFA test

2016-12-22 Thread Amy Glunt
s. Is that > what you mean? > > Thanks, > > Margo > > -Original Message- >> From: "Armstrong-Brown, Sheila DDS Timonium" >> <sheila.armstrong-br...@ssa.gov> >> Sent: Dec 22, 2016 8:12 AM >> To: "'felvtalk@felineleukemia.

Re: [Felvtalk] Negative IFA test

2016-12-22 Thread Margo
- >From: "Armstrong-Brown, Sheila DDS Timonium" <sheila.armstrong-br...@ssa.gov> >Sent: Dec 22, 2016 8:12 AM >To: "'felvtalk@felineleukemia.org'" <felvtalk@felineleukemia.org> >Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Negative IFA test > >I had the same situation

Re: [Felvtalk] Negative IFA test

2016-12-22 Thread Amani Oakley
that may account for the wonky viral test results. Amani -Original Message- From: Felvtalk [mailto:felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org] On Behalf Of Amy Glunt Sent: December-21-16 7:55 PM To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Negative IFA test I'm interested in replies

Re: [Felvtalk] Negative IFA test

2016-12-22 Thread Armstrong-Brown, Sheila DDS Timonium
] 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

Re: [Felvtalk] Negative IFA test

2016-12-21 Thread Corinne Shank
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

Re: [Felvtalk] Negative IFA test

2016-12-21 Thread Amy Glunt
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

[Felvtalk] Negative IFA test

2016-12-21 Thread Corinne Shank
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