Re: Question about IFA Test Results

[Sheila Coyle]

I think maybe I should clarify this....I have had Simba for 8-9 years from when he was a kitten and got him from a farm.     He was never tested for leukemia til last summer, and came up with a very very faint positive, and then, the IFA done in Anteck, New York, came back negative, and then, in late August, the snap test was run again, and it was a very very faint positive.    He has always been as healthy as a horse, and weighs 16 pounds.     This whole thing has me puzzled.   Thanks.  Sheila and Simba   ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ----- Original Message ----- From: Sheila Coyle To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Sent: Tuesday, October 25, 2005 4:49 AM Subject: Re: Question about IFA Test Results I would be interested in any response to this as well, as the same thing is true with my Simba, age 8-9 years.   Thank you.   Sheila Nebraska [EMAIL PROTECTED]    ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ----- Original Message ----- From: Chris Behnke To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Sent: Monday, October 24, 2005 7:38 PM Subject: Question about IFA Test Results Here's the whole story.  When Monty was 8 months old, he became very sick.  When I took him to the vets, he was diagnosed as FeLV+.  At the time, the vet didn't think he would make it.  Now, a year later Monty is very healty.  He has never been sick since his diagnosis and has not shown any signs.  Because of this, we had him tested again.  The ELISA test came back with a very faint positive but the IFA test was negative.  What exactly does this mean?   Thanks, Chris Behnke