Kerry,
I wouldn't bother retesting for the felv either. I don't think a bone marrow can be false positive.
It was interesting that with my first positive, CC, her Elisa tests were very quick, dark, results when she first got sick. After immunoregulin, interferon, holistic supplements, etc.... her Elisa tests would take time to develop and would be very faint.
I know vets say that the color of the test is not indicative of how 'badly infected' a cat is with felv, but I think they're wrong. Since she was my first positive cat we retested her many times. (She was very sick too with URI and herpes, and on viroptic for her eyes, etc.... ) So I watched as the better she got the fainter that test result got. When she FINALLY got well it was almost unreadable. She stayed well, fat, and happy for around 6 years after that. I think the virus, like
cancer, goes into remission and then comes back in cycles. I think it might effect test results, but not their felv status. Just my totally NOT scientific 2 cents.
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I doubt he has seroconverted, especially if he is still having anemia and other problems. I would not do another FeLV test, at least not now. I think that cats who seroconvert usually do so a little while after contracting the virus, but I am not sure.MichelleIn a message dated 1/19/2006 1:49:03 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:I don't know if the bone marrow can be false positive...That is the reason we did it because the ELISA can be.. What do you know about that? Could he revert back to negative after all this time with the supplements? I have heard of some doing that..Should I have him re-tested?Let me know what you think about all of this...Kerry and Bandy
