IFA tests have been known to stay positive longer than snap tests, up to 7 months, and still go negative...... it's back to that time-of-exposure thing, and giving the virus a chance to work its way out of the cat's system
On 4/25/06, carrie chance <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > has anyone ever had a IFA test that was Positive later turn negitive? > ANYONE? > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "cindy reasoner" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <felvtalk@felineleukemia.org> > Sent: Tuesday, April 25, 2006 7:57 AM > Subject: Re: mixing > > > >I took in a cat back in November (Smokey) before I > > brought him into the household I took him to the vet > > and had him checked and tested for felv. The test > > showed negative. I brought him home and let him be > > around some of my other cats. All of my other cats > > had been vaccinated every year. Then in December > > Smokey started running a fever. Every time the vet > > could get his fever down well in 2 or 3 days it was > > back again. Finally they tested him for felv again > > this time it was positive. The vet told me that he > > probably was recently exposed to the virus and the 1st > > time he was tested it hadn't had time to show up in > > his bloodstream. I was freaked about my other cats. > > I took all to the vet and had them tested all were > > negative. The vet wanted to recheck in 3 months so on > > May 6 they will go back. I am keeping my fingers > > crossed. This is my first experience with felv. I > > ended up changing vets for Smokey. He is doing good > > so far. I still take my other cats to my old vet. I > > have been going there for probably 12 years and they > > feel like family. I just didn't think they were the > > best to treat felv. My old vet did tell me that they > > have changed their protocol since Smokey. They test > > and retest in 3 months. They had never had this > > happen before. I don't mix my cats now. I have a > > room for Smokey to stay in and I go spend time with > > him and he has lots of toys. For me I just didn't > > want the worry. > > > > Cindy > > > > --- hd cc <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > >> So is eveyone here saying it is ok to mix my pos and > >> my neg? > >> > >> > >> Sincerely > >> Carrie > >> > >> > >> > > > > > > __________________________________________________ > > Do You Yahoo!? > > Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around > > http://mail.yahoo.com > > > > > > -- MaryChristine AIM / YAHOO: TenHouseCats MSN: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ICQ: 289856892
