really good question, and one i've been wondering about and meaning to ask--i've often heard about FeLV supposedly, "being in the bone marrow," but never have been clear if that's what the IFA tests, or if there's another test that can actually determine that--and that, even if it IS in the bone marrow, that means it cannot still be thrown off.... (someplace in my randomly-accessible memory, i'm thinking that belinda once talked about another test less commonly used?????? not a PCR/DNA, but....)
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That was what I thought, thus my note to people that they SHOULD be retested later. Ok, thanks guys! Just wanted to be sure I was right. :)So, next question, does an IFA indeed indicate the virus is in the bone marrow, or is this lady just whacked? I thought the IFA, being a blood test, wouldn't be much better to tell if it was in the marrow than any other test (ELISA), as blood is blood. Wouldn't a marrow sample be needed to tell anything about the marrow? I thought when it advanced to non-regenerative anemia, THAT was what indicated it is in the bone marrow. So, how does one go about determining if it IS in the bone marrow, other than the symptom of non-regenerative anemia? Bone tap?
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