the very first thing would be to establish a network of foster homes who were educated about, and not afraid of, either virus. in the cases of either, having time and space is often the difference between their life and death--most rescues/shelters might give them a chance if they had a place to keep them safe until their forever homes appeared.
once that was in place (ha!), i'd first test with a snap test.
would confirm positive FIV results immediately with a western blot; if the western blot was positive and the cat showed evidence of having been a housecat (ie, neutered, or declawed, or very people-oriented), would do the DNA test at UC Davis to see if the FIV was from a prior vaccination. is really still positive? just adopt him out through my own petfinder site, as well as using the various resources available for placing such kitties.
for cats who tested positive for FeLV, i'd place the cat into fosterage for 120 days to await restesting with the IFA. if it tested negative then, adopt out as usual. if positive on the IFA, would post on petfinder as a special-needs cat, utilize the network of places that are FeLV-friendly and post it everywhere, and keep it in a foster home until its forever home appeared. should it become symptomatic, theoretically the foster home would have known of this possibility and be willing to help treat it and love it as long as it remained on this plane.
On 11/12/06, Kelley Saveika <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Hi guys,If you were establishing a rescue, what kind of felv/fiv testing policy would you use? If the cats were positive for either or both, what would you do?Thanks for your input.
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