That's a great analogy, Phaewryn... elizabeth
On 3/7/07, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Cats get sick all the time. Getting sick doesn't have anything to do with FELV. When a human gets a cold, we don't assume they have AIDS and refuse to give them any cold medicine, do we? The same applies to cats. FELV is far, far, far, way totally far, from the ONLY thing that can lead to illness in cats. Your cat could have caught any number of viruses, most of which are just like colds in humans, and are self-limiting and usually go away on their own. Sometimes a cat will need antibiotics if the virus causes a secondary bacterial infection (similar to when a cold in a human turns into a sinus infection). Oh, and yes, the ELISA FELV test is often inaccurate, especially when done by someone who doesn't know what they are doing (and your vet's recommendation that your cat should have been euthanised, without even a confirmatory re-test proves that he's clueless). Phaewryn http://ucat.us/domesticcatlinks.html Special Needs Cat Resources
