i don't think that reliable research on that exists.... (remember, hard to do research on a population you regularly treat with euthanasia.)
what i do know, is that there are no, zip, zilch, nada DOCUMENTED cases of truly negative cats (ie, cats who were tested at appropriate intervals using more than just the snap test, more than once) who were VACCINATED ever turning positive from living closely with truly positive cats (see above description....) i have heard some anecdotal stories where vaccinated cats have caught FeLV from the positive, but there's never been any proof that the cat was actually negative to start with, just as you say. if anyone can find me a documented case, i'll be unhappy, but i'd still like to see it--i find it very interesting that after all these years, no one's been able to find such documentation...... On 3/13/07, Kelly L <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
if anyone out there has any reliable statistics on how many cats tested negative for FELV,,and then after living with positive kitties converted i would sure like to know, i just have this gut feeling that it is so very very few. i think frequently one cat may be positive and the others never tested unless they become ill and wow,,,they are positive,,and yet they may have been positive all their lives but just asymptomatic, Those are the valuable statistics..those are the statistics that cause healthy FELV cats to be PTS ( killed).... most of us here seem to have the experience of no transmission in adult cats, The only way to be sure is if a cat was once negative,,,,,,,,THEN became infected,,,and positive, Kelly
-- Spay & Neuter Your Neighbors! Maybe That'll Make The Difference.... MaryChristine AIM / YAHOO: TenHouseCats MSN: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ICQ: 289856892
