agreed, unless you feel like educating her, which might not be a bad idea. if she isn't interested in hearing what you have to say about false positives, then run for the hills.
:) wendy --- Susan Hoffman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > You need a new vet. The in-office ELISA test has a > very high ratio of false positives. If I know this, > then your vet should too. She just doesn't do the > research. > > Debbie <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: After > having our 14 cats tested for FELV (because we were > told one we had tested positive and was put to sleep > due to complications after a surgery) and they ALL > came back negative we felt we should let the vet > know. This was the answer we got. > > > "The Test result was not a false one. She said if it > was a kitten then it might have been but not with an > older cat." > > This was the scenerio: > > 1) cat was throwing up (however 2 others were also, > but then they stopped) > 2) vet x rayed - thought something was possibly > stuck > 3) operated and found lymph nodes were swollen > 4) biopsy taken - No cancer > 5) cat sent home and started to play, etc... > 6) stopped eating like she should > 7) took her back to vet > 8) vet said there was fluid on lungs > 9) vet asked if they could run a FELV test (I had > told them in the beginning she had never been > tested) > 10) came back positive > 11) vet recommended putting to sleep > 12) said lungs would most likely keep filling up > with fluids > 13) cat was spayed female, never been sick, little > thin, good appetite until throwing up (was feeding > Friskies Pacific Salmon when all the throwing up > started) > 14) cat was approx. 2-3 yrs old, inside cat, housed > and fed with 14 others. > > > "Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful committed citizens can change the world: Indeed it is the only thing that ever has!" ~~~ Margaret Meade ~~~ ____________________________________________________________________________________ Never miss an email again! Yahoo! Toolbar alerts you the instant new Mail arrives. http://tools.search.yahoo.com/toolbar/features/mail/
