Hi Melissa, I don't know if you've made a decision yet about Cassidy, but I wanted to add that my Pippin, who will be a year old on April 25th, tested a faint positive on the ELISA test when she was around six weeks old. I had her rested five months later, using the IFA test, and she was negative. So, she either threw off the virus, or she was never positive to begin with (false ELISA). At any rate, I hope you find the answers to help you make a decision about Cassidy. I would not have hesitated to mix my Pippin with my others, even if she had tested positive. After learning from this group, I was ready to keep her regardless. In fact, I had all mine vaccinated against FeLV in preparation to do just that, in case she was truly positive. Blessings, Gina
wendy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Melissa, I mixed my positive with three other negatives and they are all still negative years later. They lived together for four years. As long as your neg's are adults and vaccinated, they'll most likely be fine. In my opinion, fighting/biting is the only sure way to pass FeLV in adults. Also, since this positive kitty you have is so young, she has a 40% chance of throwing off the virus, becoming negative at that point. Even if you don't decide to mix, can Cassidy stay outside until you can test her again in 3-6 months to see if she's negative? Also, there is a high rate of false positives on the FeLV tests. Some tests are more accurate than others. Which test did they do on her? There are FeLV specific shelters that you can take her. The Best Friends Animal Sanctuary in Kanab, Utah is GREAT! My husband and I visited there in February and they have a wonderful FeLV building (I think it's called Casa de Calmar) where I volunteered for two days. They were not full at that point, but probably will be shortly being that it's kitten season now so you might want to call them asap. Please let us know what you decide to do. Good luck. :) Wendy "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 ~~~ ____________________________________________________________________________________ The fish are biting. Get more visitors on your site using Yahoo! Search Marketing. http://searchmarketing.yahoo.com/arp/sponsoredsearch_v2.php Visit my Tigger Tales site! --------------------------------- Be a PS3 game guru. Get your game face on with the latest PS3 news and previews at Yahoo! Games.
