i've never seen definite research on ages for FeLV accuracy--and i know that susan has the stats re: snap test accuracy to begin with.
as for FIV, the way the test works, mom's antibodies will make kittens test positive until they wear off--for all intense porpoises (as someone once mis-typed), there is no such thing as a positive kitten...... some really high 90%ile of kittens who test positive before the age of 6 or 7 months will test negative later on. since it's not easy to know just WHEN mom's antibodies will wear off, i don't trust a positive FIV test in a young'un til at least nine months. i wish i knew the science better, but the test for FeLV does NOT work the same way, so if a kitten tests positive for FeLV, it's based on its own body chemistry, not mom's. On 4/18/07, Kelley Saveika <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Hi guys, What is the youngest age a combo test is accurate, or at least close to accurate? I have a lot of kittens to test and I don't want to get them tested too soon. Thanks, Kelley -- Rescuties - Saving the world, one cat at a time. http://www.rescuties.org Vist the Rescuties store and save a kitty life! http://astore.amazon.com/rescuties-20 Please help Joey! http://rescuties.chipin.com/joey-autoimmune-hemolytic-anemia
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