Hey Wendy, I don't know the answer to your question, but does this mean BF will not adopt out positive cats?
Kelley On 4/23/07, wendy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Hey guys, Survey question: Have any of you ever had a cat that tested positive on the IFA eventually test negative at a later date? I called and spoke with Joanie at Best Friends, the woman who is normally at Casa de Calmar. I asked her about testing procedures, because I was considering having Toshie retested to see if she was still positive so I could possibly adopt her. Joanie told me that they have had cats that have arrived at Best Friends that subsequently sero-converted (what we refer to as 'throwing the virus'). She said that if a cat tests positive on Elisa but negative on IFA, that they do have a chance to sero-convert. They do not place these cats in Casa de Calmar, the FeLV unit, nor do they mix them with any other cats, as they can possibly infect others or their own sero-conversion can be affected by further exposure to FeLV. As long as they keep testing positive on Elisa but negative on IFA, they are tested every six weeks until they get a negative or positive IFA. If negative, they are mixed with the general population and put up for adoption. If positive, the virus is already in their bone marrow, which means to the veterinary community that they can never sero-convert, and they are then placed in Casa de Calmar. Thus, my question above. I am wondering if these testing guidelines hold true 100% of the time. Thanks, :) 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 ~~~ __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
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