Not at all. They do adopt out FeLV babies and I think its great! Thanks for pointing this out since my post was a bit misleading-sorry about that. Joanie did say that unfortunately, they usually do have openings at Casa de Calmar because of losses. She said that's the only place that's like that at BF.
:) Wendy --- Kelley Saveika <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > 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 > > > > > > > -- > 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 > > "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
