I was wondering this exact question tonight. Our group has a pos kitten, about 6 mos, who IFA tested pos 2 months ago. Any chance at all he will retest IFA negative?
The poor kitten is in a kitty condo. It has a hammock and he can look out a window but he so lonely, he wimpers when he sees another cat. Not one of us has a room without cats in it. And he's not tame enough yet for most people. Beautiful, long haired kitten, too - it's heartbreaking. Janine --- 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 > >
