THANKS, SALLY! damn, one of the things i hate about the merck is that it changes every time you read it!
years ago, in the printed version, it talked about research that showed that at least one cat had continued to test positive on the IFA for eight months before going negative, but then they took that reference out. so i've never been able to find it again. and i KNOW that the ~70% figure wasn't right up there last time i looked--and, if you read through the whole thing, they've added back info saying that the IFA results can stay unchanged for up to six months. but this is DEFINITELY a reference we all need to keep handy..... On 6/29/07, Sally Davis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Hi I checked the Merck Vet manual online and it has this information http://www.merckvetmanual.com/mvm/index.jsp?cfile=htm/bc/57000.htm&word=feline%2cleukemia Sally On 6/29/07, MaryChristine <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > right, this 2/3 figure seems to be what's being used most often. winn > feline foundation has new position papers out on FIV/FeLV/FIP, and that's > what on theirs. http://www.winnfelinehealth.org > > HOWEVER, i know that i saw that 70% figure in a number of places, and it > annoys me that i can't find it now. > > re: vaccinated cats' immunity, as far as anyone i've heard of can tell, > there are NO, zip, zilch, nada, eppes documented cases of a vaccinated TRUE > NEGATIVE (ie, retested after the 120 days necessary) who has ever turned > positive from living with a true, retested positive. we all know of cases > where supposedly negative cats have turned up positive later, but in none of > those cases was the negative result ever verified. i know that in two > households, mine and at the sanctuary, with all cats supposedly negative, > we've found out later that SOMEONE was actually positive, when cats got > sick. > > also according to the winn feline foundation, the new FeLV vaccines are > about 95% effective. (like gloria, i really don't like to think about where > they are coming up with the statistics, and what they're doing to our cats > to do so.) however, anyone with experience with FeLVs in large numbers has > questioned the "85% efficacy rate" of the vaccine for a long time, in light > of the high percentage of UNVACCINATED cats who throw off the virus, and the > fact that vaccinated cats living with positives stay negative. > > i've questioned whether or not that 85% if just among kittens, frail > elders, and other compromised populations.... > > thanks for the links, hideyo! > > > -- > > Spay & Neuter Your Neighbors! > Maybe That'll Make The Difference.... > > MaryChristine > > AIM / YAHOO: TenHouseCats > MSN: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > ICQ: 289856892 > -- Sally, Eric (not a cat),Junior, Speedy, Grey and White, Ittle Bitty, Little Black, Lily, Daisy, Silver, and Spike Visit my BB for some pictures post your as well. http://www.k6az.net/ki4spk/index.php?sid=c57c00cf5804ef13853ed6e77a68eed3
-- Spay & Neuter Your Neighbors! Maybe That'll Make The Difference.... MaryChristine AIM / YAHOO: TenHouseCats MSN: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ICQ: 289856892
