Susan,
Thank you for your sweet words. I feel strongly about this group too.
I don't think I can answer your question very well, other than that those tests
can be wrong. Either he was positive, and threw the virus. Or he wasn't
positive at all and the first test was wrong. Or he is positive and the second
test was wrong. No matter what, I feel as you do. It doesn't matter; you'll
love him just the same. The only thing you have to keep in mind is if he IS
positive, you might want to supplement him with immune boosters. I think
there's a good chance he's not though.
So happy things are going well for your brood!
God bless,
:)
Wendy
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world - indeed it is the only thing that ever has!" ~~~ Margaret Meade ~~~
----- Original Message ----
From: Susan Franklin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org
Sent: Tuesday, July 31, 2007 7:36:59 PM
Subject: test results your interpretation/your advice
My baby boy, Gunnar, will celebrate his first anniversary with his two sisters,
Kelly (17) and Meagan (8) and his "better than a Dad" Ricky on August 2.
Can you help me interpret his initial test results from one year ago - we have
decided that through our faith and prayers that he has thrown the virus (or
never had it) and will NOT retest him (it doesn't matter, we love him).
But...his initial test results were:
Test FeLV Elisa
Results Positive
Reference Range Negative
Units Antigen
Test FIV Elisa
Results Negative
Reference Range Negative
Units Elisa
Can someone, in plain English, explain these FELV results, please. Your
assistance in this is much appreciated.
For the year that I have been a part of this list and reading your advice and
stories, I TRUST YOU MORE THAN ANY VET THAT I COULD SPEAK WITH. You are brave
people who sometimes take the worse and make it better, who through the worse
adversity stand tall and proud and roll with the punches, who adopt kits who
wouldn't normally be saved or given a home - I SAY MY PRAYERS AND GIVE MY
THANKS TO EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU. In my hours of need, each of you and your
words were there for me, and my family, giving us faith, giving us strength and
giving us the best advice on Earth. I WANT TO THANK EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU
(especially Catatonya) FOR YOUR HOPE AND GUIDANCE. MAY GOD BLESS EACH AND
EVERY ONE OF YOU.
As for me and family family of Ricky, me ("Sissy"), Kelly (17), Meagan (8) and
Gunnar (2), thank you all from the bottom of each of our hearts. When it was
needed, you truly saved the day. Gunnar is now part of the family because we
were given the hope that he could safely live with two negative Sisters. I
don't know what we would do without him - I also thank God that He made it
impossible to adopt Gunnar out - I now get to "keep" him for myself.
Thanks for your help. Thank you for EVERYTHING. You guys are God's gift!
Take care and keep the faith.
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