Glenda: I happen to have a black & white boy, Oreo. When he was tested at 8 weeks old he was negative. Then 21 days later after his Felv vaccine , Oreo went to ER with a fever of 105, letargy, wbc were at 2.5.. At the clinic they tested him and came back positive. I summited another test 4 days later: IFA, it came back positive. What I wonder is : is there any relation between the FELV vaccine and his sickness? Anyhow, he was fine until a few motnhs later, and upper respiratory infection, no fever. He got treated right away. Now he is clinically fine, 18 months old big baby boy. But still his wbc are at 3.5 , borderline. He is on Immunoregulin and daily he receives 3 capsules of transfer factor plus on his wet food. So far he is fine. Maricarmen
glenda Goodman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Dawn, I have to wonder why a cat would test pos. after a feline leukemia vaccination? I'm wondering if different vets use different vaccines? My vet uses a killed virus vaccine. I have had her explain this to me a couple times , because I keep doubting a cat cannot test pos. after a vaccination... Well, she finally said, it is antigens that show up in a pos. FeLV test not, antibodies... I continue to wonder, because I have heard so many times from people that believe the vaccination can skew the FeLV test? Dawn, was it your vet that gave you that information? I know the FIV vaccination will make a FIV negative cat show pos. on an FIV test. That is the biggest reason that the FIV vaccine is not offered by many clinics...They also say it is really not that effective? If some of you better informed people want to chime in I would be grateful, so once and for all we can get clear on this... Thanks, Glenda --- Dawn Morrison wrote: > Melissa and everyone, > Thanks for your input. > I am still highly concerned that my 4 year old will > test positive since she would immediately eat the > wet food that was leftover in the food bowl the > FeLV+ ate out of and she was not vaccinated at the > time. Only time will tell I guess, it's going to be > a long couple of months waiting for the retest. > > After the vaccination, I understood that they will > test positive but not for very long afterwards. Our > vet suggested having them retested in 6 months, she > said by then we'll have a better idea if the virus > has settled in their system. > > Yes, I am the one living near Chicago who is looking > for a home for Bea. Still looking for a home for the > little one if anyone knows of someone!! > I am just so uncertain of keeping my positive and > negatives together, I know no one knows the answer > and it truly is a hard decision to make. I have > heard pro and cons from both sides. I think my > biggest concern is our 4 year old, she likes to play > bite and Bea still have her claws. > > Thanks > Dawn > > > > ____________________________________________________________________________________ > Fussy? Opinionated? Impossible to please? Perfect. > Join Yahoo!'s user panel and lay it on us. > http://surveylink.yahoo.com/gmrs/yahoo_panel_invite.asp?a=7 > > ____________________________________________________________________________________ Catch up on fall's hot new shows on Yahoo! TV. Watch previews, get listings, and more! http://tv.yahoo.com/collections/3658 --------------------------------- Building a website is a piece of cake. Yahoo! Small Business gives you all the tools to get online.
