I think the only way to get a 'true' test on felv kittens is to test them asap
and then wait at least 60 days (preferably 90). Keep them totally away from
other cats, and then retest. This is so hard to do that I don't think anyone
can judge a cat at any age as positive or negative from one test.........
tonya
MaryChristine <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
still seems like it doesn't make sense--i know better than most that it
takes an adult cat 90 to 120 days to develop antigens after exposure, so why
then do so many articles say that you can test kittens at any age? why not just
SAY that a test result isn't valid in kittens before then? seems to me that
this is another one of those, "we really don't know, so each of us will make it
up as we go along," situations. I WANT ONE ANSWER, darn it! i don't care what
it is, i just want one that everyone can agree upon, is that really too much to
ask? (yeah, that was a rhetorical question.)
and unfortunately, not enough vets seem to know that FIV kittens will show
their mom's antibodies, and, subsequently, fewer shelters and rescues do.
in EITHER case, a single test should never be taken as definitive--and all the
major vet schools, and professional associations and literature have said so
for years. hasn't made a whole lot of difference.
thanks for the link to the shelter med article, tho, as it confirms some of
what i'd been seeing the journals, that transplacental transmission was no
longer being considered the main vector.
hopefully, i'll be able to find those links again. (i have everything
saved--it's just finding it again that can be problematical... )
MC
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