Well, I had one test positive and 3 test negative. (out of 4). It was due to bad chemicals in the postive ones' test.
On Sun, Sep 7, 2008 at 3:31 PM, Laurieskatz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Different dads?? > I have NO idea....have never heard of this. > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Sharyl > Sent: Sunday, September 07, 2008 3:08 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [Felvtalk] Fw: Re: Some positive, some negative? > > Meant for the group. > > I don't know what to tell you. The litter of 4 I rescued all tested > positive. I have no experience where on half the litter tests positive > and half negative. > Sharyl > > --- On Sun, 9/7/08, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]<[EMAIL > PROTECTED]>> > wrote: > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>> > Subject: Some positive, some negative? > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Date: Sunday, September 7, 2008, 2:05 PM > > Hello. > > I'm wondering if anyone has any idea how the following could have > happened, and what they'd recommend: > > I work at an animal shelter and a few weeks ago, a woman dropped off a > mama cat with four nursing kittens. The kittens looked to be about 3 > weeks old. I brought the cat and kittens home and have been caring for > them in a large dog crate. They're all active and healthy looking. > Last week I brought them to the Vet for their FIV/FeLV combo test. > I was shocked when two of the kittens tested positive for FeLV. They > used the snap test, but also sent blood to the lab on the mama cat. > Her result came back negative. > > I've heard that the virus can be transient and can be fought off in > rare instances, but this is so odd. Has anyone else ever heard of this > hap > pening. I know I need to have everyone re-tested in a few weeks. > In the meantime, I do have them all together. My thought was that if > the Mom and the two negative kittens haven't caught it from the two > positive kittens by now, they won't catch it. But maybe I should > separate them. I don't know. > > I commented to someone I work with that at least we won't have a > problem adopting out the mother cat and the two negative kittens, but > she said that since they've "been exposed to the virus", they can > > transmit it to other cats. > > Two veterinarians I spoke to have no clue. > > P.S. I=2 > 0know the kittens didn't catch the virus from my FeLV+ kitty as > she was living in the upstairs and they are in the basement and I > changed clothing and scrubbed up and there were hours between the time > I'd handle her and then them. > > Thank you. > Adrienne > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Felvtalk mailing list > [email protected] > http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org > > > _______________________________________________ > Felvtalk mailing list > [email protected] > http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org > -- Rescuties - Saving the world, one cat at a time. http://www.rescuties.org Vist the Rescuties store and save a kitty life! http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/redirect-home?tag=rescuties-20 Check out our Memsaic! http://www.memsaic.com/app/launch.cfm?sid=08D2CAB2A6E9 http://www.zazzle.com/rescuties* Please help with some of our kitties medical needs! http://rescuties.chipin.com/kitties-medical-expenses "Rather than helping, it's easier to point fingers and say "take them first as long as you leave me alone". _______________________________________________ Felvtalk mailing list [email protected] http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org
