We work with a large number of special needs animals and yes, we have had
experience with a negative mother (several tests) who had five kittens and 3
were negative and two were positive. So we have to test all kittens and mom
from any litters we might see even if mom is negative. I've seen this at least
two times. So it does happen. possibly you are right Laurie about the different
dads. HAS to be, doesn't it? The others did NOT get the FeLV being with them
either. Carmen> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [email protected]> Date:
Sun, 7 Sep 2008 15:31:04 -0500> Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Fw: Re: Some positive,
some negative?> > 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]> wrote:> > From: [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> > > > > > _______________________________________________>
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