I HOPE YOU FOUND OSCAR A HOME. I HAVE 2 POSITIVES AND 5 NEGATIVES AND ALL ARE DOING WELL. MY ONLY LOSS IS BOB AND HIS PASSING WAS NOT RELATED TO FELV. HE WAS A STREET CAT BEFORE I GOT HIM AND WE DON'T KNOW WHAT HE ALREADY HAD THAT CONTRIBUTED TO HIS DEATH. IT WAS SO SUDDEN AND WITH NO WARNING, THAT MY VET SUSPECTS A TUMOR. I DID NOT DO AN AUTOPSY, WOULD NOT BRING HIM BACK AND DID NOT WANT TO CAUSE HIM ANY MORE SUFFERING. ---- Rachel <[email protected]> wrote: > Thanks all for the advice. I am new to FeLV, but have spent the past two > nights > doing a crash course in it. Both ELISA tests done were conducted using whole > blood. I am taking Oscar in this afternoon for an IFA test and the results > should be back in 1-2 days. Those results will determine our next course of > action. I will keep everyone posted. > > > Thanks again, > > Rachel > > > > > > > ________________________________ > From: Beth Noren <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > Sent: Wed, September 29, 2010 11:07:35 AM > Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Foster cat with FeLV > > Hi Rachel, > Here is a link to a chart that explains what the next step should be > for each type of test result. For positive Elisa, negative IFA, they > recommend retesting after a certain time period until the results are > no longer discordant. > > Hope this helps, > Beth > > http://www.felineleukemia.org/felvhlth.html > > > > > On Wed, Sep 29, 2010 at 9:20 AM, Rachel <[email protected]> wrote: > > Question: From what I understand, if the IFA test comes back negative, that > may > > just mean that while he may have the virus, he's just not shedding it? If > > the > > first two tests are positive and the IFA test comes back negative, doesn't > > he > > still pose some kind of transmission risk to other cats? > > > > > > > > > > ________________________________ > > From: Sharyl <[email protected]> > > To: [email protected] > > Sent: Wed, September 29, 2010 12:10:05 AM > > Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Foster cat with FeLV > > > > Rachel, check with the vets to see what test was used. There has been a > > lot > of > > reports of false positives with the new IDEXX heartworm/FeLV/FIV combo > > test. > > If > > that was the test used please arrange for the IFA test before making any > > decisions about Oscar. > > Sharyl > > > > --- On Tue, 9/28/10, Rachel <[email protected]> wrote: > > > >> From: Rachel <[email protected]> > >> Subject: [Felvtalk] Foster cat with FeLV > >> To: [email protected] > >> Date: Tuesday, September 28, 2010, 10:45 PM > >> Hi- > >> > >> I work with a nonprofit animal rescue based in Cincinnati, > >> Ohio. Two weeks ago > >> we took in an owner-surrender cat who tested positive > >> yesterday for FeLV. We > >> had him retested this evening at another facility and that > >> test also came back > >> positive. Unfortunately we do not have any fosters > >> who can accommodate an > >> FeLV-positive cat out of concern for our own and other > >> foster animals. I am > >> trying desperately to find alternate placement for Oscar > >> locally, but am not > >> having a lot of success. > >> > >> > >> Oscar is a purebred odd-eyed white Persian cat. He is > >> about three years old and > >> is asymptomatic. He was purchased from a breeder as a > >> kitten and was kept as an > >> indoor-only cat in a household with no other cats. > >> Does anyone here know of any > >> resources or organizations that may be able to take Oscar > >> in? We are willing to > >> transport Oscar (within reason). He has been neutered > >> and will be fully > >> vaccinated prior to placement. I would absolutely > >> hate for this friendly, > >> gorgeous cat to be euthanized simply because alternate > >> placement cannot be > >> found. > >> > >> Thank you, > >> > >> Rachel Richardson > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> 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 > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > 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 > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Felvtalk mailing list > [email protected] > http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org
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