Hi Peggy,
Here is an example, when I rescued a double positive Mama and her
kittens, at first (6 weeks old, and pulled from Mom at that point) 2
tested double positive, the other two positive for Fiv only. A vet and
another rescuer told me that with kittens from an felv+ Mom sometimes
they will teat negative at first but then 'go positive'-which
unfortunatelybdid happen in this case. The ones that initially tested
+ for fiv only, did go on to test + for felv ( but all cleared the
fiv) on multiple tests. All of her kittens succumbed by 6 months to
just over a year of age, but 3.5 years later, Mama is still going.
There is no "rule" I don't think, this is just an example of how a
kitten can test negative then turn out to be felv+ after all. And the
opposite can happen as well!
Scent from my wireless handheld litterbox =^..^=
On Dec 8, 2010, at 7:46 PM, Melinda Kerr <msk...@me.com> wrote:
My cat tested negative at 6 weeks old. She did not go out until she
was 8 months old. Even then she rarely if ever came in contact with
another cat. She was only out for very short periods close by the
house. She never came home showing signs of a fight.
Looking back at her medical history, including a fairly severe virus
when she came to us, the vet believes she got it from her mother.
So yes, it is possible for a young kitten to test negative. It is
also possible to test negative shortly after exposure. That is why
they recommend retesting even for negatives.
Melinda, Fuji, and Voodoo
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On Dec 9, 2010, at 9:14 AM, Peggy Verdonck <jetalitosunnys...@gmail.com
> wrote:
My other cats are all negative!
But if kittens test is negative now, then he is negative right? I
know
about false positives being common, but not false negatives.
What kind of risks do you mean by using the Felv vaccine?
Thanks for your time!
Peggy
2010/12/8 Natalie <at...@optonline.net>
You can test at any age, the question is whether the test result
will be
correct, or a false positive...
If you can keep him isolated in your bathroom (the best isolation
ward at
our house) until he is over 3 months old, test result efficacy
improves.
Are your other cats negative or positive for FIV/FeLV?
If they are negative, and kitten proves to be negative - don't use
FeLV
vaccine unnecessarily (they, too, pose risks and, as all vaccines,
are only
80% effective)
-----Original Message-----
From: felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org
[mailto:felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org] On Behalf Of Peggy
Verdonck
Sent: Wednesday, December 08, 2010 12:40 PM
To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org
Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Question on taking in kitten or not.
He is about 10 weeks old, if not older. When I look at some of his
body
parts (and testicals ;-) he even seems older then that.
What do you think? Too young for testing, or okay?
I have to go to the vet later this afternoon to pick up a
prescription and
I
will talk to her about it. I've also send my friend, who is a vet,
an
email,
and waiting on her answer!
Thanks for your input!
2010/12/8 Natalie <at...@optonline.net>
It all depends on the kitten's age - when tested too young, tests
can
have
false results.
-----Original Message-----
From: felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org
[mailto:felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org] On Behalf Of Peggy
Verdonck
Sent: Wednesday, December 08, 2010 11:52 AM
To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org
Subject: [Felvtalk] Question on taking in kitten or not.
About 6 weeks ago, our cat Oreo got sick and tested positive on
Felv.
She
went downhill since that point and we had to put her to sleep a
week
later.
She was suffering!
We panicked about our 6 other (indoor) cats and had them all
tested the
same
day Oreo tested positive. They were all negative, even after
living with
Oreo for almost a year!
To be a 100% sure we will test them again in a while.
The thing is.....we rescued this 10 week old kitten yesterday
evening.
Found
him in the bushes besides a dumpster at a gas station, and
decided to
take
him home because we didn't think he would survive the freezing
cold.
He is now warm and safe in our bathroom, separated from the rest.
My question is.....would it be safe for him and the others, to
have him
tested for Felv/Fiv and if negative, vaccinate for Felv and
integrate
into
the group in about 2 weeks.
Again....our other cats are negative but there is still a small
chance
that
there might be a positive test result in the 2nd round of testing!
We really would like to keep him and give a good home. But if it
appears
to
be a bad idea we will find him a good home with someone else.
Thanks for your thoughts!
Peggy
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