I've heard and read that testing for FeLV using tears and saliva is very
inaccurate. Blood test is the only way to go. Tears and saliva are not as
sensitive using these samples. I highly recommend using blood to test. Here
is a link that may help you...your question is answered under "What is a
leukemia test"?
http://uvhberkeley.com/index.php?Page=felv&Format=print
I hope your kitty tests negative. I'm experiencing the same right now. My
cats last exposure was on March 10th. He was unknowingly exposed several
times over a 6 mo. period. I'm pryaing hard that his immune system has
cleared the virus and will be fine. I'll know for sure by this June.
Good luck to you!
Lynda
----- Original Message -----
From: "katskat1" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Saturday, April 23, 2011 2:02 PM
Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Update on Poppy/IFA test
In reading thru all this info I see where someone says using
tears/saliva to do the ELISA test is notoriously inaccurate????? My
vet has ALWAYS done it with a swab on the inner cheek of the mouth!!!!
Do I need to talk to her????? Why so different if done with blood?
Can the same test solutions be used? She swabs. then puts the swab in
a tube with a solution. We then wait to see if it turns blue. Blue
means positive, staying clear means negative.
Would appreciate any info.
thanks
Kat
On 4/18/11, Pam Norman <[email protected]> wrote:
Test is in from IDEXX. Poppy is IFA negative! BUT they did another
Elisa (the first was done in-house) & she is still Elisa positive.
So tell me now what this means. I have to go off to Madison right now
but when I get back I will re-read all the links with this confirmed
info in hand. My woman who is willing to take Poppy into her FeLeuk
positive sanctuary, says she will test positive on the next IFA in a
month & all this IFA means is that she does not have melanoma or
something else. My vet is kinda skeptical too. But you all are the
ones who are hands on every day (well, so is my woman with the
sanctuary) but I need your input.
My intention now is to get her to the vet for worming. That wasn't done
for some reason. Will probably try to do that when I transition her out
of the condo. Into a crate. Then she will have my spare room, with one
hiding place. I have a twin bed in there but am going to take the frame
out & put the mattresses on the floor cause I don't want her hiding
under the bed in the dark all the time. Same with stuff up against the
wall. There is a low to the floor desk & I guess I will let her have
that but will barricade everything else & leave several open crates with
towels around also.
Meanwhile her appetite is very good.
I KNOW she wants to be with other cats, but I just can't put one of my
negative kitties in there. Marie, at the sanctuary, would loan me a nice
cat but it would be positive & that would eliminate any little chance
Poppy might have.
Your thoughts, please please.
Pam
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