I would retest the mom 30 days from the first ELISA test, the kitten in 90
days. If either are positive on the ELISA, do an IFA test for confirmation.
Good luck! I sure hope they both clear the virus!! Keep us posted.
Lynda
----- Original Message -----
From: "M C" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Saturday, May 14, 2011 3:22 AM
Subject: [Felvtalk] Weak+ FeLV Mom v. Baby- Test Protocols
We have a teen Mom kitty who tested "weak positive" on the felv/fiv snap
test 1
month after she was rescued. She had 3 kittens on a cold day out in the
open
before we found her. 1 kitten died the first day b/c she wasn't keeping
him
warm, 2nd one died within a week (Mom rejected & we tried to BF but he
faded),
3rd kitten survived conjunctivits, and is small but growing daily and
eating
really well.
Since she tested "weak positive," should we rest on the ELISA (sent to
lab) test
to make sure she even has it? We need to know b/c her surviving kitten may
or
may not have FeLV, depending on whether this is a "false positive" or if
she's
fighting off the infection from past exposure The kitten is only 6 weeks
old,
and we heard testing him now won't mean anything, so we'd have to start
testing
him in 1 month, then again after that IF the Mom is indeed felv positive.
We're
just not sure if we should assume he is felv positive b/c of the Mom's
snap test
result, which I know is notoriously faulty, esp. on older kitties like
this.
Thanks in advance,
Sara
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