You know, not for nothing, but this testing is really really flawed! There are just too many stories of folks with inconsistent results. Life and death decisions are made everyday based on these tests and all of us who have felv+ cats know the tests to be a bit shaky. My own Tucson tested neg at about 3 months & post years later even though she’d never been exposed to the outside or any pos cats…..
From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Beth Sent: Thursday, August 25, 2011 3:15 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Having two Feline Leukemia cats I would retest the 1st one on the Elisa just to be sure. Don't Litter, Fix Your Critter! <http://us.i1.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/i/mesg/tsmileys2/21.gif> www.Furkids.org <http://www.furkids.org/> _____ From: Natalie <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Thursday, August 25, 2011 3:00 PM Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Having two Feline Leukemia cats Ours had only the ELISA, positive….2 ½ yrs later, the IFA – negative. New cat had ELISA, then IFA three wks later – both were positive. He had the IFA again 1 ½ yrs later – negative! From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Beth Sent: Thursday, August 25, 2011 11:25 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Having two Feline Leukemia cats Natalie, were they also re-tested with an Elisa? A negative IFA does NOT mean they don't have the virus. It just means it isn't replicating in their bone marrow. Beth Don't Litter, Fix Your Critter! <http://us.i1.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/i/mesg/tsmileys2/21.gif> www.Furkids.org <http://www.furkids.org/> _____ From: Natalie <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Wednesday, August 24, 2011 3:39 PM Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Having two Feline Leukemia cats I got a FeLV+ cat 3/2 yrs ago…couldn’t find anyone to take him, he was very lonely. After two yrs alone, I found another FeLV+ cat – they became friends overnight. A few months ago, I decided to retest them, using the IFA – they were both negative. Just imagine, how lucky I was – one of them could have been positive, and I would have exposed the healthy one to FeLV! The strange thing is that the new cat had also had the IFA, but it was done to soon after the positive ELISA. Once you know that your cat is definitely positive, get another definitely positive cat for company. Chances are great that kittens of a FeLV+ mother will be positive more likely than not. From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of April Johnson Sent: Wednesday, August 24, 2011 2:38 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [Felvtalk] Having two Feline Leukemia cats In June we adopted two cats a young black female(Spicy) and a orange female (Sunny) from animal control. Our local shelter was overrun with cats and begging people to come adopt. When we took them to the vets a week after being adopted the receptionist asked if we wanted them tested. I did not know when I adopted them that animal control does not test the cats unless you request it. Well Spicy tested positive for Feline Leukemia. My vet wanted me to put her to sleep because she couldn't live with my other cats. I couldn't do it she was only 10 months old. So I transformed a spare bedroom into her home. She has a cat tree, sofa, windows and toys galore. I think she is lonely being by herself. A rescue in my area just posted about a mother cat and her juvenile litter of kittens having all just tested positive for feline leukemia. I was thinking of looking for a friend for Spicy. I had talked to a shelter in our area that takes in FELV and FIV positive cats. They recommended not adding because it could make Spicy sick or the other cat sick. Spicy is do next week to get retested for FELV, the vet said there is remote chance she could turn negative. If she is still positive do you think it would hurt her to get her a friend?? April _______________________________________________ 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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