Crystal and Kathy,
I believe Kathy has the tests turned around. Here is a link to a charting
explaining what steps should be taken based on the various test results.
http://www.felineleukemia.org/felvhlth.html
There is a chance to get a false positive with the ELISA test especially the
new 3 way ELISA.
Sharyl.
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From: Kathryn Hargreaves <[email protected]>
To: [email protected]
Cc: [email protected]
Sent: Tuesday, September 27, 2011 7:11 PM
Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] lizardmarsh.net
Hi Crystal,You've already given him the ELISA done in the lab (not the SNAP,
which is done at the vet's)? It's hard to tell from what you wrote. A
negative lab ELISA would prove Felv negative. Note that a negative IFA would
not prove anything, as it's skewed towards false negatives. Alternately, a
positive IFA would prove positivity.Anyone on the Felv list have any ideas
about finding this guy a foster or home? Kathy
On Tue, Sep 27, 2011 at 4:31 AM, lizardmarsh <[email protected]> wrote:
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>Los Angeles: SOS. Anakin is a Kitten from East Valley who tested + for
>FeLV---Needs NEXT FOSTER OR FOREVER ASAP!!!
>Posted: 26 Sep 2011 10:36 AM PDT
>Crystal gave permission to crosspost her urgent plea for little guy Please
>contact Crystal at [email protected] (gmail.com) to apply to foster or
>adopt Anakin. The current foster home needs to give him to the next foster or
>adopter WEDNESDAY (9/28/11)! Please network. Thank you!
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>Anakin needs a foster or adopter right away On Mon, Sep 26, 2011 at 8:45 AM,
>Crystal C. Beecher <[email protected]> wrote: Hello, thanks for inquiring
>about the little black kitten, Anakin.
>The original email I circulated seems to have been edited and all of his
>information is not included. This is his story:
>Anakin was adopted from the East Valley Animal shelter, whom fixed and
>microchipped him. He was then immediately brought to my vet who SNAP tested
>him and dewormed him. She determined he was barely 10 weeks old, where at the
>shelter they said 14 weeks. The next day his ELISA test was positive and he
>had a URI, which was causing him to sneeze.
>I have 2 other cats so I kept them isolated and this further stressed Anakin,
>to the point where we had to relocate him to a foster without other cats. We
>IFA tested him 1 week later and he was FELV positive. Since we are unsure of
>his age, we agreed to have him retested at minimum 6 weeks later. I arranged
>a foster for him, who no tells me she will no longer house him after
>Thursday.
>We have many people who 'want' him if his next SNAP and IFA test come back
>negative. If they are positive, we have no home for him lined up yet and this
>is the predicament. If he can be the only cat in a home, he should be fine,
>even if he is FELV positive. He is pretty healthy other than a virus/cold
>that causes him to sneeze. Vet thinks he should grow out of it (2 rounds of
>clavamox did not help, so its not bacterial), as he is growing tremendously
>already and has TONS of energy, per the foster. His coat looks great and his
>temperament is exquisite. He even gets along with small dogs.
>So if you can help find him a forever home, regardless of his FELV status,
>that would be ideal. Otherwise, if you can or you can help find hi a foster
>in the meantime, this is equally beneficial.
>Thank you for caring and feel free to contact me with any questions.
>-- Crystal Carlsberg Beecher B.A., Womens Studies, UCLA M.A., Education with
>emphasis in Gender Studies, LMU (818) 633-2416 ~ People spend a lifetime
>searching for happiness; looking for peace. They chase idle dreams,
>addictions, religions, even other people, hoping to fill the emptiness that
>plagues them. The irony is the only place they ever needed to search was
>within. -Ramona Anderson
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