Lorrie, I had a “light” positive on my kitten as well. He did not clear the virus, but please don’t lose hope. There can still be a better outcome.
Beth is correct! Also, a positive ELISA test must be done no earlier than 90 days for accuracy after the first test. If it’s still positive, do an IFA. If the IFA is positive, than the virus is in the bone marrow and the kitty can’t clear the virus. Good luck and keep us posted. Hugs to you and your kitten! Lynda From: Beth Sent: Monday, November 26, 2012 8:24 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Leukemia Positive Cat An negative IFA does NOT negate a positive Elisa. The IFA simply means it is in the bone marrow. Once the IFA is positive the cat will not throw off the virus. I would keep test him again in a few months on the Elisa. If it is still positive I would test him on the IFA. Beth Don't Litter, Fix Your Critter! www.Furkids.org -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Kathryn Hargreaves <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Monday, November 26, 2012 4:03 AM Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Leukemia Positive Cat Don't just get the IFA, as they are skewed towards false negatives. ELISAs are skewed towards false positives, so if you do the IFA, it would be to reconcile with the ELISA. On Sun, Nov 25, 2012 at 10:42 PM, Lee Evans <[email protected]> wrote: I don't much trust tests anyway but if you want to get a more accurate test, in a month do the IFA test on him. I had an adult cat who tested strong positive. I kept him for 3 months in a separate room, tested again and it was negative but because he would be mixed in with my many rescues, I had the IFA test done and it was also negative. Moses has been living with 20 of my rescues for the past 6 years now. Spay and Neuter your cats and dogs and your weird relatives and nasty neighbors too! ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Lorrie <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Saturday, November 24, 2012 10:49 AM Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Leukemia Positive Cat I have a 6 1/2 month old rescued kitten. He tested FelV pos. at 8 weeks old and I just had him tested again. This time the results were a "light pos." They told me it just barely turned positive on the test. Would this indicate he is in the process of throwing off the virus? I LOVE this kitten so much. He is such an affectionate boy, and I'm praying I don't lose him. So many FelV positive cats don't make it past aa year or so. Lorrie _______________________________________________ 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 -- ---------------------------- Go Get a Life---Go Get a Shelter Animal! If you can't adopt, then foster "bottle baby" shelter animal, to save their life. Contact your local pound for information. If you can't bottle feed, foster an older animal, to save their life, and to free up cage space. Ask your local animal pound to start saving over 90% of their intake by implementing the No Kill Equation: http://www.nokilladvocacycenter.org/ Here's the current growing list of true No Kill communities: http://www.no-killnews.com/ (see the right sidebar) Legislate better animal pound conditions: http://www.rescue50.org More fun reading: http://www.nokilladvocacycenter.org/shelter-reform/guides/ More fun watching: http://vimeo.com/nokill/videos especially http://vimeo.com/48445902 Local feral cat crisis? See Alley Cat Allies' for how to respond: http://www.alleycat.org/page.aspx?pid=537 _______________________________________________ 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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