Oops wait a minute I re read your email. It is the other way around isn't it. SNAP/ELISA is the saliiva test and the IFA is the blood test for bone marrow?
Kt Kathryn Green <katsk...@gmail.com> wrote: OK so the ELISA/SNAP is the one blood is drawn for and the IFA is the "saliva" test right? Thanks. That helps a lot! Kat Beth <create_me_...@yahoo.com> wrote: The snap test is an ELISA test. The IFA is sent out to a lab & costs around $100 depending on your area & tests to see if the virus is in the bone marrow, meaning the cat will not throw off the virus. Beth Don't Litter, Fix Your Critter! www.Furkids.org <http://www.furkids.org/> ------------------------------ *From:* Kathryn Green <katsk...@gmail.com> *To:* Kathryn Hargreaves <khargrea...@gmail.com> *Cc:* "felvtalk@felineleukemia.org" <felvtalk@felineleukemia.org> *Sent:* Monday, November 26, 2012 12:22 PM *Subject:* Re: [Felvtalk] Leukemia Positive Cat So which is the "snap" test? Or is it something else?? Kat Kathryn Hargreaves <khargrea...@gmail.com> wrote: 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 <moonsiste...@yahoo.com> 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 <felineres...@frontier.com> *To:* felvtalk@felineleukemia.org *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 Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org _______________________________________________ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org 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. <http://www.laanimalservices.com/volunteer_fostercare.htm> 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 Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org
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