Thanks, Tonya.
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catatonya wrote
Brenda,
I know this is true for fiv. You can't test under a certain age because of false positives from the mother's antibodies. To my knowledge, though, it's NOT true for felv.
t"Brenda K. Smith" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Gloria. I thought I read on here, though, that a kitten this y
Hideyo.
Thank you so much for your information. I am so hoping that this
little kitty will throw off the virus. I don't know the kitty, but
each life is precious and to have one thwart this dreadful disease
would be a wonderful victory. :)
I'm printing your reply for Margaret.
Gloria.
I thought I read on here, though, that a kitten this young could be
showing antibodies to felv from his mother?? I'm just trying to find
out if being positive on both the Elisa, Snap and IFA at 5 weeks old
(when tests were given) is proof positive that he will always be
positi
the body -
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Gloria Lane
Sent: Tuesday, July 12, 2005 7:48 AM
To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org
Subject: Re: Need advice for FELV+ 6 week old kitten!
Hmmm - well, if the kitten tests positive for FELV, then he has the
virus.
Hmmm - well, if the kitten tests positive for FELV, then he has the
virus. I think it's an antigen test isn't it, not antibodies, for
the office Elisa test. But as I understand, his little immune system
could still throw the virus off, as you said. He should be tested
again. I really do
Hi All..
I have a friend who's mother in Oregon rescued a little boy kitten
who is about 6 weeks old now. Last week he tested positive for felv on
the in office test. I don't know if it was the Snap or Elisa. The
lady, Margaret, said they also sent out a sample to be tested at a
lab
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