RE: FIV Testing...

2007-05-18 Thread Chris
PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of MaryChristine Sent: Friday, May 18, 2007 12:50 PM To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Subject: Re: FIV Testing... there is virtually no such thing as a positive kitten--unlike the FeLV virus, kittens will test positive for FIV based on MOM'S antibodies

Re: FIV Testing...

2007-05-18 Thread MaryChristine
there is virtually no such thing as a positive kitten--unlike the FeLV virus, kittens will test positive for FIV based on MOM'S antibodies, and will continue to test positive until at LEAST six months old when mom's antibodies pass from their systems. can someone please go read one of the

Re: FIV Testing...

2007-05-18 Thread Kelly L
At 09:37 AM 5/18/2007, you wrote: Tell them that Vets no longer put down FIV positive cats. Most of us mix our pos and neg catsClose to impossible to catch...the kitten may not be positive, You need to get a place for this baby ASAP.. Kelly A bit off topic but I know folks here know

Re: RE: FIV Testing...

2007-05-18 Thread Nina
://www.findkpets.org/ /Join Us Help Reunite Katrina-displaced Families with their Animals/ -Original Message- *From:* [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] *On Behalf Of *MaryChristine *Sent:* Friday, May 18, 2007 12:50 PM *To:* felvtalk@felineleukemia.org *Subject:* Re: FIV Testing

RE: RE: FIV Testing...

2007-05-18 Thread Chris
-Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Nina Sent: Friday, May 18, 2007 1:06 PM To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Subject: Re: RE: FIV Testing... Chris, I am so hoping that you can rescue this kitten. For the kitten's sake of course, but also to help

Re: FIV testing

2007-01-04 Thread [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Here's the info as I posted it to the FIV group: http://www.vetmed.ucdavis.edu/ccah/Homesite%20Images/Diagnostic%20PCR%20Price%20Schedule.doc (you have to scroll down quite some way to the section titled FIV DNA Testing Information.) FIV DNA Testing Information Lucy Whittier Molecular and

Re: FIV testing

2007-01-04 Thread TenHouseCats
that's so weird, because it wouldn't open for me yesterday! On 1/4/07, [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Here's the info as I posted it to the FIV group: http://www.vetmed.ucdavis.edu/ccah/Homesite%20Images/Diagnostic%20PCR%20Price%20Schedule.doc (you have to scroll down quite some

Re: FIV testing

2007-01-03 Thread Nina
Thanks Kerry. I assume the fiv dna testing would be beneficial if you have a cat that might have been vaccinated and you want to make sure the regular snap test isn't showing pos because of that? Do you have to bring the cat in or can you just send them blood samples? I'm going to cc this