I'm not sure about this, but I *think* this might be what's called regressive
infection. It's not as bad as it sounds. This is a new way of looking at cats
we used to think threw off the virus. The paper 2008 AAFP Retrovirus
Guidelines puts it this way:
Regressive infection is accompanied by
Hi Karen,
How long ago was the suspected exposure, and how did it happen? In house testing is usually an Elisa.
There's a chart on the FeLV.org site, but it is titled "Sick Cat Chart". My thought is that some of yours are not showing any symptoms?
Hi Lance,
Thanks! I don't know if I have that or not, but it sounds interesting G. And it does give me some hope.
All the best,
Margo
-Original Message- From: Lance <lini...@fastmail.fm>Sent: Jun 12, 2013 1:55 PM To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Subject: Re: [Felvtalk]
Karen -
What your vet suggested is what I would suggest what we do at the shelter.
You would do an IFA only if they test positive on the in-house SNAP test. The
IFA would tell you if the virus cannot be thrown off.
Beth
Don't Litter, Fix Your Critter! www.Furkids.org
Yeah, it does show that persistent infection isn't necessarily inevitable when
a cat is exposed and infected. It's sad that we don't know more about how often
regressive vs. persistent happens. There are a lot of things I think we need
with regard to information. For Christmas, I'd like some
Lance,
I could totally get behind your Christmas Wish List. I rescued my first
FeLV+ kitten ten years ago. In that decade, there seems to be little to no
progress made in FeLV prevention and/or treatment. Instead, the
information I come across is more confusing than it was when I first heard
of
<lini...@fastmail.fm>Sent: Jun 12, 2013 3:44 PM To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] feline leukemia tests
Yeah, it does show that persistent infection isn't necessarily inevitable when a cat is exposed and infected. It's sad that we don't know more about how often regress
I've been wrestling with these thoughts a lot lately. I wrote to Marley Fund to
see if they'd ever advocated for trials, but it sounds like it's outside of
their mission. Maybe no one advocates for trials, but I was under the
impression that something like that was done for HIV/AIDS.
I wrote
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