Hi guys,
I'm not thinking clearly these days, (I used to think it was a
temporary problem, alas, now I'm afraid it is a permanent condition).
I remembered getting an email about PCR and testing methods from a
researcher... Here's the paste:
This is Kate who used to work at VMSG. I stopped by
interestingly enough, after i'd written my questions about the questions, i came across this, from ZEN AND THE ART OF CAT MAINTENANCE I II C 2004 BY ALICE M. WOLF, DVM, DACVIM, ABVP (FELINE PRACTICE)DEPARTMENT OF SMALL ANIMAL MED/SURG, TEXAS AM UNIVERSITY
FeLV PCR - there is no benefit to this
That was what I thought, thus my note to people that they SHOULD be
retested later. Ok, thanks guys! Just wanted to be sure I was right. :)
So, next question, does an IFA indeed indicate the virus is in the bone
marrow, or is this lady just whacked? I thought the IFA, being a blood test,
really good question, and one i've been wondering about and meaning to ask--i've often heard about FeLV supposedly, being in the bone marrow, but never have been clear if that's what the IFA tests, or if there's another test that can actually determine that--and that, even if it IS in the bone
They still have a chance to throw off the virus, though it is more likely when an adult cat is exposed to feLV. Still, if these kittens appear healthy and "normal" I am a strong believer in giving them the time to clear the virus. If the cat or kitten is asymptomatic then by all means give them
They still have a chance to throw off the virus, though it is more likely when an adult cat is exposed to feLV. Still, if these kittens appear healthy and "normal" I am a strong believer in giving them the time to clear the virus. If the cat or kitten is asymptomatic then by all means give them
They are the two on the top on this page:
http://ucat.us/FELVadopt.html
They look healthy to me.
Phaewryn
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nope, cats CAN indeed test negative on the IFA if they were tested before they had thrown off the virus. it can take up to six or seven months for a negative IFA to become positive, tho even with the IFA, 120-days is the norm.
in rescue, most cats never are given the chance to HAVE an ifa in the
That's all too true. Irrevocable decisions are made on the basis of an in-office ELISA test. If cats were routinely tested with the IFA and given the time and environment to throw off the virus, what would we discover about FeLV?TenHouseCats [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:nope, cats CAN indeed test
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