There is no evidence of the FELV vaccine causing a cat to turn FELV positive.
There is truth however to the FIV vaccine causing cats to test positive. That
is why my clinic requires either tattooing or microchipping if an owner wants
the FIV vaccine. Hope this helps.
Tanya
--- On Sat, 4/17/10,
- Original Message -
On Apr 17, 2010, at 3:42 PM, Emma Lively wrote:
Is it true that the felv vaccine can cause a cat to
turn positive in the future?
Impossible. The virus used in the FeLV vaccine is a killed virus. The only
vaccines that have a *remote* potential to cause disease
ah, but have you ever TRIED hot sauce? calicos (and honorary ones, such as
abysinnians and bengals) actually seem to like it! the age-old benefits of
dandelions is why i suggested that, rather than, say, pennyroyal, which
while it's a great pesticide, is (if i recall correctly) toxic if
re-read it folks, the cats were NOT tested with the IFA as far as i can
tell--just progressive SNAPs. they state that the IDEXX test is for ANTIGENS
(exposure) as i keep emphasizing, so the fact that the cat is ultimately
negative on a snap just proves what has actually been known for a long time:
this is an old myth that continues to make the rounds.
the FeLV virus does not, and cannot, cause a cat to become positive. in
fact, there is anecdotal evidence on this list, that vaccinating a truly
positive FeLV increases their lifespan!
(anyone on this list also on Fan-H? gloria, maybe? there
trmckel...@charter.net wrote:
Thank you for this information, could you provide a reference, so I could
review the original work?
I'd also like to strongly caution that even though something looks really good
in a research article, it doesn't mean it is effective or even safe,
especially
Nope don't know about that list mc but interested. I'll check it out.
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On Apr 18, 2010, at 11:00 AM, MaryChristine
twelvehousec...@gmail.com wrote:
this is an old myth that continues to make the rounds.
the FeLV virus does not, and cannot, cause a cat to become
PERMISSION TO CROSSPOST RESPONSIBLY GRANTED! (actually, i'm begging.)
as many of you know, for whatever reasons, there is an epidemic of FeLV
cats in shelters and rescues all over the country. in none of these cases do
the receiving groups seem to understand about the SNAP test being for
If a cat tests negative for feline leukemia why does the vet recommend a second
test in two months?
What are the possibilities of the same cat testing positive the second time?
Reyna
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