Thank you so much - this is a great group, as always, and I really
appreciate the replies.
This is my take, re your comment Natalie. With FIV, the "snap" test
is for antibodies in the blood. Kittens of an FIV mom, when they are
nursing, can take in the mothers FIV antibodies. It's differ
it's a yes/no test, no shades of grey
the antigens are either present or not
"faint" pos is a meaningless term
Barb+Smoky the House Puma+El Bandito Malito
"My cat the clown: paying no mind to whom he should impress. Merely living
his
life, doing what pleases him, and making me smile."
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Whenever this happened to me with kittens that were tested for FIV, I was
told that they had most likely been born to FIV+ mothers and as their immune
systems developed, they would shed the faint positives.and they ALWAYS
did! I don't know if that's the case with FeLV.
I have two young adult c
I've been asked about a cat here in Arkansas - a Persian named
Bicford, that is about 1.5 yrs old, and tested "faint" positive on the
snap test (Elisa), but negative on the IFA. I gather that means that
Bicford has been exposed, so has antigens, but doesn't have the virus
in his blood? I'
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