Re: [Felvtalk] Please help with testing confusion!

2013-10-14 Thread Beth
The tests are totally different. The IFA tests to see if the virus is circulating in the bone marrow, which means the cat will not throw off the virus. The ELISA snap tests for the virus in the blood. A cat can be positive on the snap test but negative on the IFA. This means they have a chance o

[Felvtalk] Please help with testing confusion!

2013-10-14 Thread one23disco
I'm confused and hope people can help me to understand this. I have two cats who have tested positive for felv. One, Moe has tested positive twice on the ELISA, and the tests were done a year apart. Baby, has tested positive both on a SNAP and an IFA test - done two months apart. Different