[Felvtalk] Positive cats

2015-05-28 Thread Lorrie
Has anyone in the group had a cat or cats who tested positive on a snap test 7 years ago (as kittens) and are still in apparent good health? I have two ferals who tested positive and both are still doing fine. I have not had them retested due to their being feral as I'm afraid the stress of a

Re: [Felvtalk] Positive cats

2015-05-28 Thread dlgegg
mINE IS NOT FERAL, BUT TESTED POSITIVE WHEN I ADOPTED HER OVER 4 YEARS AGO. SHE CME FROM A VERY STRESSFUL SITUATION AND I THINK THAT IS WHAT MADE HER TEST POSITIVE. OTHER THAN BEING UN SOCIAL (IN 1 PERSON, 1 CAT HOME), SHE IS IN PERFECT HEALTH AND LIVES WITH MY OTHER CATS. STARTED WITH 8 AND

Re: [Felvtalk] Positive cats

2015-05-28 Thread Margo
Hi Lorrie, What approximate age were they when tested? Just a single snap (Elisa) test? No confirmation? I have come to the conclusion that a negative subsequent to a positive result is pretty unreliable, because thru personal experience I have had cats that tested negative multiple

Re: [Felvtalk] Positive cats

2015-05-28 Thread Linda Titus
I'm on the Owners of FELV +/FIV+ Cats on Facebook and it sounds like a lot of people there have older cats. You should join that group. On May 28, 2015 3:05 PM, Lorrie felineres...@frontier.com wrote: Has anyone in the group had a cat or cats who tested positive on a snap test 7 years ago (as