Sent: Aug 14, 2013 9:57 AM
To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org
Subject: [Felvtalk] IFA tests/PCR tests
Hi,
I want to bring Leo back in to get the IFA test. I was reading about the
company that developed
the IFA test, the National Veterinary Lab. Are they the company that most
folks use
Hi,
I want to bring Leo back in to get the IFA test. I was reading about the
company that developed
the IFA test, the National Veterinary Lab. Are they the company that most
folks use or can
my vet send to any lab, like Antech, etc. Is one lab considered more accurate
than another?
Are
Shelley,
One of my vets (I'm in the US) did a PCR test, but another always does IFA
(for kittens who test positive on snap ELISA) and that seems to be more
common. I asked my vet why she chose the PCR test and she said it was more
accurate. PCR results seemed to take longer than the IFA but I've
of FeLV. So they'll
stay. And I quit rescuing, fostering and re-hab.
Maybe I'll learn more (or someone else will) and change my mind.
JME
Margo
-Original Message-
From: Shelley Theye ve...@bellsouth.net
Sent: Aug 14, 2013 9:57 AM
To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org
Subject: [Felvtalk] IFA
Thanks Katherine.
I think I have heard that too about PCR accuracy.
Shelley
On Aug 14, 2013, at 10:05 AM, Katherine K. wrote:
Shelley,
One of my vets (I'm in the US) did a PCR test, but another always does IFA
(for kittens who test positive on snap ELISA) and that seems to be more
.
JME
Margo
-Original Message-
From: Shelley Theye ve...@bellsouth.net
Sent: Aug 14, 2013 9:57 AM
To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org
Subject: [Felvtalk] IFA tests/PCR tests
Hi,
I want to bring Leo back in to get the IFA test. I was reading about the
company that developed
Margo, I rescue too, and I've reached the same conclusion as you have.
This testing and retesting doesn't let us know what is really going on.
It is so discouraging, as well as extremely expensive when you have a
lot of rescued cats. Believe me I'd like to stop rescuing too, but what
do I do
numerous.
But the current crew is safe. They stay.
^..^
-Original Message-
From: Lorrie felineres...@frontier.com
Sent: Aug 14, 2013 3:15 PM
To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org
Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] IFA tests/PCR tests
Margo, I rescue too, and I've reached the same conclusion as you have
If I understood the AAFP retrovirus guidelines paper, PCR tests are the only
test that will show regressive infection. Theoretically, regressive infections
rarely if ever surface. In other words, a true negative on ELISA/IFA should not
go positive later on down the line.
Testing, like
Like others who have replied, I have worked with cat rescues and have
personal experiences w/ FeLV. I trust ELISA and IFA results if done
properly. However, I wouldn't run a PCR test. I feel this test is
EXTREMELY sensitive and any sort of mishandling will result in an
untrustworthy result. One
and dogs and your weird relatives and nasty neighbors
too!
From: Lorrie felineres...@frontier.com
To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org
Sent: Wednesday, August 14, 2013 2:15 PM
Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] IFA tests/PCR tests
Margo, I rescue too, and I've reached
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