Re: [Felvtalk] Update on Poppy/IFA test

2011-04-24 Thread katskat1
virus and will be fine. I'll know for sure by this June. > Good luck to you! > Lynda > > - Original Message - > From: "katskat1" > To: > Sent: Saturday, April 23, 2011 2:02 PM > Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Update on Poppy/IFA test > > >> In rea

Re: [Felvtalk] Update on Poppy/IFA test

2011-04-23 Thread Lynda Wilson
rd that his immune system has cleared the virus and will be fine. I'll know for sure by this June. Good luck to you! Lynda - Original Message - From: "katskat1" To: Sent: Saturday, April 23, 2011 2:02 PM Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Update on Poppy/IFA test In reading thru

Re: [Felvtalk] Update on Poppy/IFA test

2011-04-23 Thread katskat1
In reading thru all this info I see where someone says using tears/saliva to do the ELISA test is notoriously inaccurate? My vet has ALWAYS done it with a swab on the inner cheek of the mouth Do I need to talk to her? Why so different if done with blood? Can the same test solutions b

Re: [Felvtalk] Update on Poppy/IFA test

2011-04-18 Thread Maureen Olvey
ts upon unconsenting animals is the basis of my enmity toward it, and it is to me sufficient justification of the enmity without looking further.” – Mark Twain > Date: Mon, 18 Apr 2011 20:06:28 -0500 > From: pam_nor...@charter.net > To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org > Subject: Re: [F

Re: [Felvtalk] Update on Poppy/IFA test

2011-04-18 Thread Pam Norman
sage- From: felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org [mailto:felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org] On Behalf Of Pam Norman Sent: Monday, April 18, 2011 4:35 PM To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Update on Poppy/IFA test She is not positive on the IFA, she is negative. An ini

Re: [Felvtalk] Update on Poppy/IFA test

2011-04-18 Thread TANYA NOE
Yes, I was just explaining what positive on the IFA meant. :) Positive on the snap and then positive again at least 6 weeks later is most likely positive. Tanya --- On Mon, 4/18/11, Pam Norman wrote: > From: Pam Norman > Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Update on Poppy/IFA test > To:

Re: [Felvtalk] Update on Poppy/IFA test

2011-04-18 Thread Christiane Biagi
half Of Pam Norman Sent: Monday, April 18, 2011 4:35 PM To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Update on Poppy/IFA test She is not positive on the IFA, she is negative. An initial positive on the Elisa & the another positive on the Elisa, but at the same time, a negative on

Re: [Felvtalk] Update on Poppy/IFA test

2011-04-18 Thread Pam Norman
She is not positive on the IFA, she is negative. An initial positive on the Elisa & the another positive on the Elisa, but at the same time, a negative on the IFA. On 4/18/2011 1:09 PM, TANYA NOE wrote: Positive on IFA means it has reached the bone barrow and there is no clearing the vir

Re: [Felvtalk] Update on Poppy/IFA test

2011-04-18 Thread designercats
Hi Pam,I have had cats that test positive on the SNAP test, and then again one month later. Two months later the same cats have tested negative and then negative again after 6 months and continue to be negative a few years later. I have one cat that still tested positive 6 months later but te

Re: [Felvtalk] Update on Poppy/IFA test

2011-04-18 Thread TANYA NOE
Positive on IFA means it has reached the bone barrow and there is no clearing the virus. If she is positive on the snap test again (and it has been at least 6 weeks since she last tested positive) then she is FeLV positive, but you need to wait the full 6 weeks to give her body time to clear