. I was assured that
she was negative and would not have Felv. They are both indoor cats and are not
exposed to others. So why after having her for so long, does she now test
Elisa positive and IFA negative? Has the virus been dormant for 8 years? I
have researched on Internet and it seems
5 PM, Margo wrote:
>
>
>
> With a negative IFA, the cat should have no virus in a position to shed. It
> is either not present, or is sequestered in the bone marrow, and undetectable
> by IFA or Elisa. When a cat is shedding a virus, they are contagious. Is that
>
With a negative IFA, the cat should have no virus in a position to shed. It is
either not present, or is sequestered in the bone marrow, and undetectable by
IFA or Elisa. When a cat is shedding a virus, they are contagious. Is that what
you mean?
Thanks,
Margo
-Original Message
cause FeLV. Perhaps that may
account for the wonky viral test results.
Amani
-Original Message-
From: Felvtalk [mailto:felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org] On Behalf Of Amy
Glunt
Sent: December-21-16 7:55 PM
To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org
Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Negative IFA test
I'm
I had the same situation but when the IFA is negative, the cat should shed the
virus after testing negative. They normally retest every 3 months for the
felv elisa test. The IFA test is 99.9% accurate.
-Original Message-
From: Felvtalk [mailto:felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org
ence which I have been pondering over. My own cat, Gravy, tested
> positive on the Elisa for FeLV in March when we took her in for an ear
> infection and persistent lethargy. A month ago she had both Elisa and IFA
> tests and was negative for both and the vet said that the leukemia must hav
I'm interested in replies to this as well. I have a somewhat similar experience
which I have been pondering over. My own cat, Gravy, tested positive on the
Elisa for FeLV in March when we took her in for an ear infection and persistent
lethargy. A month ago she had both Elisa and IFA test
was told that she had
shed the virus and that is why she tested negative.She is now 8 years old.
So I put off getting the IFA test as I wanted to see how she did and I felt
that she probably was infected. I finally took her in to get the test and it
came back negative. So I know that the
I don't have anything other than anecdotal experience, but we ran IFAs on
my four who were 14 weeks old and all were positive.
On Nov 15, 2014 12:28 AM, "Kelley S" wrote:
> is the IFA test valid and reliable on a 12 week old kitten? If not do you
> have links? I'm th
is the IFA test valid and reliable on a 12 week old kitten? If not do you
have links? I'm thinking I've heard it isn't, but can't find anything.
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> For many years I ran a rescue in FL. I was fanatic about testing. Everyone
> was Elisa tested on intake, and again in three months, if we still had them.
> We offered follow-up testing to adopters. No positives were allowed to leave,
> and every one tested negative (both Elisa and
Hi,
Thanks for the replies to my initial question. Lots of good insight regarding
testing.
I didn't realize about the PCR's showing regressive infection, thanks Lance.
Does that mean
same as latent? I just have one positive cat, so the test expense is something
I would spring for if
it might
when they are cats.
Spay and Neuter your cats and dogs and your weird relatives and nasty neighbors
too!
>
> From: Lorrie
>To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org
>Sent: Wednesday, August 14, 2013 2:15 PM
>Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] IFA tests/PCR
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.
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.
Tes
n-releaseables from here. They are quite numerous.
But the current crew is safe. They stay.
>^..^<
-Original Message-
>From: Lorrie
>Sent: Aug 14, 2013 3:15 PM
>To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org
>Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] IFA tests/PCR tests
>
>Margo, I rescue too, a
I ran a rescue in FL. I was fanatic
> about testing. Everyone was Elisa tested on intake, and again in
> three months, if we still had them. We offered follow-up testing
> to adopters. No positives were allowed to leave, and every one
> tested negative (both
Hi Margo,
Wow, that is frustrating, and you were being so very cautious.
You're right, each type of test seems to rely heavily on the test being run
properly, and
how can we assure that?
I will probably still do the IFA for Leo, and then if need be follow at some
point with the PCR
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
fanatic about testing. Everyone was Elisa
tested on intake, and again in three months, if we still had them. We offered
follow-up testing to adopters. No positives were allowed to leave, and every
one tested negative (both Elisa and IFA) at 3 months. I figured I was just
very, very lucky
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
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
rely
> live longer than a year..
>
> Lorrie
>
> On 05-11, Sharyl wrote:
> >It can be confusing. Hopefully this chart will help
> >[1]http://www.felineleukemia.org/felvhlth.html
> >
> >The IFA test will not show up as positive until the virus ha
of controversy about "slight positives" but I think
it is like a pregnancy test, you can't be slightly pregnant.
Gary
-Original Message-
From: Lorrie
Sent: Saturday, May 11, 2013 10:04 AM
To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org
Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] results from the snap and I
1]http://www.felineleukemia.org/felvhlth.html
>
>The IFA test will not show up as positive until the virus has moved to
>the bone marrow. I have no idea what a slight positive means. Wish
>vets wouldn't use that. Can you do the ELISA again in 60-
-Original Message-
We earlier did a snap ELISA test for my 16 yrs old indoor late stage CKD girl, Meowko, which was positive. But We just got her confirmatory IFA test back on Thursday, which is negative. In order to confirm whether the first snap test was false positive, we did the
It can be confusing. Hopefully this chart will help
http://www.felineleukemia.org/felvhlth.html
The IFA test will not show up as positive until the virus has moved to the bone
marrow. I have no idea what a slight positive means. Wish vets wouldn't use
that. Can you do the ELISA again
Dear friends,
We earlier did a snap ELISA test for my 16 yrs old indoor late stage CKD
girl, Meowko, which was positive. But We just got her confirmatory IFA test
back on Thursday, which is negative. In order to confirm whether the first
snap test was false positive, we did the snap test again
the support I got from all of you,
>
> thank you again.
>
>
> Alev
> From: David Arthurs
> To: felvtalk
> Sent: Thursday, February 7, 2013 11:53 AM
> Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Re anemia and negative IFA (Dave)
>
> Only IFA. I'll ask that she be retested with the El
vtalk
Sent: Thursday, February 7, 2013 11:53 AM
Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Re anemia and negative IFA (Dave)
Only IFA. I'll ask that she be retested with the Elisa too. Thanks for pointing
that out. I thought the IFA was the definitive test but may not be positive
right away when acute sympto
Yes, an IFA only tests if it is circulating in the bone marrow, which means
they are beyond the point of being able to throw it off.
A positive Snap still means they have FeLV, as long as it is administered
correctly.
There seems to be a lot of confusion about that.
Still, thank you for keeping
Only IFA. I'll ask that she be retested with the Elisa too. Thanks for
pointing that out. I thought the IFA was the definitive test but may not be
positive right away when acute symptoms present.
Also a clarification, my Tux as a kitten story was 5 years ago. She's now
an adult. Even
Dave was she just retested on the IFA, or on the Snap test also? A positive
Snap with a negative IFA is still a positive cat.
If both tests were negative then she is negative.
Beth
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From: Dave Arthur
needed. And HOPE
is so important with this disease. Good luck with Tux. My wish for her is a
long happy life(-:
Sent from my iPhone
On Feb 6, 2013, at 8:34 PM, Dave Arthurs wrote:
> Update on Tux. Recap: She tested positive for felv on the snap test in
> December and negative on ifa. Sh
Update on Tux. Recap: She tested positive for felv on the snap test in December
and negative on ifa. She is a felv vaccinated house cat that presented with
immune mediated hemolytic anemia. She was treated with prednisolone and
doxycycline. She responded well to treatment tho no cause was
felvtalk@felineleukemia.org
>Sent: Friday, December 28, 2012 7:47 PM
>Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Re anemia and negative IFA (Dave)
>
>The Doxy is for suspected Hemobartonella. Glad she is doing better!
>
>Beth
>
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;re treating for
>parasites (doxycycline)...and with prednisone to suppress the immune
>response. We'll repeat the IFA in a month.
>
>She is responding very well to treatment...the immune response to her own
>blood has diminished, gained back 1/4 pound, her CBC increased 50% and her
>
with prednisone to suppress the immune
>response. We'll repeat the IFA in a month.
>
>She is responding very well to treatment...the immune response to her own
>blood has diminished, gained back 1/4 pound, her CBC increased 50% and her
>new blood cell count was up 5x. We get anot
The official diagnosis/condition from the pathologist is immune mediated
hemolytic anemia/IMHA. We don't know the cause yet. We're treating for
parasites (doxycycline)...and with prednisone to suppress the immune
response. We'll repeat the IFA in a month.
She is responding very we
It's rather unlikely but not impossible that there was a false negative in the
ELISA test, especially given the history of the cats. The IFA test is not
perfect either. Have you considered any other possibility, such as
Hemobartonella, which can be treated with doses of Baytril? I hav
From: David Arthurs
To: felvtalk
Sent: Thursday, December 27, 2012 1:02 PM
Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Re anemia and negative IFA (Dave)
Thanks for your reply Beth. I'm an engineer and I'm trying to make sense out of
the tests...and what you said isn't all making sense to me yet :)
ubject: Re: [Felvtalk] Re anemia and negative IFA (Dave)
Thanks for your reply Beth. I'm an engineer and I'm trying to make sense out of
the tests...and what you said isn't all making sense to me yet :).
The kittens had been separated from their mother for most of their lives. The
s up
for adoption and has never had a case of FeLV in any of the their cats to
date.
The IFA detects viral protein either in the blood or blood cells. If Tux
had anemia from FeLV itself then the virus would have to be very active in
the bone marrow and blood, or, her immune system was compromise
-do it, to make sure the
test was done correctly.
Your cat could easily have been exposed to the virus before the original SNAP
test years ago. It can take 3 months after exposure for a cat to test positive.
If you re-test on the SNAP & Tux still tests positive, you can have an IFA
done. The
I'll share those results when we get them. Based on
the flow chart we'll re-test Tux with IFA in 30 and 60 days. If those tests are
negative then we'll accept the negative diagnosis.
Yes, the blood antibody test may indicate an auto immune disorder. This test
will also be positiv
three still appear very healthy.
I will retest them in a couple weeks and hopefully they will be negative.
The difference in your Elisa test and your IFA test is puzzling. You
wrote that her blood test showed she was having an immune reaction to
her own blood, and this appears (to me) to be more of an
From: David Arthurs
To: felvtalk
Sent: Tuesday, December 25, 2012 6:14 PM
Subject: [Felvtalk] anemia and negative IFA
Our female cat, Tux, is 5 years old and is recovering from acute anemia...we
are 2-cat household...both house cats, not allowed outside and no exposure to
other cats
.
Everyone else in the house tested negative and just had their booster shots.
Follow up blood work for all is in Mid March.
Thanks for all of the info here!
Holly
-Original Message-
From: Lynda Wilson
To: felvtalk
Sent: Tue, Feb 7, 2012 6:02 am
Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] ELISA & IFA T
That's what I found when I googled it, Lorrie :) This was in response to
Kathryns thread. She said she meant a PCR test. I've never heard of this
either.
- Original Message -
From: "Lorrie"
To:
Sent: Tuesday, February 07, 2012 5:40 AM
Subject: Re: [Felvtal
On 02-06, Lynda Wilson wrote:
> I've never heard of a PSA. Is this new?
>
> L
I thought PSA was a prostate check for men.
Lorrie
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I'm sorry: PCR.
On Mon, Feb 6, 2012 at 7:11 PM, Lynda Wilson wrote:
> I've never heard of a PSA. Is this new?
>
> L
> - Original Message - From: "Kathryn Hargreaves"
>
> To:
> Sent: Monday, February 06, 2012 5:43 PM
> Subject: Re: [Felvtalk]
I've never heard of a PSA. Is this new?
L
- Original Message -
From: "Kathryn Hargreaves"
To:
Sent: Monday, February 06, 2012 5:43 PM
Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] ELISA & IFA Tests:
From what I know, there are four:
In-house ELISA
Lab ELISA
Lab IFA
PSA
Is this corr
>From what I know, there are four:
In-house ELISA
Lab ELISA
Lab IFA
PSA
Is this correct?
On Mon, Feb 6, 2012 at 4:28 AM, Lynda Wilson wrote:
> First of all there are two commonly used types of FeLV tests. One is the
> in-office ELISA and the other is the laboratory run IFA test. B
First of all there are two commonly used types of FeLV tests. One is the
in-office ELISA and the other is the laboratory run IFA test. Both types
test for the FeLV protein p27. However, they detect the protein in different
forms and detect infection at different stages. 1.) If a cat or kitten
positive. Don't do
another IFA unless the ELISA is positive again. Waiting 8-12 weeks to
do another ELISA test will give her time to clear the virus.
I hope this helps. It sure is good news that the IFA is negative.
Also, so happy Eleanor is doing so well in her new home :0)
Pam,
She should be tested again on the ELISA in 8 or even 12 weeks to give her
time to clear the virus if the test was a true positive. Don't do another
IFA unless the ELISA is positive again. Waiting 8-12 weeks to do another
ELISA test will give her time to clear the virus.
I hope
g well. She is somewhere under a year old, spayed recently & in
good health. A lilac point Siamese. Beautiful wonderful cuddly happy girl.
She was positive on the Elisa snap test about a month ago & then shortly
thereafter negative on the IFA. Just what does this mean? I am
This doesn't seem to deal at all with the significance of a negative IFA
test after a positive Elisa. It only refers to a positive IFA test.
On 6/15/2011 3:32 PM, Natalie wrote:
Interesting flow chart! A good one to print and keep!
I posted this recently; it also helps to understan
bloodstream.
· ELISA (enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay) and similar tests can be
performed in your veterinarian's office. ELISA-type tests detect both primary
and secondary stages of viremia.
· IFA (indirect immunofluorescent antibody assay) tests must be sent
out
to a diagn
Remember I wrote the other day about our two FeLV+ boy cats that I had
retested by IFA method last week, and were both negative?
I just found out that Mr. Tux, whom I got from a rescuer in NJ, had the
ELISA 2 yrs ago and IFA 2 months later by another rescuer - BOTH were
positive! My Eliot Spitty
should be repeated in 8 to 12 weeks to see if the
virus has been eliminated.
.The IFA test should also be repeated in 8 to 12 weeks - if the cat
was in an early stage of infection, the IFA initially may not have been
positive but may become so after 12 weeks.
.A cat with an
eth"
> To:
> Sent: Thursday, May 12, 2011 10:13 AM
> Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Discordant Results (ELISA+/IFA-)
>
>
> ALL my negative cats are vaccinated. I have been mixing my cats for over
> 10 years.My vet said if I separated them I would only be stressing them
> out.
cats for 9 months & none ever tested
> positive.
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--- On Thu, 5/12/11, Christiane Biagi wrote:
From: Christiane Biagi
Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Discordant Results (ELISA+/IFA-)
To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org
Date: Thursday, May 12, 20
rescue just took in a mama cat
that has tested positive on two ELISA tests but negative on the IFA done a
month later. We're hoping she'll kick it too but are keeping her for further
testing to be sure. She had two kittens that tested negative and two that
tested positive on their first
It's great to hear about stories like these! What lucky kitties!!
- Original Message -
From: "Beth"
To:
Sent: Thursday, May 12, 2011 2:45 PM
Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Discordant Results (ELISA+/IFA-)
Exactly. I rescued 26 cats from a hoarding case. 3 were FeLV posit
rg
--- On Thu, 5/12/11, Christiane Biagi wrote:
From: Christiane Biagi
Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Discordant Results (ELISA+/IFA-)
To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org
Date: Thursday, May 12, 2011, 2:24 PM
Ilost my romeo to. Lymphoma but he was around 4 when I brought him in after
feeding him for co
Sent: Thursday, May 12, 2011 10:13 AM
>Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Discordant Results (ELISA+/IFA-)
>
>
>ALL my negative cats are vaccinated. I have been mixing my cats for over
> 10 years.My vet said if I separated them I would only be stressing them
> out. I vaccinate my negatives every
all the kitties who live with
FeLV daily.
- Original Message -
From: "Beth"
To:
Sent: Thursday, May 12, 2011 10:13 AM
Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Discordant Results (ELISA+/IFA-)
ALL my negative cats are vaccinated. I have been mixing my cats for over
10 years.My vet said if I
put down.
My main goal ever since is to show people they can keep these kitties safely.
Beth
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--- On Thu, 5/12/11, Lynda Wilson wrote:
From: Lynda Wilson
Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Discordant Results (ELISA+/IFA-)
To: felvtalk@felineleukemia
t she clears the virus. It's good that
Grace is IFA negative!! This disease is not black & white. There are too
many "if's" for me to ever take a chance in mixing positives with negatives.
In fact, I'm in the same boat. I adopted a 3 mos. old kitten last year in
Kasie you might want to search the archives on mixing. I mix my positives and
negatives - have for years - on the advice of my former vet - with no
negatives turning positive. Others here do the same.
Thank you so much for going through so much for this little angel!
Beth
Sent from my Verizon Wi
ollowing and we had her retested
by a local feline specialist. She had a positive FeLV ELISA and negative
IFA.
We have not brought her home yet as I have one very healthy 4 yr old male
neutered cat at home that has never been exposed to any cat illnesses. I am
keeping the new kitty, Grace, at
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
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
be used? She swabs. then puts the swab in
a tube with a solution. We then wait to see if it turns blue. Blue
means positive, staying clear means negative.
Would appreciate any info.
thanks
Kat
On 4/18/11, Pam Norman wrote:
> Test is in from IDEXX. Poppy is IFA negative! BUT they
I agree with everyone else. The virus has probably gotten in her system since
she's had two positive ELISA tests but there is a chance she could fight it off
before it goes any further. If she does extinguish the virus she'll eventually
test negative on both the ELISA and the IF
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
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:
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
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
tested negative 2
years later, all the while living with positives.There's always hope.El
> Date: Mon, 18 Apr 2011 09:38:03 -0500
> From: pam_nor...@charter.net
> To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org
> Subject: [Felvtalk] Update on Poppy/IFA test
>
> Test is in from IDEXX. Poppy
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
Test is in from IDEXX. Poppy is IFA negative! BUT they did another
Elisa (the first was done in-house) & she is still Elisa positive.
So tell me now what this means. I have to go off to Madison right now
but when I get back I will re-read all the links with this confirmed
info in
Got it - thanks Kelley!
Gloria
On Sep 2, 2010, at 2:09 AM, Kelley Saveika wrote:
From what I've found "light pos" is either an error on the part of
the tech
or a bad test. The IFA is a much more conclusive test.
On Thu, Sep 2, 2010 at 12:29 AM, Gloria B. Lane
wrote:
>From what I've found "light pos" is either an error on the part of the tech
or a bad test. The IFA is a much more conclusive test.
On Thu, Sep 2, 2010 at 12:29 AM, Gloria B. Lane wrote:
> Thank you so much - this is a great group, as always, and I really
> appreciate the
nows, please correct me. So I'm gather that perhaps the
antigens hadn't cleared yet at the time of the snap, and Linda seemed
to agree with that.
Anyhow, this is a 1.5 yr old cat, so the question is, with a light pos
on Elisa snap test, and a negative on the followup IFA test, what
and making me smile."
- Anonymous
From: Gloria B. Lane
To: Feline Leukemia
Sent: Wed, September 1, 2010 6:30:22 PM
Subject: [Felvtalk] faint pos on snap test, neg on IFA
I've been asked about a cat here in Arkansas - a Persian named Bicford, that is
ia
Subject: [Felvtalk] faint pos on snap test, neg on IFA
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 expo
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
veterinary medicine. (however, she does not deal
with living animals but does pathology on deceased animals for a large spca on
the other side of the country.) this is info about a positive ELISA followed by
a negative IFA (what my cat Sport produced) and also includes what causes a
false positive
ONLY PROBLEM IN OUR COUNTY IS THAT ANIMAL CONTROL IS TAKE IT OUT AND SHOT IT BE
IT DOG OR CAT. WE HAVE A VOLUNTEER RESCUE GROUP BUT VERY FEW ANIMALS GET TO
THEM FROM ANIMAL CONTROL. IF ANY OF MY CATS GO MISSING, I PATROL THE HOUSES
WITHIN 1 MILE AND THEN CALL PALS, THE RESUCE GROUP. COURSE, M
Hi Laura,
In many cases I would say this is true, because those animals are
going to be the easiest to find homes for, and lets face it the ones
that have health issues are going to cost the rescues lots of money to
"fix" and many if not most people who adopt from rescues don't want to
I would also like to add that the "picking and choosing" primarily occurs with
dog rescues, not cat rescues. We've had cat rescues take FeLV+ cats from us,
cats with one eye, cats with real problems, very senior cats. It's not all of
them, by any means, but quite a few of the dog rescues who tak
Shelters don't kill cats. The public does. I work for a county shelter and yes,
we do euthanize. As few animals as possible, but we do euthanize. It isn't the
shelters' fault. They get incredible numbers of animals dumped on them every
day. Most of our cats are friendly cats picked up as strays.
she said the
> test she ran (ifa) didn't show sport as being positive for felv. i called
> yesterday and asked to have her call me. when she did, i had already left
> for work. she did leave a message on my phone saying that the other vet
> finally did fax her with the details (she as
ok, so i'm not sure now as to sport being positive or negative for felv.. the
vet wants to retest him when he returns in 3 weeks this time i think with the
elisa.
i thought she said sport wasn't positive for felv but maybe she said the test
she ran (ifa) didn't show sport as
lood is as
accurate. She does say there were concerns in the past about using whole blood
but "doesn't think" that's the current case.
At any rate, I think we'll be doing an IFA next when funds allow. Unlike the
vet on his staff, my vet didn't feel the necessity to
o: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org
Sent: Saturday, November 22, 2008 8:09:30 PM
Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] ELISA & IFA
okay, well, no one really wants to hear THIS one, but yes, using serum makes
the odds that an ELISA is accurate MUCH MUCH higher. in fact, as recently as
last november, a famous felv researcher (int
en't digested it and what it means when the real experts (as opposed to
those who just have chosen ignorance) can't agree.
as for the confusion over the IFA being done at the same time as an ELISA,
you're right and wrong, kerry--if it's the FIRST testing, and there has been
no time
Hi all
I would welcome your input:
I thought I had a handle on the whole ERISA/IFA thing and when to test,
but after speaking to a vet, I'm confused again.
Here's the background:
My foster positive, Daisy, aged 4 months, has been tested 3 times
(ELISA) since September 6 and come u
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