RE: Help - What are your opinions on this?

2007-03-26 Thread Debbie
: "Rosenfeldt, Diane" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Sent: Mar 26, 2007 2:58 PM >To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org >Subject: RE: Help - What are your opinions on this? > >Awkward. In this case the test may not have been false positive -- the >cat did have some symptoms assoc

RE: Help - What are your opinions on this?

2007-03-26 Thread Rosenfeldt, Diane
PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Debbie Sent: Monday, March 26, 2007 1:49 PM To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Subject: Re: Help - What are your opinions on this? my husband said she sounded very defensive when she phoned -Original Message- >From: wendy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Sent: Ma

Re: Help - What are your opinions on this?

2007-03-26 Thread wendy
octors know what is best. -Original Message- From: Susan Hoffman Sent: Mar 26, 2007 2:37 PM To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Subject: Re: Help - What are your opinions on this? You need a new vet. The in-office ELISA test has a very high ratio of false positives. If I know this, th

Re: Help - What are your opinions on this?

2007-03-26 Thread Debbie
my husband said she sounded very defensive when she phoned -Original Message- >From: wendy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Sent: Mar 26, 2007 2:46 PM >To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org >Subject: Re: Help - What are your opinions on this? > >agreed, unless you feel like educati

Re: Help - What are your opinions on this?

2007-03-26 Thread Debbie
. -Original Message- From: Susan Hoffman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>Sent: Mar 26, 2007 2:37 PM To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Subject: Re: Help - What are your opinions on this? You need a new vet.  The in-office ELISA test has a very high ratio of false positives.  If I know this, then yo

Re: Help - What are your opinions on this?

2007-03-26 Thread wendy
agreed, unless you feel like educating her, which might not be a bad idea. if she isn't interested in hearing what you have to say about false positives, then run for the hills. :) wendy --- Susan Hoffman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > You need a new vet. The in-office ELISA test has a > very hi

Re: Help - What are your opinions on this?

2007-03-26 Thread wendy
I don't agree. False positives are common, and the frequency depends on the type of test given. What type of test did they do? :) Wendy --- Debbie <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > After having our 14 cats tested for FELV (because we > were told one we had tested positive and was put to > sleep due

Re: Help - What are your opinions on this?

2007-03-26 Thread Susan Hoffman
You need a new vet. The in-office ELISA test has a very high ratio of false positives. If I know this, then your vet should too. She just doesn't do the research. Debbie <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: After having our 14 cats tested for FELV (because we were told one we had tested positive and

Re: Help - What are your opinions on this?

2007-03-26 Thread Debbie
In case my question wasn't clear - I wondered about your opinions on how our vet handled all of this? The vet that tested our 14 cats is not the same as the vet who put the other cat to sleep. -Original Message- >From: Debbie <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Sent: Mar 26, 2007 2:30 PM >To: felvtalk@