Re: Survey on IFA's turning negative
I was wondering this exact question tonight. Our group has a pos kitten, about 6 mos, who IFA tested pos 2 months ago. Any chance at all he will retest IFA negative? The poor kitten is in a kitty condo. It has a hammock and he can look out a window but he so lonely, he wimpers when he sees another cat. Not one of us has a room without cats in it. And he's not tame enough yet for most people. Beautiful, long haired kitten, too - it's heartbreaking. Janine --- wendy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hey guys, > > Survey question: Have any of you ever had a cat that > tested positive on the IFA eventually test negative > at > a later date? I called and spoke with Joanie at > Best > Friends, the woman who is normally at Casa de > Calmar. > I asked her about testing procedures, because I was > considering having Toshie retested to see if she was > still positive so I could possibly adopt her. > Joanie > told me that they have had cats that have arrived at > Best Friends that subsequently sero-converted (what > we > refer to as 'throwing the virus'). She said that if > a > cat tests positive on Elisa but negative on IFA, > that > they do have a chance to sero-convert. They do not > place these cats in Casa de Calmar, the FeLV unit, > nor > do they mix them with any other cats, as they can > possibly infect others or their own sero-conversion > can be affected by > further exposure to FeLV. As long as they keep > testing positive on Elisa but negative on IFA, they > are tested every six weeks until they get a negative > or positive IFA. If negative, they are mixed with > the > general population and put up for adoption. If > positive, the virus is already in their bone marrow, > which means to the veterinary community that they > can > never sero-convert, and they are then placed in Casa > de Calmar. > > Thus, my question above. I am wondering if these > testing guidelines hold true 100% of the time. > > Thanks, > :) > Wendy > > "Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful > committed citizens can change the world - indeed it > is the only thing that ever has!" ~~~ Margaret > Meade ~~~ > > > __ > Do You Yahoo!? > Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam > protection around > http://mail.yahoo.com > >
Re: Survey on IFA's turning negative
I don't know how or if this will address your question but at the sanctuary I was involved w/ we always used Elisa first. Then, If" we got positive results on Elisa, we always retested w/ IFA. And, any cat "in question" was always kept in isolation no matter what the IFA results were. And, then, we always re-tested, again, w/ IFA. We always believed IFA to be the most accurate, and, yes, costly.. If the 2nd IFA came back +, then we did home those babies in our Felv area[s]. If negative, baby was put up for adoption [w/ ALL vet history given]. And no matter what the results were, I'm just happy those babies had a "home for life". Be it adoption or life at the farm... Don't know if this helps any, but just wanted to share my "history" w/ IFA testing Hugs, Patti & her gang ** See what's free at http://www.aol.com.
Re: Survey on IFA's turning negative
Not at all. They do adopt out FeLV babies and I think its great! Thanks for pointing this out since my post was a bit misleading-sorry about that. Joanie did say that unfortunately, they usually do have openings at Casa de Calmar because of losses. She said that's the only place that's like that at BF. :) Wendy --- Kelley Saveika <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hey Wendy, > > I don't know the answer to your question, but does > this mean BF will > not adopt out positive cats? > > Kelley > > On 4/23/07, wendy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hey guys, > > > > Survey question: Have any of you ever had a cat > that > > tested positive on the IFA eventually test > negative at > > a later date? I called and spoke with Joanie at > Best > > Friends, the woman who is normally at Casa de > Calmar. > > I asked her about testing procedures, because I > was > > considering having Toshie retested to see if she > was > > still positive so I could possibly adopt her. > Joanie > > told me that they have had cats that have arrived > at > > Best Friends that subsequently sero-converted > (what we > > refer to as 'throwing the virus'). She said that > if a > > cat tests positive on Elisa but negative on IFA, > that > > they do have a chance to sero-convert. They do > not > > place these cats in Casa de Calmar, the FeLV unit, > nor > > do they mix them with any other cats, as they can > > possibly infect others or their own > sero-conversion > > can be affected by > > further exposure to FeLV. As long as they keep > > testing positive on Elisa but negative on IFA, > they > > are tested every six weeks until they get a > negative > > or positive IFA. If negative, they are mixed with > the > > general population and put up for adoption. If > > positive, the virus is already in their bone > marrow, > > which means to the veterinary community that they > can > > never sero-convert, and they are then placed in > Casa > > de Calmar. > > > > Thus, my question above. I am wondering if these > > testing guidelines hold true 100% of the time. > > > > Thanks, > > :) > > Wendy > > > > "Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful > committed citizens can change the world - indeed it > is the only thing that ever has!" ~~~ Margaret > Meade ~~~ > > > > > > __ > > Do You Yahoo!? > > Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam > protection around > > http://mail.yahoo.com > > > > > > > -- > Rescuties - Saving the world, one cat at a time. > > http://www.rescuties.org > > Vist the Rescuties store and save a kitty life! > > http://astore.amazon.com/rescuties-20 > > Please help Joey! > http://rescuties.chipin.com/joey-autoimmune-hemolytic-anemia > > "Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful committed citizens can change the world - indeed it is the only thing that ever has!" ~~~ Margaret Meade ~~~ __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
Re: Survey on IFA's turning negative
Hey Wendy, I don't know the answer to your question, but does this mean BF will not adopt out positive cats? Kelley On 4/23/07, wendy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Hey guys, Survey question: Have any of you ever had a cat that tested positive on the IFA eventually test negative at a later date? I called and spoke with Joanie at Best Friends, the woman who is normally at Casa de Calmar. I asked her about testing procedures, because I was considering having Toshie retested to see if she was still positive so I could possibly adopt her. Joanie told me that they have had cats that have arrived at Best Friends that subsequently sero-converted (what we refer to as 'throwing the virus'). She said that if a cat tests positive on Elisa but negative on IFA, that they do have a chance to sero-convert. They do not place these cats in Casa de Calmar, the FeLV unit, nor do they mix them with any other cats, as they can possibly infect others or their own sero-conversion can be affected by further exposure to FeLV. As long as they keep testing positive on Elisa but negative on IFA, they are tested every six weeks until they get a negative or positive IFA. If negative, they are mixed with the general population and put up for adoption. If positive, the virus is already in their bone marrow, which means to the veterinary community that they can never sero-convert, and they are then placed in Casa de Calmar. Thus, my question above. I am wondering if these testing guidelines hold true 100% of the time. Thanks, :) Wendy "Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful committed citizens can change the world - indeed it is the only thing that ever has!" ~~~ Margaret Meade ~~~ __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com -- Rescuties - Saving the world, one cat at a time. http://www.rescuties.org Vist the Rescuties store and save a kitty life! http://astore.amazon.com/rescuties-20 Please help Joey! http://rescuties.chipin.com/joey-autoimmune-hemolytic-anemia
Survey on IFA's turning negative
Hey guys, Survey question: Have any of you ever had a cat that tested positive on the IFA eventually test negative at a later date? I called and spoke with Joanie at Best Friends, the woman who is normally at Casa de Calmar. I asked her about testing procedures, because I was considering having Toshie retested to see if she was still positive so I could possibly adopt her. Joanie told me that they have had cats that have arrived at Best Friends that subsequently sero-converted (what we refer to as 'throwing the virus'). She said that if a cat tests positive on Elisa but negative on IFA, that they do have a chance to sero-convert. They do not place these cats in Casa de Calmar, the FeLV unit, nor do they mix them with any other cats, as they can possibly infect others or their own sero-conversion can be affected by further exposure to FeLV. As long as they keep testing positive on Elisa but negative on IFA, they are tested every six weeks until they get a negative or positive IFA. If negative, they are mixed with the general population and put up for adoption. If positive, the virus is already in their bone marrow, which means to the veterinary community that they can never sero-convert, and they are then placed in Casa de Calmar. Thus, my question above. I am wondering if these testing guidelines hold true 100% of the time. Thanks, :) Wendy "Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful committed citizens can change the world - indeed it is the only thing that ever has!" ~~~ Margaret Meade ~~~ __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
