a little ot: question
Sometimes I get so much email that I have to scan quickly and I know I miss out on things...but I have this question that I hope someone can answer. If FIV can only be confirmed with necropsy, then how does the test for FIV work? I ask because when Mama Kitty was giving a test at the vet's office for FeVL - we looked for twodots to show on this thing that looks a lot like a pregnancy test...she had a faint dot on the FeVL sidebut no dot on the FIV side. Am I getting this confused with something else? Was it FIP that I am thinking about. Duh. Thank you for your time and patience - Your ignorant friend, elizabeth
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It's FIP that can be confirmed with necropsy. No...your not ignorant! In a message dated 11/12/2006 10:35:34 A.M. Pacific Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Sometimes I get so much email that I have to scan quickly and I know I miss out on things...but I have this question that I hope someone can answer. If FIV can only be confirmed with necropsy, then how does the test for FIV work? I ask because when Mama Kitty was giving a test at the vet's office for FeVL - we looked for twodots to show on this thing that looks a lot like a pregnancy test...she had a faint dot on the FeVL sidebut no dot on the FIV side. Am I getting this confused with something else? Was it FIP that I am thinking about. Duh. Thank you for your time and patience - Your ignorant friend, elizabeth Terrie Mohr-ForkerTAZZY'S ANIMAL TRANSPORTSSIAMESE COLLIE RESCUEDonations accepted at:https://www.paypal.com/http://www.tazzys-siameses-collies.petfinder.org/http://groups.yahoo.com/group/wasiameserescuehttp://hometown.aol.com/tatorbunz/myhomepage/petmemorial.htmlhttp://www.felineleukemia.org/http://www.hometown.aol.com/tatorbunz/index.htmlhttp://www.petloss.com/
Re: a little ot: question
Yes, you're thinking of FIP. The combo test you're referring to is a combo FIV/FELV ELISA pop test (and it's generally considered unreliable due to the large number of false positives and false negatives it registers) Phaewryn Please adopt a cat from Little Cheetah Cat Rescue!!! http://ucat.us/adopt.html Low cost SpayNeuter services in VT, and Emergency Financial Assistance for cat owners:http://ucat.us/VermontLowCost.htmlSpecial Needs Cat Resources: http://ucat.us/domesticcatlinks.html The Sofa Poem: http://ucat.us/sofapoem.htmlFind us on PETFINDER! http://petfinder.com/shelters/VT44.html No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.409 / Virus Database: 268.14.3/530 - Release Date: 11/11/2006
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pop test? gee, i'm used to calling it a SNAP test myownself (after you place the drawn blood into the cavity, you have to snap it closed.) for future reference,FIV sanctuaries and rescues won't even consider a cat positive without a confirmatory western blot testand the FIVvaccine produces a life-longimmune response that makes them test positive on both the snap and the western blot--phaewyrn just sent the linkabout the first, supposedly reliable, dna testing to distinquish between naturallyoccuring vs vaccine-induced FIV strains ignorant, no--overwhelmed by all the info you never knew was out there? quite likely! On 11/12/06, Jennifer Phaewryn O'Gwynn [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Yes, you're thinking of FIP. The combo test you're referring to is a combo FIV/FELV ELISA pop test (and it's generally considered unreliable due to the large number of false positives and false negatives it registers) Phaewryn Please adopt a cat from Little Cheetah Cat Rescue!!! http://ucat.us/adopt.html Low cost SpayNeuter services in VT, and Emergency Financial Assistance for cat owners: http://ucat.us/VermontLowCost.htmlSpecial Needs Cat Resources: http://ucat.us/domesticcatlinks.html The Sofa Poem: http://ucat.us/sofapoem.htmlFind us on PETFINDER! http://petfinder.com/shelters/VT44.htmlNo virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition.Version: 7.1.409 / Virus Database: 268.14.3/530 - Release Date: 11/11/2006-- Spay Neuter Your Neighbors!Maybe That'll Make The Difference MaryChristineAIM / YAHOO: TenHouseCatsMSN: [EMAIL PROTECTED]ICQ: 289856892
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Snap, pop... minor differential technicalities in my auditory senses, IMO. LMAO! Think Rice Crispies Phaewryn Please adopt a cat from Little Cheetah Cat Rescue!!! http://ucat.us/adopt.html Low cost SpayNeuter services in VT, and Emergency Financial Assistance for cat owners:http://ucat.us/VermontLowCost.htmlSpecial Needs Cat Resources: http://ucat.us/domesticcatlinks.html The Sofa Poem: http://ucat.us/sofapoem.htmlFind us on PETFINDER! http://petfinder.com/shelters/VT44.html No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.409 / Virus Database: 268.14.3/530 - Release Date: 11/11/2006
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i'm just loving the thought of the look on my vet's face next time i have to ask for a pop test... On 11/12/06, Jennifer Phaewryn O'Gwynn [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Snap, pop... minor differential technicalities in my auditory senses, IMO. LMAO! Think Rice Crispies Phaewryn Please adopt a cat from Little Cheetah Cat Rescue!!! http://ucat.us/adopt.html Low cost SpayNeuter services in VT, and Emergency Financial Assistance for cat owners: http://ucat.us/VermontLowCost.htmlSpecial Needs Cat Resources: http://ucat.us/domesticcatlinks.html The Sofa Poem: http://ucat.us/sofapoem.htmlFind us on PETFINDER! http://petfinder.com/shelters/VT44.htmlNo virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition.Version: 7.1.409 / Virus Database: 268.14.3/530 - Release Date: 11/11/2006-- Spay Neuter Your Neighbors!Maybe That'll Make The Difference MaryChristineAIM / YAHOO: TenHouseCatsMSN: [EMAIL PROTECTED]ICQ: 289856892
Re: a little ot: question
At 10:34 AM 11/12/2006, you wrote: It is FIP that is confirmed (sometimes) by necropsy. FIV is confirmed when they are alive and well by blood work Kelly Sometimes I get so much email that I have to scan quickly and I know I miss out on things...but I have this question that I hope someone can answer. If FIV can only be confirmed with necropsy, then how does the test for FIV work? I ask because when Mama Kitty was giving a test at the vet's office for FeVL - we looked for two dots to show on this thing that looks a lot like a pregnancy test...she had a faint dot on the FeVL side but no dot on the FIV side. Am I getting this confused with something else? Was it FIP that I am thinking about. Duh. Thank you for your time and patience - Your ignorant friend, elizabeth No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.409 / Virus Database: 268.14.3/530 - Release Date: 11/11/2006
