I was shocked last night, going thru old papers, to see a comment
written on Momcat's notes in 2003, made by the vet who tested all six of
my ferals for FeLV and FIV. The chart said that Momcat had (alone of the
six) tested negative for FELV/FIV but the asterisked comment said that
she POSSIBLY
Come over to the FIV group at
http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/FIVCats2/?yguid=11572739
Even if she is FIV+ it is likely she will live to be an old lady of a cat and
never show any symptoms at all. But the notation you mention doesn't make any
sense to me.
MacKenzie, Kerry N. [EMAIL
That doesn't make any sense to me Kerry. How can she test neg, but
still possibly be pos?? What vet was this that made that notation? You
could call the office and ask to fax the report. Even if the vet
doesn't remember the specific case, they should be able to tell you what
the heck he
To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org
Sent: Thursday, February 01, 2007 12:39 PM
Subject: Re: o/t FIV
Come over to the FIV group at
http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/FIVCats2/?yguid=11572739
Even if she is FIV+ it is likely she will live to be an old lady of a cat and
never show any
it's quite possible for a snap test to be a faint positive--and tho
the estimates of false positives for FeLV on snap tests range from
20-80% (thanks, susan), they're generally held to be AT LEAST 40%
inaccurate for FIV. no sanctuary or rescue working with FIVs considers
a cat to be positive
Thank you Gloria, if that's indeed what went on, it makes more sense.
Why didn't the guy just say, faint pos? Sometimes I think they are
purposely trying to make us crazy. Either that or they have very little
faith in our ability to understand the complexities. It makes me wonder
just how
_
From: Hideyo Yamamoto
Sent: Thursday, February 01, 2007 11:49 AM
To: 'felvtalk@felineleukemia.org'
Subject: RE: o/t FIV
I wouldn't worry, either, -- Kerry - I have to say out and loud.. FIV
ELISA test is not reliable at all - I have had 5 cats already for the
past 4 years
Subject: Re: o/t FIV
Thank you Gloria, if that's indeed what went on, it makes more sense.
Why didn't the guy just say, faint pos? Sometimes I think they are
purposely trying to make us crazy. Either that or they have very little
faith in our ability to understand the complexities. It makes me
FIV is relatively harmless. Unless she is showing symptoms, then I wouldn't
treat her any differently. My website has lots if FIV links.
http://ucat.us/FELVFIVFIP.html
Phaewryn
http://ucat.us
Adopt a New England FIV+ cat:
http://ucat.us/FIVadopt.html
Special Needs Cat Links (and feline info
Thanks Phaewryn---MC sent it already---what a wonderful website you've
created!
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FIV
Thanks, I try really hard to be useful!
Phaewryn
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Adopt a New England FIV+ cat:
http://ucat.us/FIVadopt.html
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