The IFA is not testing the bone marrow, thoughthat would be yet another
test.
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[mailto:felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org] On Behalf Of Beth
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Hi Melody
You can purchase the vaccine and give the shots yourself. It is, at least an
option for you. There's nothing that beats good veterinary care, but sometimes
we have to work our way around it if we are strapped financially. And yes, the
best thing to do at this point is to keep her insi
The IFA tests weather the virus is replicating in the bone marrow. You can have
a positive SNAP & a negative IFA. This does NOT mean the cat is negative. It
just means the virus is not replicating in the bone marrow.
Any test can be done wrong & labs can mix up donors with specimins. It happens
This is absolutely horrible! And to think that lives depend on this!
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On Dec 6, 2011, at 4:14 PM, Kat Parker wrote:
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> Very scary.. see below..
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> From: Ellen Fawl
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> Subject: Scary FELV test results!
Here's how my vet friend explained things to me which will clarify a little
about what Beth is saying about the IFA test.
The IFA test looks to see if the virus is in the white blood cells. It's not a
bone marrow test however, white blood cells are produced in the bone marrow, so
if the virus
Thisi is not reagarding Felk virus per se. But I wanted to share as it can be
somewhat relevant.
I have at least 6 or 7 kitties who was tested negative on SNAP test on FIV -
but came back as positve on ELISA at LAB - but whenever this happened, SNAP
test result ended up being the correct one
Wow - interesting! Thanks for sharing.
That tells me that you should never 100% trust an ELISA test of any sort. They
are a good screening test and a majority of time reliable but confirmation
always needs to be done via IFA or Western Blot. There's this other test that
I read about but I
That's the most easy to understand explanation I've heard yet :)
Maureen Olvey wrote:
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>Here's how my vet friend explained things to me which will clarify a little
>about what Beth is saying about the IFA test.
>
>The IFA test looks to see if the virus is in the white blood cells. It's not
>
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From: longhornf...@verizon.net
To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org
Date: Tue, 6 Dec 2011 17:13:02 -0600
Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Very Scary Testing results!
Kat,
Ellen should have waited longer than two days to have them tested again.
Waiting 90 days to retest is usually what is sugge
Maureen,
My vet says the same thing. You explained it very well for a disease that is so
darn confusing. Kudos to you for explaining it without it being difficult to
understand.
I bet this helps all the people that are new to this forum.
Thanks!
L
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From: Mau
That's about as deep as my medical knowledge goes too. My poor vet had a time
explaining it to me. I didn't know white blood cells are made in the bone
marrow. I didn't even realize something could be in your bloodstream but not
in your white blood cells. As much as I get annoyed with vets a
My Homie has a lot of crystals and an infection. The vet did a cystocentesis
on her today in addition to urinalysis and sent a sample in for cultures and
sens (aerobic and anaerobic) so we can find out which antibiotic will stop the
bacteria infection. Iam also starting her on Hills s/d which
C/d only food... Only!!! And extra water has helped my tweety tremendously.
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Date: Wed, 7 Dec 2011 18:13:10
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Subject: [Felvtalk] sturvite cryst
She drinks a lot of water. I have 2 fountains and that has helped in the water
consumption a lot. They are fasinated by the sound of the water an each one
has hs/her own way of drinking frm the fountain. Is the c/d food from Hill's?
The vet gave me some s/d and she ate of that real good when
Do NOT feed c/d if the other cats are eating it. if a cat with normal ph eats
it they can get the opposite kind of crystals or bladder stone. this happened
in my house. ZUse only s/o which prevents both kinds of crystals.
Michelle
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Just feed him seperately.
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Date: Wed, 7 Dec 2011 21:19:50
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Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] sturvite crystals, bladder infection
Vitamin C routinely, and adding a very good quality of Apple Cider Vinegar
(ACV), starting with just a drop in their water, and increasing all the
time. ACV tastes a lot less vinegary than other vinegarsand animals
like it a lot - good for so many other things, too!
One of our FIV cats had cry
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