How right you are....... It really is a crap shoot. I test all newcomers to our sanctuary, but this does not mean the cat will be Felv negative forever. There is the re-emergence of the virus, the test being done wrong, and the window area where a cat has just acquired the virus but it does not show up in the blood test yet. - Lorrie
> I have many cats. They live in groups, and occasionally one crosses > from one group to another, or at least they did. All cats in my > house have been FeLV tested at least twice (a minimum of 45 days > apart), and all tested negative by Elisa. Two years ago in March, > after blocking and subsequently going precipitously downhill, my > Gribble tested positive for FeLV. After a major struggle, we got > him back, at least for now. I now only test with routine bloodwork, > or when someone is sick. One other cat has come up positive. He > previously tested negative 3 times. > > My point in all this is that I no longer believe negative means > negative. I feel that the virus can become dormant in the bone > marrow, and re-emerge to cause active infection. So I figure all I > can do is now keep the groups separate, and vaccinate any incomers. > Two cats have come in with special needs, and both live with the > positives, because they also need monitoring. They are vaccinated. > > It's a crap shoot :( > > Margo > _______________________________________________ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org