Gloria:
I'm an old member, but don't get here as often as I'd like... or should.. but heres our experience. We found Lucky, at about 5 weeks old,the result of a "hit and run". She survived the weekend in the ER and the next Monday went to our vet for further evaluation and testing. She tested
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Subject: RE: need help - a negative, later positive - ?
Gloria~~the test on one of my FeLV kittens wasn't dependable. Flavia
tested negative the day I met her--she was 14 weeks. The rescuer and I
were thrilled. A month later she was re-tested when she was spayed
You know, I tend to wish that, too. Gloria and I are part of the same rescue group and we both are really concerned that this issue has come up with one of our cats.
Several years ago I was so freaked out by FIV and Feleuk that when Gloria and I first met over a couple of cats who'd always been
Hi Susan,
I think you're doing a wonderful thing, helping as many, as best you
can. Thanks to you and all those who take on so much. What else could
anyone ask for? Ah, a perfect world...
The cost of the feline interferon is high, $250 for a full 5 day
treatment. Yes, that will exclude so
You're right, it is the same way. I hope our vet will go ahead with the paperwork - and maybe we can find a way to come up with some $$. I sometimes wonder if it would be better to take in fewer animals and be able to concentrate more time and money both on their care - but then along comes
That's why I say don't bother testing. There's no telling how many have been put down because they tested positive when they could have just been exposed and would havetested negative 90 days later.
Also, there's no telling how many they've adopted that are positive because they tested negative
Oh Susan, I understand completely. I've, sort of by default, opted for
taking in fewer in order to do more for each one. The only way I can do
that though, is to stay inside the house with the door locked.
Sometimes when I'm driving down the streets of my neighborhood, I'm
afraid of what
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Subject: Re: need help - a
negative, later positive - ?
You're right, it is the
same way. I hope our vet will go ahead with the paperwork - and maybe we
can find a way to come up with some $$. I sometimes wonder if
it would be better to take in fewer animals and be able
I would have the cat retested on IFA.
Cats can test negative if they are postive if it's during the intal virus
incubation.
We had a cat test negative in our group the kittens got adopted.
One got really sick took to vet and he tested postitive. All the other
did too. Retested the mom and
Gloria~~the test on one of my FeLV kittens wasn't dependable. Flavia
tested negative the day I met her--she was 14 weeks. The rescuer and I
were thrilled. A month later she was re-tested when she was spayed, and
she came up positive. We were devastated. The vet had never said a word
about the
bottom line seems to be that ANY cat that tests positive for FeLV
needs to be retested in 90 days the problem, of course, is that
what rescue/shelter has the holding capacity for this
i've been thinking about this for awhile--whether folks with confirmed
FeLVs would be willing/able to
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Subject: Re: need help - a negative, later positive - ?
bottom line seems to be that ANY cat that tests positive for FeLV
needs to be retested in 90 days the problem, of course, is that
what rescue
well, this is where we have to get the science people in if a cat
tests positive, it means it's been exposed to the virus. i would THINK
that if it's gonna be able to throw the virus off (develop an immunity
to the virus), it's gonna do that anyway. ie, if it's a healthy cat to
start with who
Dear Delusional -
No, MC, just kidding!
It is a problem - how do you find those exceptions that pop up? And I'll
bet it's harder on the breed rescues, when they encounter the FELV
cats. Right now, we just have people who'll take them. Or, when They've
already adopted and are in love, they
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a negative, later positive - ?well, this is where we
have to get the science people in if a cat tests positive, it means it's
been exposed to the virus. i would THINK
the good news is that vets aren't automatically euthanizing all cats
who test positive for FeLV, the bad news is that vets aren't
automatically euthanizing all cats who test positive for FeLV...
outreach to rescues? it's not that hard to find breed rescues, and even
if we all just individually
again, this is where my grasp of the medical falls short.
i don't know what research has been done re: prevalence of false
positives, how/if they relate to the tests used, and other factors.
which, again, brings up the issue of whether a healthy, adult cat
that's exposed to the virus (even if
I say "The Bottom Line" is what I just read on another
listEvery 9 seconds an animal is put tp sleep becouse there is no
one to care for it...And most of those are FeLV neg
The bottom line is that we should encourage anyone to care for an
animal however they are comfortable doing...If
i don't think the issue is trying to convince people to do what they
cannot or are not comfortable doing--but you were able to do what you
have done because you adequate information to make the decision i am grateful that i have learned what i have about FeLV, and discovered things about
but negatives need to be retested too, because they may have been recently exposed. I just wish now that shelters didn't test at allTenHouseCats [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
bottom line seems to be that ANY cat that tests positive for FeLVneeds to be retested in 90 days the problem, of course,
Perhaps giving one test is going to be the best some shelters can do - and
just try to do the best we can...
Gloria
At 07:57 PM 4/6/2005, you wrote:
but negatives need to be retested too, because they may have been recently
exposed. I just wish now that shelters didn't test at all
i think that is the best we can do--at times at the sanctuary, as all
the info swirled around re: which tests do what, when they work, if
they work, what they test for, how often they need to be repeated, is
PCR the answer, is the IFA the best, the director wondered if there was
a point to testing
I agree Tad. If you adopt or take in a cat that has ever been exposed to another cat you really have no idea. My opinion is vaccinate your cats/kittens when you get them, and hope for the best. If someone gets sick, test. If positive, treat as best you can. I don't think there's any way you can
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