Chris Yes cats that are vaccinated against fiv test postive for fiv.
Carla From: "Chris" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <felvtalk@felineleukemia.org> Date sent: Thu, 16 Jun 2005 09:32:37 -0400 Copies to: Subject: RE: FW: false positives for feLV tests Send reply to: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org > Am I right in saying that cats who have been vaccinated for FIV also > test positive???? > > > > Chris > > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of catatonya > Sent: Wednesday, June 15, 2005 10:47 PM To: > felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Subject: Re: FW: false positives for feLV > tests > > > > Yes, false positives are very common for fiv because kittens can test > positive if their mother was positive and then throw it off later. I > don't think an fiv test is considered definitive on a cat under 3 or 6 > months. I don't remember which it is. I know I wish shelters didn't > test for fiv anymore because it is not a bad enough disease to > euthanise for and there are so many false positives. I don't consider > fiv cats to be a problem to keep in my house. I worry that they might > get leukemia from my felv positive cat though. > > > > tonya > > Hideyo Yamamoto <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I am forwarding this infor from other list - I found it interesting - > are you guys aware of it? > > > > > _____ > > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf Of Hideyo Yamamoto Sent: Wednesday, June 15, 2005 11:42 AM To: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: [FivCats] Re: Cooling Off > Kitty/Fleuk kitty > > > > That's very interesting, Kathy - it happens a lot with FIV ELISA > testing, too from my experience - > > Again, even if he is positive now, there is a pretty good chance to he > is in just transient transmission and he might become negative, too - > please read the article I sent to you earlier for more detail infor - > thanks. > > > > Hideyo > > > > > _____ > > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf Of kathy hintz Sent: Wednesday, June 15, 2005 11:38 AM To: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [FivCats] Re: Cooling Off > Kitty/Fleuk kitty > > > > I would do the same as you. Keep in mind that there are many false > positives with this test. In addition, the San Fran shelter no longer > tests as they were killing too many cats that could have lived long > and happy lives. I will try to find the article and post it or mail it > to you when I locate it. (RIght now I am in hurricane preparation mode > so all is upside down). > > > > Anyway, they did exhaustive research and found out that a large > percentage of cats that tested positive were not positive. And, of > those that were, only 10% became ill and died of fel leuk - the rest > died of natural causes. > > > > You might want to put that kitty on interferon - I have a friend who > cares for a large group of fel leuk positives and she always gives > them interferon to help boost the immune system. > > > > I have several cats that are positive and they are still going strong > after ten years. Follow your heart and keep that baby with you as long > as possible. > > > > Kathy > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > Just took a sweet stray to vet today for neuter, about 8 months old, > long hair tiger grey, he was pos for leukemia, vet suggested > euthanasia, i said no i have one other cat that is pos, for 3 or 4 > years and he will stay with him, do u think i did the right thing, I > will care for him until he gets ill then i will put him down, just > could not do it. Linda > > > _____ > > > Discover Yahoo! > Stay in touch with email, IM, photo sharing & more. Check > <http://us.rd.yahoo.com/evt=32659/*http:/discover.yahoo.com/stayintouc > h.html > it out! > > > > > _____ > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > * To visit your group on the web, go to: > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FivCats/ > > > * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of > Service <http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/> . > > > > > >
