My cat, Oreo, also tested a light positive on ELISA and negative 1 month
later on IFA. Does this mean that he is definitely negative and can be with
my other cats who tested negative? I hope so because he's been with them
now for about 3 weeks. The others are vaccinated against FeLV.
He may be negative now because of something called Mega C Plus I started
giving him right away. It was formulated in 1977 by Dr. Belfield, a
veterinarian. He claims hundreds of cats have become FeLV negative since
then. Here's a link that takes you to information on Mega C Plus that is
worth reading: http://www.belfield.com/JIAPM-1983.pdf
Remember to back off a little if they start getting diarrhea. I have Ellie
on it, too. Her IFA showed it is in her bone marrow; she infected Oreo.
Apparently there is hope for her, too, according to Dr. Belfield. I, of
course, keep her separated from the others.
Kathi
From: "Kelley Saveika" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Reply-To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org
To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org
Subject: Re: Some advice please-elderly cat...
Date: Fri, 28 Jul 2006 13:22:43 -0500
On 7/28/06, Chris <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Rita, from Purrever Ranch, asked me to post this as she can't seem to
be
able to post herself
Have a 16 yr old black cat that has tested VERY LIGHT positive TWICE. Her
lifelong buddy has tested neg each time & remains with her. I have to
keep
them caged (large upright). They have an inside cage & a porch cage.
"Mischief" appears in the best of health, eats great, poops beautifully &
shows no signs or symptoms of disease or illness.
Would it be safe for me to shut a room at night for them & let them have
some freedom if I picked up ALL bowls & Litterboxes in the morning? And
what
exactly IS light positive?
Not sure what 'light positive' means. I asked if this was on Elissa or
IFA
Rita runs a hospice for senior cats many of whom have various med
problems so she is concenred about exposing their already compromised
immune
systems to FELV and exposing the FELV cat to other diseases
.
Any ideas?
I can tell you what light positive is. ""Light positives" are where the
treated blood only changes color slightly. This means your cat is infected
with the virus, but the virus is not very active in its system."
From http://www.fanciers.com/other-faqs/FeLV.shtml
My kitten was "light positive" on Elissa. She later tested negative.
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