Nancy, Agreed. It is very rare for a cat to become positive from a Feline Leukemia vaccine. Since the FeLV vaccines are "Killed" the cat has very little change of contracting the virus. The cat has a better chance of developing fibrosarcomas than FeLV.
However, if the cat was positive for FeLV BEFORE the vaccine was administered, then she got a double-dose of Feline Leukemia. Which is bad. The cat's body was already producing antibodies to fight off the disease, so her immune system did not need to be stimulated into making more. Over stimulation can compromise the immune system making it weak and more susceptible to secondary infections and/or diseases. Humans do not take the flu shot when they have the flu and FeLV vaccines should absolutely NEVER be giving to a FeLV positive cat. PERIOD. Sounds like your poor kitty was FeLV positive prior to the vaccine and no one knew about it. Just make sure that the she does not receive any more FeLV vaccines. She may be sick for awhile. Imagine having the flu and fighting off the flu vaccine at the same time. It has got to be hell. Please keep us posted and do not PTS immediately! She can recover from the double-dosage if even the proper recovery time, but she will probably always be FeLV positive. Good luck. I will be praying for your kitty. Feline Leukemia is not a death sentence. --- kelly <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: At 11:13 AM 10/27/2006, you wrote: You do not get a positive snap test from the vaccine... Kelly Lane --- Nancy Schneider <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: I have a question. My cat recently was vaccinated for feline leukemia. No one suspected she might have the disease. Another vet tested her for the disease and said she is positive. Is there any correlation between a recent vaccine for feline leukemia and the lab picking up a positive result for feline leukemia? I know the cat is not doing well. She is thin and has stomatitis. I am going to take her to a holistic vet to try to get her better. Nancy Schneider Management Analyst Dept of Transportation 12544 Saticoy St N Hollywood 91605 Voice(818) 756-9558 Fax (818) 756-9245 __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com