Re: Felv+/FIV+ policy for rescues

[TenHouseCats]

well, as long as it's free, which it may NOT remain, i guess the DNA test would be enough..... i'll have to sit down and read UC Davis' research, tho, and get some feedback from the vets i've sent the info to before i take the validity and reliability of their DNA results as gospel. there have been other places that have said that their DNA testing was valid and reproducible, where it turned out not to be--it SHOULD be, but the problem til now was that it was very tricky, and different labs were getting different results using the same samples and same protocols. additionally, while i tend to trust UC Davis more than commercial labs, don't forget there are labs out there that SWEAR that they alone can diagnose FIP from living cats.... my verdict is still out....  plus, i guess i'm used to talking with people who don't know about the DNA testing--hell, too many vets and rescues don't even know about the western blot, and that's a well-established testing procedure....  for some vets, it's gonna be a lot easier to send a sample to the lab they regularly use than to learn new procedures for the UC tests--ie, they will prefer to do a western blot in the first place.....

On 11/12/06, Jennifer Phaewryn O'Gwynn <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

MC, why do the western blot at all? The DNA test is a sure thing.... the way I see it, the DNA test has made the western blot obsolete.

Phaewryn

 

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