Hey MC, I, too, need to track down that 70% figure. And my understanding is that that is 70% of healthy, *unvaccinated* cats can throw off the virus. So with vaccinated cats it would be even better. Is that your understanding as well?
Alley Cat Allies has some good documentation on how spaying and neutering more animals is a better answer to stopping the spread of FELV than is testing. They recommend *not* testing healthy, asymptomatic cats. http://www.alleycat.org/pdf/test.pdf Whenever our feral cat program gets started, that's the way we will operate. If only there were 48 hours in the day:) Kelley On 6/28/07, MaryChristine <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
the most important info, i believe, in the last few years, is the research showing a genetic predisposition for the mutation from the usually benign corona virus to the horrible FIP. when i was still involved with VIN (the parent of www.veterinarypartner.com that belinda references), this relationship was just starting to come out, through the Feline Genome Project results from UC Davis and other participants. the winn feline foundation (whose link i don't happen to have right at hand but a search will pull it up, has current position papers on FIV, FeLV and FIP. personally, i disagree with their overly pessimistic stats on both FIV and FeLV, but that's me.) as belinda says, the information is out there and we have a responsibility to make sure that what we don't add to the confusion by repeating stuff that is NOT accurate. (and yes, i STILL haven't found where, exactly, the oft-quoted figure that "70% of healthy adult cats can throw off the FeLV virus." but i'm still looking.) On 6/28/07, Belinda <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > * > Here are some sites with info about FIP. Just because the same > misinformation keeps getting repeated isn't going to make it true.* *To > many cats pay with their lives when incorrect information is tossed about. > To say a cat is suspected to have FIP is one thing, to say is is confirmed > without the proper verification procedures being followed is in my opinion > criminal.* > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > * > This is from the VeterinaryPartner.com website written and maintained by > vets, it is from 2002 so even this is probably no the most accurate info: > * > > http://www.veterinarypartner.com/Content.plx?P=A&A=232 > > FIP effusion fluid is thick, tenacious, straw-colored to deep golden, > and clear to slightly cloudy. > > *From another Vet Website, again written in 2002:* > > http://www.vetinfo.com/cencyclopedia/cefip.html > > When cats have the "effusive" form of FIP in which abdominal fluid > accumulation occurs, the thick, straw colored fluid has characteristics that > strongly suggest FIP. It is possible to run a more specialized lab test, a > polymerase chain reaction test for FIP, on this fluid. This type of testing > is more accurate than FIP antibody testing but still is not definitive. > Blood tests to compare the various protein levels in the blood can be very > suggestive of FIP infection, as well. High immunglobulin levels are very > suggestive of FIP in the presence of clinical signs. *Despite all of > this, there is no clear-cut way to make a sure diagnosis of FIP prior to > death.* > > *This person does Dr Addie's website and probably has some of the most > current and factual info on FIP: > > *http://www.orionfoundation.com/Information.htm > > *3) Verify FIP through histopathology*. Simply necropsy is not enough. > Microscopic evaluation of tissue from biopsy or necropsy by a trained > pathologist is considered the only diagnostic proof of FIP. Where available > request immunoperoxidase examination of tissue to verify presence of Corona > virus in suspect tissue. > > -- > > Belinda > happiness is being owned by cats ... > > Be-Mi-Kitties > http://bemikitties.com > > Post Adoptable FeLV/FIV/FIP Cats/Kittenshttp://adopt.bemikitties.com > > FeLV Candlelight Servicehttp://bemikitties.com/cls > HostDesign4U.com [affordable hosting & web design]http://HostDesign4U.com <http://hostdesign4u.com/> > > ------------ > > BMK Designs [non-profit animals websites]http://bmk.bemikitties.com > > -- Spay & Neuter Your Neighbors! Maybe That'll Make The Difference.... MaryChristine AIM / YAHOO: TenHouseCats MSN: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ICQ: 289856892
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