Oh Carrie...stop beating yourself
up! The fact is, you are a kind soul doing the best you
can!
Truth be told, NO test, including the
IFA is 100% accurate. Truth be told, I have had POSITIVES go NEGATIVE in
my care. Truth be told, I am past the point of putting too much stock in
these darn tests anymore, because I know that with exceptional diet, supplements
and care, ANY FeLV and FIV + cat can live a very LONG, happy, healthy
life! The diseases are not death sentences, as you've heard over and over
from this list.
My suggestion, start reading. I
have a huge list of books I recommend on holistic supplements and diets that
have done wonders for the rescues and fosters in my care. I will gladly
forward you the list if you'd like. Move forward with a game plan on how
to keep your clan healthy. Dwelling on the negative energy these tests
bring is so draining.
God Bless,
Rachel
- Original Message -
From:
hd cc
To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org
Sent: Friday, April 21, 2006 2:41
PM
Subject: Re: positive
Sad, I euthanized the first one that showed positive,
once more started showing positive
I decided to wait and not euthanize any! But now I feel
s bad and s guilty having
her put down,SHAME ON ME, I didnt know. I want to cry
8-((
Yes they are all elisa test Working on IFA test monday.
IF the IFA test is positive is that
A FOR SURE? If it is negative what does that
mean?
Carrie
- Original Message -
From:
Susan
Hoffman
To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org
Sent: Friday, April 21, 2006 11:52
AM
Subject: Re: positive
No test is 100% accurate. Are you using ELISA or IFA?
The ELISA test is far less accurate, has a much higher number of falses
positives. I'm sure you can get false negatives too. Also, it is
possible to get a negative on a blood test if the virus is in the bone
marrow. (I have very little faith in the ELISA test, especially where
a cat is very young or very old, or is ill or otherwise
stressed.)hd cc <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
THIS IS GOOD NEWS, I HOPE YOUR RIGHT!
My cats are adults, healthy, vaccinated and
vaccinated.
This makes no since! 2 are at a year old and
tested both neg
one tested neg in dec 27th, now
positive...
Whatever has happened here has happened in
the
last 3 months, this is how current it is that I know
of, SO
with that said I have some hope, especially with my
adult
cat 3 years old I think, maybe 4, he is BIG healthy
and strong
No reason for this!
The one I put to sleep has been tested 5
times
ALL neg and now positive! Her momma was FIV so when
she was little
she to tested positive for FIV, every month I tested
her, at 6 months her
and her sister were neg. Now her sister is still Neg
for both and she is FELV
positive, my vet cant even make since out of this at
all, no one knows what to think
I just know it has just recently started, no
mating, no fightingCarrie
- Original Message -
From:
TenHouseCats
To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org
Sent: Friday, April 21, 2006 10:20
AM
Subject: Re: positive
yeah, well, that IS the question
70% of adult, healthy cats can be exposed to the virus and throw it
off--it's generally believed to take 90-120 days for that to happen if
it's gonna. therefore, unless you know EXACTLY where (and with whom!)
the cat has been in the previous 90-120 days, you can't really believe
either a negative OR a positive result this means that cats who have
been exposed, but will throw off the virus, will be killed in the
shelters/rescues/vet's offices because they don't have either the
information or the facilities to hold the kitty for retesting; if also
means that a stray from the streets who tests negative may still have
been exposed in the recent past and may test positive later on
even cats tested positive on the ifa can retest negative after a
time--i'd found a reference once, tho it's no longer where it was
originally!--that in rare cases the time for an IFA to go back to
negative was up to 7 months following exposure.
i have never heard of a documented case of a vaccinated negative
cat turning positive from living, closely, with positives
i do know of a number of cats who originally tested positive (back
before people knew to retest) who did indeed test negative months and
even years after they'd gone to live in positive-only environments--so
cle
