maybe you really did not need another, you would have taken her anyway. that
isjust the way we are wired.
MaryChristine wrote:
> once again folks, i really need you to hold on to what we know about FeLV
> and testing.
>
> a couple of months ago, there was a situation involving a number of persians
> who came into rescue. one of the girls tested positive for FeLV, and they
> went and tested her with the IFA right after she had the positive ELISSA. i
> suggested that they might not have wanted to do that, but kitty was at a
> vet's for boarding, so they did it anyway
>
> we've been working on getting her transported to me, where she'd either stay
> for another retest, or just plain stay. (hey, she's a calico, and a
> persian. that outweighs a positive test, doesn't it?)
>
> just heard back today: she's NEGATIVE. they retested her -- after an
> appropriate time period -- and surprise! whatever she'd been exposed to has
> worked its way out of her system.
>
> both the ELISSA for FeLV and the IFA test for ANTIGENS, not antibodies--so
> an IFA done at the same time as the ELISSA can easily be responding to the
> same initial exposure.
>
> yes, she DID have a positive IFA the first time, but they hadn't given her
> the chance to conquer the virus.
>
> phew--i REALLY didn't need another cat right now!
>
> MC
>
> --
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> Maybe That'll Make The Difference
>
> MaryChristine
> Special-Needs Coordinator, Purebred Cat Breed Rescue (www.purebredcats.org)
> Member, SCAT (Special-Cat Action Team)
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