RE: Bengal Kitten

2006-04-11 Thread Hideyo Yamamoto 








You probably want to wait a few months
(possibly in 6 mos) to re-test her  then, if she is still positive on
ELISA, you might run IFA test to see what happens.











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Sent: Monday, April 10, 2006 9:57
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Subject: Bengal
Kitten









Hi,











I have a 7 month old Bengal
kitten that I purchased from a breeder. She was given to us at 11
weeks. When we took her to the vet for her shots, she came up slightly
positive for FeLV.
The vet drew her blood before she was vaccinated. The breeder told us that her cats
do not have it and she couldn't gotten here because we do not have cats.
Anyway, we had her tested a month later and the test still shows slightly
positive.











Now my question is: What does slightly positive mean and
will we ever be able to know if she carries the virus. The reason is
because we would like to breed Bengal's,
but if she has the virus then we will not breed her.











We have heard from one vet. that we will never know until
she starts showing symptoms and another breeder who we want to purchase the
male cat from told us it could just be the kittens hormones that make the test
show a slight positive.











I would appreciate
any information you could give me.











Thanks,











Terri Perciavalle

Re: Bengal Kitten

2006-04-11 Thread Terri Brown 




Agreed. A snap "slightly positive" could be a false positive.

Terri

  - Original Message - 
  From: Hideyo Yamamoto 
  To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org 
  
  Sent: Tuesday, April 11, 2006 7:34 
  PM
  Subject: RE: Bengal Kitten
  
  
  You probably want to 
  wait a few months (possibly in 6 mos) to re-test her – then, if she is still 
  positive on ELISA, you might run IFA test to see what 
  happens.
  
  
  
  
  
  From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] 
  [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED]Sent: Monday, April 10, 2006 9:57 
  PMTo: felvtalk@felineleukemia.orgSubject: Bengal Kitten
  
  
  
  Hi,
  
  
  
  I have a 7 month old Bengal kitten that I purchased from a breeder. She 
  was given to us at 11 weeks. When we took her to the vet for her shots, 
  she came up slightly positive for FeLV. The vet drew her blood before she was 
  vaccinated. The breeder told us that her cats 
  do not have it and she couldn't gotten here because we do not have cats. 
  Anyway, we had her tested a month later and the test still shows slightly 
  positive.
  
  
  
  Now my question is: What 
  does slightly positive mean and will we ever be able to know if 
  she carries the virus. The reason is because we would like to breed 
  Bengal's, 
  but if she has the virus then we will not breed 
  her.
  
  
  
  We have heard from one vet. that 
  we will never know until she starts showing symptoms and another breeder who 
  we want to purchase the male cat from told us it could just be the kittens 
  hormones that make the test show a slight 
  positive.
  
  
  
  I would appreciate any 
  information you could give me.
  
  
  
  Thanks,
  
  
  
  Terri Perciavalle

Re: Bengal Kitten

2006-04-11 Thread FORGETMENOTPETS 



I triple that..retest on the IFA

Karen