Re: [Felvtalk] Leukemia Positive Cat

2012-11-28 Thread Lynda Wilson
The saliva test is not recommended. It's not accurate at all. Lynda -Original Message- From: katskat1 Sent: Wednesday, November 28, 2012 11:08 AM To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Leukemia Positive Cat Oh yeah, there is a saliva test. The vet takes a swab from i

Re: [Felvtalk] Leukemia Positive Cat

2012-11-28 Thread katskat1
Oh yeah, there is a saliva test. The vet takes a swab from inside the cheek of the cat, then puts it in a test tube with purified water and maybe something else, I don't know. If the swab turns blue within 5 minutes the cat is supposedly positive. Then, if it hasn't turned blue, she takes it out