Re: [Felvtalk] Please help with testing confusion!

2013-10-15 Thread one23disco
I just want them to be well as long as possible as well as happy. We recently lost a 3 year old felv+ boy, Solo, and it happened very very quickly. -Original Message- From: dlgegg To: felvtalk Cc: one23disco Sent: Tue, Oct 15, 2013 4:54 pm Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Please help with te

Re: [Felvtalk] Please help with testing confusion!

2013-10-15 Thread dlgegg
After Annie and Nitnoy both tested positive twice, no more testing. Results won't change after that much time. Just let them mix with everyone. They will enjoy life much better. one23di...@aol.com wrote: > Thank you to everyone who responded - let me just clarify something. > > > T

Re: [Felvtalk] Please help with testing confusion!

2013-10-15 Thread dlgegg
Annie and Nitnoy were both positive. Nitnoy passed from other causes after 2 years. Annie is still with me and the other 5 remaining cats. She is healthy and the others get their vaccine for FELV. They eat, sleep and drink together and no one else has become positive. Let them mix unless th

Re: [Felvtalk] Please help with testing confusion!

2013-10-15 Thread Beth
I would get the IFA done on Moe. More than likely at this point it will come up positive. If you have 2 cats with a positive IFA there is not way they are going to throw off the virus & could be together. Beth   Don't Litter, Fix Your Critter! www.Furkids.org   _

Re: [Felvtalk] Please help with testing confusion!

2013-10-15 Thread one23disco
Thank you to everyone who responded - let me just clarify something. The ELISA testing that was done on Moe (2.5 year old, tested a year apart) was NOT the SNAP test done in office, but it was done at an outside lab, Antech Diagnositics. Baby, the 4-5 month old, was both SNAP tested and I

Re: [Felvtalk] Please help with testing confusion!

2013-10-15 Thread Lorrie
Leslie, If they are both FelV positive the tests should not make a difference. I have a FelV sanctuary and all my FelV cats are together and live in 4 large rooms sharing litter, food & water. If Moe and Baby are well acquainted they will be happier living with each other than alone. If they don