at the sanctuary, over the years, they found that the snap test was
only accurate 60% of the time in adult FIVs (tho there are some
exceptions, essentially there are no FIV+ kittens--something like 95%
or more who test positive will no longer do so once mom's antibodies
are out of their bodies--usu
Chris
Yes cats that are vaccinated against fiv test postive for fiv.
Carla
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Yes, false positives are very common for fiv
because kittens can test positive if their mother was positive and then throw
it off later. I don't think an fiv test is considered definitive on a cat
under 3 or 6 months. I don't reme
I thought this was talking about false positives for fiv?? I'd like to see that article too. If it were true it seems like someone would have heard??
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Yes, false positives are very common for fiv because kittens can test positive if their mother was positive and then throw it off later. I don't think an fiv test is considered definitive on a cat under 3 or 6 months. I don't remember which it is. I know I wish shelters didn't test for fiv anym
Will do, Belinda.
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Hideyo,
Never saw any proof of it but have
Hideyo,
Never saw any proof of it but have suspected something along those
lines, if she finds the article and send it to you or that list, I would
like a copy.
--
Belinda
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I am forwarding this infor from other list
– I found it interesting – are you guys aware of it?
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