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+FeLV for cats who had shots???
I was told that cats who get immunized for this always test positive later
on? I have not read this but it does seem to make sense...any idea if accurate??? |
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That is what I understand also. That makes it imperative you have an
unloosable ID on your cat - microchip. If an animal control agency or rescue group end up with it they will most likely put it down. My group has a chip reader and we scan cats and dogs turned into us. We figure most are dumped, but accidents do happen. Mine are all chipped just in case someone breaks into my house and leave a door or window open and they start exploring the new territory. -- Joe http://www.jwpitt.com/cats.htm Cat Rescue http://www.animalrescuefoundation.com God created the cat so man could have the pleasure of petting the tiger "Chris" wrote in message nk.net... I was told that cats who get immunized for this always test positive later on? I have not read this but it does seem to make sense...any idea if accurate??? |
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That is what I understand also. That makes it imperative you have an
unloosable ID on your cat - microchip. If an animal control agency or rescue group end up with it they will most likely put it down. My group has a chip reader and we scan cats and dogs turned into us. We figure most are dumped, but accidents do happen. Mine are all chipped just in case someone breaks into my house and leave a door or window open and they start exploring the new territory. -- Joe http://www.jwpitt.com/cats.htm Cat Rescue http://www.animalrescuefoundation.com God created the cat so man could have the pleasure of petting the tiger "Chris" wrote in message nk.net... I was told that cats who get immunized for this always test positive later on? I have not read this but it does seem to make sense...any idea if accurate??? |
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I was told that cats who get immunized for this always test positive later
on? I have not read this but it does seem to make sense...any idea if accurate??? This is true for FIV but not for FeLV. FeLV tests detect antigens, not antibodies; therefore FeLV vaccination will not produce a postive FeLV test unless the cat was already infected prior to being vaccinated. With the new FIV vaccine, however, if a cat is vaccinated, it will then test positive on an FIV test. |
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I was told that cats who get immunized for this always test positive later
on? I have not read this but it does seem to make sense...any idea if accurate??? This is true for FIV but not for FeLV. FeLV tests detect antigens, not antibodies; therefore FeLV vaccination will not produce a postive FeLV test unless the cat was already infected prior to being vaccinated. With the new FIV vaccine, however, if a cat is vaccinated, it will then test positive on an FIV test. |
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Hi ,
Does the same thing happen with rabies vaccinations ? Alison "Yngver" wrote in message ... I was told that cats who get immunized for this always test positive later on? I have not read this but it does seem to make sense...any idea if accurate??? This is true for FIV but not for FeLV. FeLV tests detect antigens, not antibodies; therefore FeLV vaccination will not produce a postive FeLV test unless the cat was already infected prior to being vaccinated. With the new FIV vaccine, however, if a cat is vaccinated, it will then test positive on an FIV test. |
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Hi ,
Does the same thing happen with rabies vaccinations ? Alison "Yngver" wrote in message ... I was told that cats who get immunized for this always test positive later on? I have not read this but it does seem to make sense...any idea if accurate??? This is true for FIV but not for FeLV. FeLV tests detect antigens, not antibodies; therefore FeLV vaccination will not produce a postive FeLV test unless the cat was already infected prior to being vaccinated. With the new FIV vaccine, however, if a cat is vaccinated, it will then test positive on an FIV test. |
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From: (Alison) Hi , =A0Does the same thing happen with rabies vaccinations ? No, only with the FIV vacc. I don't even want to go into how they test for Rabies. |
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