[Felvtalk] Negative IFA test

[Amani Oakley]

Amy

Amy,

What a great result on the Winstrol! I feel like maybe I wasn't completely crazy after all (at least about the Winstrol). Now, if we could get some of these other vets to just try it out, especially given the lack of other options.

I am also interested in the fact that you didn't use the Doxycycline, but got a great result anyway and I agree that the answer may be because the virus wasn't there or wasn't active. However, we certainly all need to look at the results we are getting and trying to see if we can interpret the results in a way that either confirms or refutes the effectiveness of Winstrol and whether Winstrol must be coupled with other medications like the pednisone/prednisolone or the Doxycycline to be effective.

The other thing which is complicating matters, I suspect, is the news that there are actually five viral strains which cause FeLV. Perhaps that may account for the wonky viral test results.

Amani

-----Original Message-----
From: Felvtalk [mailto:felvtalk-bounces at felineleukemia.org] On Behalf Of Amy Glunt
Sent: December-21-16 7:55 PM
To: felvtalk at felineleukemia.org
Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Negative IFA test

I'm interested in replies to this as well. I have a somewhat similar experience which I have been pondering over. My own cat, Gravy, tested positive on the Elisa for FeLV in March when we took her in for an ear infection and persistent lethargy. A month ago she had both Elisa and IFA tests and was negative for both and the vet said that the leukemia must have gone dormant in her marrow but that she would still have a suppressed immune system and if she gets ill again, the leukemia could possibly flare back up. 
Also, I got the news today that after a month on Winstrol and prednisolone (we skipped the doxycycline since she was negative) her RBC has gone from 16 to 40. She is a whole new cat, it's absolutely incredible, and I owe it all to you guys here...my Christmas miracle!
Sorry to hijack your post Corinne!

Amy

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> On Dec 21, 2016, at 4:45 PM, Corinne Shank <cms9323 at hotmail.com> wrote:
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> My cat tested positive for Felv a few months ago from an Elisa test.  I had her tested after she had persistent yeast ear infections and I had read that immune suppressed cats were prone to yeast infections.  In addition,  when she was a kitten she tested positive but then tested negative.  I was told that she had shed the virus and that is why she tested negative.    She is now 8 years old.
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> So I put off getting the IFA test as I wanted to see how she did and I felt that she probably was infected.  I finally took her in to get the test and it came back negative.  So I know that the virus is not in her bone marrow.  But what does this mean?  The vet said to bring her back in 6 months for a snap test to see if she has shed the virus, but is this really possible?
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