[Felvtalk] FIV groups

[Lorrie]

It is the vaccination for FIV, not FelV, that causes a cat to test
positive for FIV, and you are certainly right about the tests for
FelV being a crapshoot.

Lorrie


On 05-31, Ardy Robertson wrote:
>    That stress thing I believe is a big factor. Tigger, who apparently had
>    FeLV since he was a kitten, was living a healthy life as an indoor-only
>    cat, and the only other cat I had indoors with him was an old-lady cat
>    named Peekers. They got along great, slept together, ate together, etc.
>    I was unaware that Tigger had FeLV since I had him tested when I found
>    him. Then in November of 2014 I brought in a stray female who was well
>    behaved at first, but then became jealous of the attention I gave
>    Tigger and she would run up behind him and bite him hard. Tigger was
>    stressed out about it and was always looking over his shoulder,
>    wondering when she would bite him next. I believe that is what caused
>    his last FeLV crisis which began in September of 2015.
> 
> 
>    I have since adopted a one year old female named Topaz, and she came
>    from a shelter through a pet store. They told me she is spayed, wormed
>    and has had all her shots. I asked about testing/vaccinating for FeLV,
>    and they said "FeLV is a crapshoot". They said the testing is not
>    reliable and the vaccination is often not effective. My vet told me
>    this before that. But the manager of the pet store also said once you
>    vaccinate a cat for FeLV, they will always test positive....does anyone
>    know if this is true or not?
> 
> 
>    Thank you!!
> 
>    Ardy