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Edit to change my reply having realised that I totally misread the question. whoops. Yes - just test once & if negative rehome them. |
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Phew, that worried me. Will you still only test once in light of what I posted?? The reason being is they could have come into contact very soon before testing, and it wouldn't show up on the antigen test done in house, which is why they recommend 12 weeks apart, as there is a chance of them being negative on the first and postive on the second. I am also waiting for them to get back to me to confirm the amount of false negatives and will post when I know. |
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Actually, here is the bit that comes before that, which confirms what I have just said Cats should have two tests 12 weeks apart. If cats have only been recently infected, they may not yet have virus in their blood. The interval from getting infected to producing virus in the blood can be as little as two weeks or as long as eight weeks. And teh full article, which I think is very informative http://www.gla.ac.uk/companion/ofelv.htm |
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Yes we will only test once, although I understand the risks that they may have been exposed to the virus & be incubating it. In an ideal world, I guess there are lots of things that we would do, but I think a one-off in house test is adequate under the circumstances & more than lots of people do. However I may be getting the kittens from the FIV mom tested at Glasgow. Still researching info at the mo. |
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I just can't get my head round doing a not fully accurate test only once. despite the fact they could have come into contact days before and not be able to shrug it off, so you could be homing cats you think are negative but aren't, so what is the point? With regards to the kitts, they shouldn't be tested till they are 16 weeks old, as they could have antibodies from mum - but she still needs confirming, she could be one of the lucky 7%. Also, I don't think the chances of it being passed on are very high with kittens, and I really would query that result actually, FIV can cause miscarriage in cats, so if everyone looks healthy, it would be rather unusual. |
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I think 93% is fairly accurate. Yes the kittens only have a very slight risk so not really worried about them,but will test as a precaution. The cat will be homed as an indoor cat,so I don't really see the harm in trusting the 93% accuracy. If she is in the 7% of false positives then what difference would it make other than she would be homed as a normal cat as opposed to an indoor cat. Don't understand your comments about healthy cats? FIV can cause miscarriage in cats, so if everyone looks healthy, it would be rather unusual. Not sure what you mean. |
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93% isn't good enough for me when it comes to knowing about FIV though, and it simply isn't good practice not to get it confirmed - even if she will be an indoor only cat, it will still impact on her owners - if they know for certain she is, then they have to state it for insurance and there are then restrictions etc. The point being that it would be unusual for an FIV+ cat to have a normal amount of healthy kittens. |
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