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charliebubs
31-01-2007, 03:45 PM
Great news!!

I've just had a text from my friend at Wood Green to tell me that they decided to send bloods away for William's second FeLV test.

They were sent yesterday. I'm not sure how long the results take, but I'll keep you posted.

Yaaaaaaaaaay for William!! :lol:
Mags
31-01-2007, 04:22 PM
:smt026:smt026:smt026....Excellent news Charlie!!

So pleased William is being given a second chance ........... fingers crossed that the results will be good http://bestsmileys.com/fingers/1.gif
smudgley
31-01-2007, 04:25 PM
great news.

They take about a week to turn around at Bristol, not sure about Glasgow.
Fran
31-01-2007, 04:29 PM
Oh I am so pleased!!!!!!!
yola
31-01-2007, 04:56 PM
That is good of them. Hopefully they'll be neg and William will get a 2nd chance after all :-D Fingers crossed.
alexgirl73
31-01-2007, 04:58 PM
Will be praying my little socks off that the results will be negative!!!! Good luck William!!

Well done you Charlie for making them think about it.x
Fran
31-01-2007, 05:00 PM
If William does test negative, then Charlie can stop worrying about her kitties so doubly fingers crossed here x
charliebubs
31-01-2007, 05:07 PM
Yes, everyone has their paws crossed at my house!! :)
dinahsmum
31-01-2007, 05:27 PM
Fingers crossed for William.
If he's OK I would imagine WG wil write up his story and pin it on the front of his pen and, seeing as he is a cuddle-bum, he will soon be swept up by a new loving owner.
Toes crossed too.
dandysmom
31-01-2007, 05:41 PM
So pleased they're going to re-test...fingers crossed here for him!!
Sweet
31-01-2007, 05:48 PM
That is great news, fingers and paws crossed here for William, someone out there is waiting to take him home x
Moli
31-01-2007, 06:16 PM
Brilliant news, everything crossed here for him too...
EmmaG
31-01-2007, 07:28 PM
Good news!!! I must admit I was very worried for the poor chap, seems like such a lovely cat as well.

I was hatching a plan to claim him and see if my Great Aunt would like him as an indoor only cat ;)
Elaine
31-01-2007, 07:44 PM
Good news!!! I must admit I was very worried for the poor chap, seems like such a lovely cat as well.

I was hatching a plan to claim him and see if my Great Aunt would like him as an indoor only cat ;)

Bless your kind heart Emma.

Charlie I am so pleased to read this one. Everything crossed here for William and ofcourse for your kitties too. And do give yourself a pat on the back too for fighting Williams corner for him.
Donna
31-01-2007, 07:50 PM
Good news for William - hope the tests are good news x
charliebubs
01-02-2007, 02:28 PM
Bless your kind heart Emma.

Charlie I am so pleased to read this one. Everything crossed here for William and ofcourse for your kitties too. And do give yourself a pat on the back too for fighting Williams corner for him.

Thanks Elaine, but we have Fran to thank too. She emailed Wood Green about William and fought for him as well.

She's too modest to say!!! :cat10

So, a big thank you to PK too!!! :smt041
alexgirl73
01-02-2007, 02:35 PM
Fran why on earth didn't you say so. Big hugs to you too for fighting for William xxxx
yola
01-02-2007, 02:48 PM
Oh wow - Fran that's a lovely thing to do. :D
Fran
01-02-2007, 02:55 PM
:oops: :oops: :oops: I couldn't see him pts without a fight...
Mags
01-02-2007, 03:04 PM
You're a champ Fran, well done!! ;)
Sweet
01-02-2007, 04:57 PM
Well Done Fran for fighting Williams case too - fingers and paws still crossed here x
EmmaG
01-02-2007, 07:22 PM
Well done Fran!!!
dandysmom
01-02-2007, 09:02 PM
That was great of you, Fran! :smt026
Elaine
01-02-2007, 09:17 PM
Aww Fran, well done you xxx I never even thought of doing that.
Hugs to Fran and Charlie for fighting Williams corner, hope all turns out well for him. Am seriously praying for a false possitive on the last test.
Fran
01-02-2007, 09:20 PM
I'm wondering what the statistics are for false negative results. Does anyone know or have any idea?
Elaine
01-02-2007, 09:25 PM
Didnt Desley make a post based on the the false negatives/fales possitives taken from the Fab site a while back. I'll see if I can find it.
Elaine
01-02-2007, 09:49 PM
http://www.gla.ac.uk/companion/felv.htm
Fran
01-02-2007, 09:56 PM
Thank you Elaine! I have just read this.....

the positive predictive value of an in-practice test for FeLV antigen is quite low, to the extent that more than half of positive results are false positives. This is especially important if a positive result is found in a healthy cat. Therefore it is strongly recommended that a positive screening test should be confirmed by another test, such as immunofluorescence or virus isolation.

Still loads to read yet though!
Elaine
01-02-2007, 10:00 PM
LOL I got about half way through and then saved it to my favourites for a look later. Found loads of support sites for FeLV kitties along the way and also a check list for owners to use if they are concerned.
Elaine
01-02-2007, 10:01 PM
http://www.felineleukemia.com/main.html
charliebubs
01-02-2007, 10:47 PM
the positive predictive value of an in-practice test for FeLV antigen is quite low, to the extent that more than half of positive results are false positives. This is especially important if a positive result is found in a healthy cat. Therefore it is strongly recommended that a positive screening test should be confirmed by another test, such as immunofluorescence or virus isolation.


OMG - I didn't realise it was such a high statistic. My vet did tell me that false positives happen on in-house tests, but that there are never really false-negatives, unless the test is done too soon. Which is why I have to wait to have Lily tested.