So this time of year is vaccine time at my house. I brought my one cat Mew in yesterday for vaccines. As I was going through her record, I realized that when I brought her in for the first time, they never checked her for FIV or FeLV. So I had them send off a senior wellness profile since she is 6 years old and thought it was the most for my money. (It includes a FIV, FeLV, t-4, cbc, chemistry, heartworm, and urinalysis.)
Let me just say, I have checked all of my other animals for FIV and FeLV before bringing them into the house. When we got Mew, I was 17 and knew nothing about the disease and simply trusted that the vet would do everything they need to do to make sure she was healthy before bringing her into my home.
Well, I decided to check and see if her bloodwork results where back from the lab. This is what I saw when I checked on her FIV test results online:
FIV Antibody \t \t \t \t \t \t \t
\tThe result is being rechecked and will be set up on our next regularly scheduled test run.
The only time I have know the lab to recheck a FIV test, is when it is a weak positive. It is only a ELISA test and NOT a western blot, but it still means my cat COULD have FIV. She has never been vaccinated for FIV so I know that its not from a vaccine...
I don't know what to do if she turns up positive. I have 2 cats who, do to health problems, can not be vaccinated.
I'm a nervous reck now, wondering if she has it... Please send vibes and prayers that it comes back negative. She is my DH's cat and getting rid of her is NOT an option, but I don't know what to do if she's positive.
Anyone who has an FIV positive cat in a house with other cats, please send me suggestions and let me know what kind of health problems and life span a cat with FIV has. I have never researched it because I never thought it would be a problem for me.
Sorry if this thread is kinda all over the place, I'm just a little nervous about the results.
Thank you all for reading my rambling.
Let me just say, I have checked all of my other animals for FIV and FeLV before bringing them into the house. When we got Mew, I was 17 and knew nothing about the disease and simply trusted that the vet would do everything they need to do to make sure she was healthy before bringing her into my home.
Well, I decided to check and see if her bloodwork results where back from the lab. This is what I saw when I checked on her FIV test results online:
FIV Antibody \t \t \t \t \t \t \t
\tThe result is being rechecked and will be set up on our next regularly scheduled test run.
The only time I have know the lab to recheck a FIV test, is when it is a weak positive. It is only a ELISA test and NOT a western blot, but it still means my cat COULD have FIV. She has never been vaccinated for FIV so I know that its not from a vaccine...
I don't know what to do if she turns up positive. I have 2 cats who, do to health problems, can not be vaccinated.
I'm a nervous reck now, wondering if she has it... Please send vibes and prayers that it comes back negative. She is my DH's cat and getting rid of her is NOT an option, but I don't know what to do if she's positive.
Anyone who has an FIV positive cat in a house with other cats, please send me suggestions and let me know what kind of health problems and life span a cat with FIV has. I have never researched it because I never thought it would be a problem for me.
Sorry if this thread is kinda all over the place, I'm just a little nervous about the results.
Thank you all for reading my rambling.