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Well I got adopted by a stray over a month ago, she will not even let me out of her sight. We, the vet and I, thought she was pregnant but I found out today that she is not. I have mixed emotions about this as I was really looking forward to having a kitten or two, but if she does have FelV then I might have had kittens die which would have been so much worse. Which brings me to what I want to ask about - the SNAP test.
Now the day after I brought the stray in I took her up to the local vet at which they performed the SNAP test. They told me she was positive for both and most likely pregnant.
So I was suddenly faced with PTS a cat and kittens I had just hoped to rescue. Thus began my frantic internet searches. My understanding, and please someone correct me if I am wrong, is that the snap test is accurate with detecting FIV, but fairly inaccurate at detecting FelV because it can just pick up antibodies. I have a cat here, but she is very old and already suffering from cancer so I am keeping this stray anyway, I cannot handle the thought of her being PTS and rescues here are bursting with cats. With the FIV, I believe she can still have a good life, and again correct me if I am wrong. The FelV, if she has it, will shorten her life but I figure I can give her a good place to live until then. My biggest question is this: What are the chances that she does not have FelV? Has anyone here had a cat that has tested positive for both but still lived a long time? I am really hoping for some good news here because the thought of PTS is killing me, and I already have an appointment to have her spayed next week.
Now the day after I brought the stray in I took her up to the local vet at which they performed the SNAP test. They told me she was positive for both and most likely pregnant.
So I was suddenly faced with PTS a cat and kittens I had just hoped to rescue. Thus began my frantic internet searches. My understanding, and please someone correct me if I am wrong, is that the snap test is accurate with detecting FIV, but fairly inaccurate at detecting FelV because it can just pick up antibodies. I have a cat here, but she is very old and already suffering from cancer so I am keeping this stray anyway, I cannot handle the thought of her being PTS and rescues here are bursting with cats. With the FIV, I believe she can still have a good life, and again correct me if I am wrong. The FelV, if she has it, will shorten her life but I figure I can give her a good place to live until then. My biggest question is this: What are the chances that she does not have FelV? Has anyone here had a cat that has tested positive for both but still lived a long time? I am really hoping for some good news here because the thought of PTS is killing me, and I already have an appointment to have her spayed next week.
