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Hello, I recently took in a litter of 5 kitties that were found under a neighbor's porch and the cat momma disappeared. Long story short, all but one white female, Mousy, appeared healthy. Mousy was found very sick, her symptoms included: third eyelid, puss coming from eyes, not eating/anemic, severely thin, completely congested and lethargic. So the next day I took her to the vet and she tested positive for FELV. The vet gave her an antiobiotic shot, eye ointment and a supplement full of vitamins and calories to bring her weight to correct level. 3 days later - the kitten is completely healthy, she's a ferocious eater and is the happiest kitten I've ever seen.
My question is - is it possible that the FELV test could be a false positive. The vet says it's highly unlikely because of her condition when I brought her in, meaning he feels the disease has already damaged her immune system. He also said he's 95% sure the other kittens have it (even though they appear perfectly healthy). Could he be wrong? I can't afford getting them all tested now ($50/each).
Has anyone had a FELV+ kitten at about 6 weeks, followed by e negative test result?
Lastly, I have two other cats in the home, if these kittens are indeed sick, I'll need to surrender them to a shelter. Will they be adoptable? My biggest fear is that they we be killed .
My question is - is it possible that the FELV test could be a false positive. The vet says it's highly unlikely because of her condition when I brought her in, meaning he feels the disease has already damaged her immune system. He also said he's 95% sure the other kittens have it (even though they appear perfectly healthy). Could he be wrong? I can't afford getting them all tested now ($50/each).
Has anyone had a FELV+ kitten at about 6 weeks, followed by e negative test result?
Lastly, I have two other cats in the home, if these kittens are indeed sick, I'll need to surrender them to a shelter. Will they be adoptable? My biggest fear is that they we be killed .