I'm planning to bring in a dumped kitty; a fellow down the street moved off & left her. I know she's been spayed (thank heaven) but don't know a thing about her vaccination history. I asked at my vet's the other day, and apparently there is only 1 vet clinic in our town that would spay a cat without having all their vaccinations being done first. They did, however, recommend that I bring her in for an FIV and FeLuke test.
Some of you may have seen a thread from last week that I posted about my 17y/o Sophie; she had to be put to sleep last Monday. Even tho' she was only at the hospital for 24 hours, we ended up with a bill of over $500. My DH doesn't want to add to this, especially since we have 2 kittens that we will be having spayed within a month or 2.
I've done some reading about FIV, and how unreliable the tests are. I obviously don't want to compromise the health of the 4 cats I have (all indoors, all vaccinated). I know that even if the new kitty tested +, odds are she wouldn't spread it to my others.
I guess what I'm getting at is this--just how reliable are the FIV and FeLuke tests? I know there are quite a few vet techs here, and would love to have your opinion. I'm all for having her tested, but don't want to fight with my DH about it. (I told him I was going to get advice here, and he pretty much agreed to go with the majority! What a guy!)
Some of you may have seen a thread from last week that I posted about my 17y/o Sophie; she had to be put to sleep last Monday. Even tho' she was only at the hospital for 24 hours, we ended up with a bill of over $500. My DH doesn't want to add to this, especially since we have 2 kittens that we will be having spayed within a month or 2.
I've done some reading about FIV, and how unreliable the tests are. I obviously don't want to compromise the health of the 4 cats I have (all indoors, all vaccinated). I know that even if the new kitty tested +, odds are she wouldn't spread it to my others.
I guess what I'm getting at is this--just how reliable are the FIV and FeLuke tests? I know there are quite a few vet techs here, and would love to have your opinion. I'm all for having her tested, but don't want to fight with my DH about it. (I told him I was going to get advice here, and he pretty much agreed to go with the majority! What a guy!)