I recently brought home a kitten who is around five or six weeks old. When I took him to the vet several days ago, he tested positive for FeLV on what looks like, from his online veterinarian records, a Triple Test for ringworm, FIV, and FeLV. We won't be going back to get an IFA test for another month, since he's still too small for the vet to withdraw the amount of blood she needs to send to the lab. That said, I've tried doing some research in the past few days and am looking for a little more information.
I've seen several different pet owners claim the Snap Triple Test yields false positives with general frequency. Has anyone had experience with this? How likely is a kitten his age to fight off this infection if he has it, and since he's so young could it simply be exposure to his mother that he's still warding off but not a permanent infection? If anyone has more information or experiences on kittens this young who tested positive for FeLV, I'd love some advice!
I've seen several different pet owners claim the Snap Triple Test yields false positives with general frequency. Has anyone had experience with this? How likely is a kitten his age to fight off this infection if he has it, and since he's so young could it simply be exposure to his mother that he's still warding off but not a permanent infection? If anyone has more information or experiences on kittens this young who tested positive for FeLV, I'd love some advice!