[vetvetdoug]

Retest the kitty in two months with ELISA and the antigen may be gone also. FAT is the most comprehensive and reliable test to see if the kitty has the active virus. In the meantime ask the vet for a prescription for Rhoferon, 30 micrograms daily for seven days and then weekly. It can be injected or used orally. Interferon has some benefit in FeLv positive kitties. I have seen FAT positive FeLv cats live for several years after the diagnosis.

20% of all FeLv cats remove the virus and are FAT and Elisa negative on subsequent testing 60 days after the initial positive test. 20% carry the virus and are asymptomatic. 20% are sickly and are symptomatic and 40% die within a short period of time after initial diagnosis. The odds are in your favour.

I must have missed your initial ping and apologize for not posting to the thread earlier.

[Slings and Arrows]

No need for apologies, and thanks for the advice. I do not expect to have the kitty that long, but will pass this on to her new family, if I can find her one. (Mind you, I never expected to have a cat in the first place, so who knows?)