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FeLV Testing Algorithm

Selecting and interpreting diagnostic tests for FeLV is complicated by the fact that cats are quite variable in their response to FeLV+. Following initial exposure to the virus, some cats have a robust immune response, completely eliminate the virus, and are cured and immune from future infection. This is called…

The FeLV Lifetime Study

Austin Pets Alive! is a large shelter in Austin Texas that adopts out approximately 400 FeLV foster cats a year. The shelter receives hundreds of FeLV+ cats from other shelters across the country and confirms the infection upon arrival with a SNAP FeLV test. However, there is much controversy about…

Study: Increasing Access to Heartworm Treatment for Dogs in Shelters

A new study in partnership with the University of Florida Shelter Medicine Program, Toronto Humane Society, and Lucky Dog Animal Rescue, made possible by a grant from PetSmart Charities, has the potential to change the way animal shelters across the United States treat heartworm infected dogs. Heartworm…

Feline Leukemia Virus

Case challenges: The FeLV screening test is positive – now what? Ocho Rios Ocho Rios is an approximately 6-year-old neutered male cat. He was transferred from another animal shelter into the FeLV adoption program. On…

July 2024 eNews

Saving shelter cats with FIP — Upcoming conference — Neonatal kitten webinar recording