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More Florida shelters choosing to adopt out FIV/FeLV-positive cats

  • 1.  More Florida shelters choosing to adopt out FIV/FeLV-positive cats

    Posted 03-28-2023 02:09 PM

    More Florida shelters choosing to adopt out FIV/FeLV-positive cats

    More Florida shelters choosing to adopt out FIV/FeLV-positive cats
    Frontiers in Veterinary Science recently published a study based on survey results in Florida about testing and adoption practices for cats with feline immunodeficiency virus (FIV) and/or feline leukemia virus (FeLV). Our newest Best Friends Network editorial elaborates on these results and the necessary shifts in testing that impact lifesaving decisions. Read it now to see why Best Friends encourages organizations to stop the routine practice of testing all healthy cats and seek lifesaving outcomes for those cats that do test positive.

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    raya greenbaum
    Best Friends Animal Society
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  • 2.  RE: More Florida shelters choosing to adopt out FIV/FeLV-positive cats

    Posted 03-29-2023 04:43 AM

    This is great! I am in South Florida and our animal care and control will not adopt out any positive cats- they all go straight to the euthanasia list and rescues are blasted to come pick them up. My rescue is one of, if not the only one, to pull both FIV and FELV positive or potentially positive cats. Our shelter was not even aware of the quantitative FELV PCR test. Now, they realize this is needed for possible FELVs but they will not send out for the test themselves. 



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    Amanda Gray
    Truly All Cats Trapping and Rescue
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