Thread: Our three are going for blood tests tomorrow!

Wow - now that is a really useful article. It would seem that, since the antibody titres are pretty meaningless, it would be better if they actually tested this way:

Quoting from the winnfelinehealth article:
The most effective and practical tool is PCR analysis of feces for the presence of FECV, a test that is not yet widely available. Because shedding of the virus may be intermittent, testing of multiple samples over time is required. Dr. Hans Lutz at the University of Utrecht has shown that PCR on four fecal swabs taken at one‐week intervals can determine the coronavirus‐shedding status of a cat.

I am going to mention this to our vet - it seems to me that it is more important to know whether a cat is "clear" of the coronavirus or whether it is healthy but continually shedding it!

Very interesting read NCarver

You could give your cats L-lysine as it is an immune system booster. It is found naturally in a raw fed diet & is mainly used for treatment of Feline Herpes Virus but may help. Enisyl-F Oral Paste For Cats 100ml - £13.57