Using this figure and assuming a cost of $ 15 for an FIV /
FeLV snap test, testing 100 feral cats would cost $ 1,500 and identify an average of 8 cats as presumptively positive for one of the viruses.
Not exact matches
First
FeLV - FIV point - of - care
test that is stable at room temperature and does not require
snapping
All our boarders are required to be
tested (
snap test) for FIV and
FeLV within the past 6 months.
If the
snap test is negative, it could mean that the cat is not infected with
FeLV or that the cat was recently infected (up to 30 days ago) but won't
test positive yet.
Tests for FIV and
FeLV antibodies were run in - house using a commercially available enzyme - linked immunosor - bent assay
test kit (
Snap Combo kit; IDEXX Veterinary Laboratory, West Sacramento, California).