Will vaccination interfere with the FeLV diagnostic tests?
In either a cattery or a multicat household, the most effective procedure is to test by IFA and remove all FeLV-positive cats. The remaining FeLV-negative cats should then be vaccinated and retested every three to six months for the next year, and any that become positive during that time should be removed. The household cannot be considered “free” of FeLV until all remaining cats have tested negative in two sequential tests taken at least three months apart. No new cats should be brought into the household until all the cats already there test negative repeatedly. All new cats should test negative initially, be quarantined for at least two months, and retest negative before being allowed to mingle with other resident cats. The premises should be routinely scrubbed with detergent or disinfectant and wiped down with a solution containing four ounces of household bleach per gallon of water (bleach is an excellent disinfectant for viruses and other infectious disease agents). All food and
