From:
cowsmootoo1952
Date: 2002-05-24 19:39:00 UTC
Subject: Re: ADV test kit
Dr. Bruce, If you don't recommend the Avecon saliva test for testing
for ADV, what would you recommend? Some kind of blood test? How
would someone get the blood drawn and where would they send it once
done? I've had 2 of my ferrets given blood tests, but I don't know
what to look for in the results. If they didn't do the blood work
for ADV, would that mean having to take them back in and pay for more
blood work? I now have 5 ferrets and was also wondering generally
what the cost is for this kind of test?
Mary
> For what it is worth, I have some serious misgivings about the
> current reliability of the Avecon saliva test, and I do not
currently
> recommend its use. There have been a number of false negatives
with
> this test, and it has recently shown poor correlation with Avecon
> blood tests in the hands of owners and shelter operators. Whether
it
> is a sample problem, a testing problem, a problem with the
> components, or something else, there are simply too many variables
> with it to rely on it.