OK, kittens back from vet

No test results until next week. We did not do the in-house test today because it would be redundant and wasteful if the out of house test which we just did comes back positive. If the IFA comes back negative, then we will do the in-house test to confirm. If the in-house ELISA test comes back positive, then we talk about the discordant results. But, otherwise, he said they are growing nicely and, I quote, "For FeLV kitties, you sure look healthy!" so there's that much.

No one went flying across the office. No one tried to maim the staff. The flooding and pouring rain did not keep us from our appointment or keep the vet from opening his practice. But, we couldn't have them weighed because they don't have a scale for kittens that size. This is the one real drawback with using a vet like this--I have usually spent the extra money and gone to big animal hospitals because they have amazing facilities with technology out the ear and state of the art knowledge and equipment. This vet doesn't even have a computer, or a baby scale. But he has shown more willingness to work with me than at our first visit.

So, they will get weighed at 16 weeks, which seems like a long time, but since they are obviously gaining weight and size, and he did not seem at all concerned, I guess I will let it go. I might call my regular vet and see if I can setup a tech appt. to use their scale and just weigh them. I will have to see if they will let me do that. But all in all, looking good. I am keeping my fingers crossed for next week's results, but still trying not to get my hopes up. Expect the worst, hope for the best. lunasmom