Above: The Fox Hole Radio built with a WWII-era âbluedâ razor blade and pencil lead for the detector. Note the bamboo coil form and the paper clip attached to a cork used to slide along the coil turns to tune the radio. The orange wire goes to the antenna, the black wire to ground.
FIV is diagnosed with a âsnapâ test, usually in combination with the Felv test. A positive FIV test almost always indicates active infection. The exception is young kittens born to an FIV positive queen. Young kittens possess antibodies to FIV from mom, but may not actually have the disease. So, if you have an FIV positive kitten, before panicking, have the kitten retested at 6 months of age.
The feline leukemia (FeLV) and FIV test is a blood test used to detect exposure to or infection of one of these viruses in cats. The feline leukemia test is often called the Feleuk test or abbreviated as FeLV test. The feline immunodeficiency virus test is also referred to as the FIV test or feline AIDS test.