Pet owners want quick answers when their beloved cat or dog is sick. And if these furry friends are experiencing digestive distress, lethargy and fever, it's important to rapidly rule out serious illnesses like feline panleukopenia (also called feline parvovirus) and canine parvovirus. Now, researchers report improved lateral flow assays for at-home screening. In tests on veterinary clinic samples, the assays demonstrated 100% sensitivity and reproducibility for both parvoviruses.

Pet owners want quick answers when their beloved cat or dog is sick. And if these furry friends are experiencing digestive distress, lethargy and fever, it’s important to rapidly rule out serious illnesses like feline panleukopenia (also called feline parvovirus) and canine parvovirus. Now, researchers report improved lateral flow assays for at-home screening. In tests on veterinary clinic samples, the assays demonstrated 100% sensitivity and reproducibility for both parvoviruses.

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  • QualifiedKitten@discuss.onlineEnglish
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    18 days ago

    That’s exciting! Looks like the journal article is behind a paywall, but this summary mentions “anal swab samples”. I wonder if those need to be collected directly from the anus, or if using a fresh fecal sample would be adequate? I do a lot of volunteer work with less than friendly cats, and collecting a sample directly from their anuses may not be very practical.

    Also, any insight regarding timeline and costs for this to be available to the general public? Sounds like that’s still a while away, if ever.