anybody had to deal with feline leukemia?

[Craftlady]

I dont know about the false negative question. That's something for the experts (a vet) to answer.

Yes, I have lost a kitty to Feline Leukemia. Our dear Butterscotch, was a stray before we took him into our home 5 years ago.

Was your kitty a stray? You see it in strays allot. Strays fight.

It is contagious through body fluids (blood, (litterboes), food dishes, water dishes).

Unfortunately, the gums and breathing problems made themselves clear in our case within 4 1/2 days of his passing. It went that fast. We tried the steriod and antibotic treatments (one round of shots, one round of pills is all we were able to do).

Heres some helpful information Feline Leukemia