This is defined as confessing agreement with every point in our statement of faith. 3) The candidate must pass a theological evaluation by an Elder serving within our organization. This is a part of the application process which may be conducted by email, phone call, or in person. 4) The candidate must use their testimony to demonstrate a call to ministry through the application process.
Any cat found positive for FIV can be considered infected (not uninfected and not vaccinated-and-uninfected.) Unfortunately, sensitivity was found to be only 81%. This means that only 4 of 5 infected cats will actually register as positive; 1 of the 5 will be a false negative.
In all my years of cat rescue, it would often turn out that some of the sweetest cats were the ones whose lives were drastically shortened by one or both of these dreaded retroviruses. Like HIV/AIDS in humans, FeLV and FIV suppress the immune system and are easily transmitted from one cat to another. Once infected, a cat usually dies within about three years. However, some cats can beat the odds and live much longer. My beloved Major Tom was one such exceptional cat.