https://www.vetsurgeon.org/f/clinical-questions/24593/felv-pcr-on-tissue Is it possible to test lymphoma tissue for FeLV? I have a post-mortem big cat with extensive abdominal tumours where blood isn&#39;t available and am wanting to rule out any FeLV involvement before reviewing the vaccination protocols. Marie en-USTelligent Community 10https://www.vetsurgeon.org/thread/162631?ContentTypeID=1Wed, 20 Jul 2016 08:28:25 GMT146601cc-3922-4be7-9974-7e1d4e45a66b:67ead9fc-774b-4f81-a656-e4cd101cf085Kate Richardson<p>Call Langford feline department, I think it is possible but if not they will likely know what tests you can run</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>https://www.vetsurgeon.org/thread/162574?ContentTypeID=1Tue, 19 Jul 2016 14:29:35 GMT146601cc-3922-4be7-9974-7e1d4e45a66b:2c543d88-7d15-4f45-87e8-8ea21c83d143Martin Atkinson<p>Don&#39;t know the answer to the question and equally don&#39;t know if this applies to big cats as much as domestics but FeLV is very rarely implicated in feline lymphoma these days despite there being a large increase in the prevalance of alimentary lymphoma in cats.</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>https://www.vetsurgeon.org/thread/162566?ContentTypeID=1Tue, 19 Jul 2016 12:45:55 GMT146601cc-3922-4be7-9974-7e1d4e45a66b:214a9a19-51fa-4155-87bf-2cddbbbecb75Anthony Dennison<p>Just a quick google, but it would seem PCR from tissue corresponds quite well with the normal ELISA done on blood:</p> <p><a target='_blank' href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1263639/">http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1263639/</a></p> <p>Have you spoken to your normal lab to see if they can do anything?&nbsp;</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>