Thanks for the information, Christiane. I'm glad that Tuscon was helped by ImmunoRegulin. I remembered this morning that about five years ago, I got into contact with a vet who had a lot of success using it with cats. Don't remember much more than that, but I think my vet might have talked to them. Virbagen Omega is another option I'm considering. I don't see many recent posts about it on the list. It's expensive, but it has a fairly good reputation.
Ember goes back to the vet in two weeks, so I'll probably make some treatment choices based on what her cbc looks like then. For now, I have her on Transfer Factor, low-dose interferon alpha, and those Vetriscience lysine/DMG treats. This has been her regimen for the last year or so. Lance On Mar 2, 2013, at 10:08 AM, "Christiane Biagi" <ti...@mindspring.com> wrote: > Lance—when my Tucson had real low wbc a number of years ago, my vet gave her > a series of immune-regulin injections. Whether it was that or something > else, the wbc went back up in a few weeks. > > From: Felvtalk [mailto:felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org] On Behalf Of Lance > Sent: Saturday, March 02, 2013 10:14 AM > To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org > Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Ember - low wbc > > Hi Sally, > > Thank you for thinking of Ember and I. I'm so sorry to read that all your > FeLV+ cats have gone. I remind myself that the time I've had with Ember has > been wonderful, and that she may have more time. I want to have hope, but I'm > feeling really down right now. I appreciate your prayers. Take care. > > Lance > > On Mar 2, 2013, at 12:52 AM, Sally Davis <putty...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > Hi Lance, > > I have thought of you recently. I remember you kindness when I was dealing > with this awful disease. All infected cats are at the Rainbow's Bridge. I > will keep Ember in my prayers. > > Sally > On Fri, Mar 1, 2013 at 10:08 PM, Lance <lini...@fastmail.fm> wrote: > Hi everyone, > > A few of you may remember me from years ago. My Ember tested positive for > FeLV almost exactly seven years ago, in 2006. She was four years old then. > There have been a few minor illnesses since that wouldn't have been unusual > for a non-FeLV cat, but she's otherwise been very healthy. > > Ember's white blood cell count has been persistently low. Other than when > she's had a few colds (when it shot up to around 7 to 7.5), it's been around > 3.75 to 4.15. She went to the vet two days ago for a regular checkup, and her > count is only a bit over 3. Ember's vet prescribed Clavamox, I assume, as a > prophylactic against infection. > > Needless to say, this is scary news. Ember is almost 11, and we're probably > heading toward a time when any cat's immune system would cease to be as > efficient as it once was. For a FeLV+ cat, that's obviously dangerous. I'm > wondering if anyone has had recent experience with any treatments that help > stimulate white blood cell production. Please let me know what you think. > > Best wishes to all of you and your cats, > > Lance > > > _______________________________________________ > Felvtalk mailing list > Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org > http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org > > _______________________________________________ > Felvtalk mailing list > Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org > http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org > > _______________________________________________ > Felvtalk mailing list > Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org > http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org
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