Re: [Felvtalk] Interferon And Other Medicine Questions
I had my cat on Interferon, LTCI, and Pred. He was given the death sentence by a University Vet, sent home to die. That was over a year ago. He is now FeLV negative, which we were told it was in his bone marrow. We are working on research and trials of different meds for anemia. The high dosage of pred is not a permenant solution. We have spent over $20,000 so far, but it has been worth every penny!! We have hope that through our research the help of specialists, we can help other cats with this dreaded disease! Sent from my iPhone On Nov 24, 2009, at 10:27 AM, Ashley Vanover ashley.vano...@gmail.com wrote: Hi Crystal, I just started my cat on Interferon a few weeks ago. He is in the last stages of FeLV (it's in his bone marrow and he has non regenerative anemia), and I think I've seen some improvements in him. Nothing dramatic, but if it can help a cat that was given less than 3 weeks to live, it might very well help your kitten. My vet ordered mine from Road Runner pharmacy in Arizona. I think it was around $37 for what I *think* was 30ml (I can check tonight when I get home). The $37 included shipping (it was overnighted and packed in ice) and the pharmacy even threw in some cat toys, which I thought was very sweet. My program for Kong is 1ml per day for seven days, and then off seven days. So the bottle, while not exactly cheap, will last for a while. Good luck, Ashley ___ 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
Re: [Felvtalk] Interferon And Other Medicine Questions
Do you have a website or something detailing your research, testing data, etc.? What trials for anemia are you involved with? Is your cat on any medications now? Was your cat on Interferon alpha or FOI? If on alpha, was he at the usual 30 unit dosage? How many LTCI shots did he have before turning negative? Thanks, Gary Hotmail Junk wrote: I had my cat on Interferon, LTCI, and Pred. He was given the death sentence by a University Vet, sent home to die. That was over a year ago. He is now FeLV negative, which we were told it was in his bone marrow. We are working on research and trials of different meds for anemia. The high dosage of pred is not a permenant solution. We have spent over $20,000 so far, but it has been worth every penny!! We have hope that through our research the help of specialists, we can help other cats with this dreaded disease! Sent from my iPhone On Nov 24, 2009, at 10:27 AM, Ashley Vanover ashley.vano...@gmail.com wrote: ___ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org
Re: [Felvtalk] Interferon And Other Medicine Questions
I would be grateful for any more information you could provide as your cat's situation sounds so much like my little Kong's. Bless you for being willing to spend so much money on searching for treatment. It is people like you who are going to make a difference and help us all find new and successful treatments for our babies. --Ashley ___ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org
Re: [Felvtalk] Interferon And Other Medicine Questions
There has been no rhyme or reason as to why Gray Kitty has been through so much. He is such a fighter! We hope to use any succesful treatment we find, to share and educate. We work on the anemia right now and am going to try a new drug that has less side effects than the current high dosage of Pred he is on. Feel free to contact me anytime! Keep me updated on how your baby is doing! Sent from my iPhone On Nov 29, 2009, at 10:48 AM, Ashley Vanover ashley.vano...@gmail.com wrote: I would be grateful for any more information you could provide as your cat's situation sounds so much like my little Kong's. Bless you for being willing to spend so much money on searching for treatment. It is people like you who are going to make a difference and help us all find new and successful treatments for our babies. --Ashley ___ 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
Re: [Felvtalk] Interferon And Other Medicine Questions
Gary, At the moment all our data and graphing is on excel spreadsheets that we email weekly to the specialist I Michigan. Between he and our family vet, we adjust the pred dosage. We are currently reviewing some new meds with less side effects, for his anemia. He was on the interferon, one week on, one week off for many months, as well as weekly LTCI injections for many months. We did not follow the standard protocol. it has been about 3-4 months that he has been negative and is only on pred at the moment. We test him monthly for FeLV now. Sent from my iPhone On Nov 29, 2009, at 9:30 AM, Gary gcru...@centurytel.net wrote: Do you have a website or something detailing your research, testing data, etc.? What trials for anemia are you involved with? Is your cat on any medications now? Was your cat on Interferon alpha or FOI? If on alpha, was he at the usual 30 unit dosage? How many LTCI shots did he have before turning negative? Thanks, Gary Hotmail Junk wrote: I had my cat on Interferon, LTCI, and Pred. He was given the death sentence by a University Vet, sent home to die. That was over a year ago. He is now FeLV negative, which we were told it was in his bone marrow. We are working on research and trials of different meds for anemia. The high dosage of pred is not a permenant solution. We have spent over $20,000 so far, but it has been worth every penny!! We have hope that through our research the help of specialists, we can help other cats with this dreaded disease! Sent from my iPhone On Nov 24, 2009, at 10:27 AM, Ashley Vanover ashley.vano...@gmail.com wrote: ___ 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
Re: [Felvtalk] Interferon And Other Medicine Questions
Hi Crystal, I just started my cat on Interferon a few weeks ago. He is in the last stages of FeLV (it's in his bone marrow and he has non regenerative anemia), and I think I've seen some improvements in him. Nothing dramatic, but if it can help a cat that was given less than 3 weeks to live, it might very well help your kitten. My vet ordered mine from Road Runner pharmacy in Arizona. I think it was around $37 for what I *think* was 30ml (I can check tonight when I get home). The $37 included shipping (it was overnighted and packed in ice) and the pharmacy even threw in some cat toys, which I thought was very sweet. My program for Kong is 1ml per day for seven days, and then off seven days. So the bottle, while not exactly cheap, will last for a while. Good luck, Ashley ___ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org
Re: [Felvtalk] Interferon And Other Medicine Questions
I know that interferon is not an approved treatment for FeLV cats. There is an approved treatment in the US, it is LTCI. You can get more information about it on the company's website www.imulan.com. Hope this information is helpful. On Mon, Nov 23, 2009 at 10:15 AM, Crystal Proper crystal_pro...@yahoo.comwrote: Hi everyone. My vet and I have been talking about putting my asymptomatic FeLV + kitten, Nibbler, on Interferon. However, she said the only kind she can get information on is the newer formula and it costs about $50 per month. Also, since its so new she doesn't know how well it works. Does anyone know where to get it cheaper and/or a similar product that you recommend? Thank you- Crystal ___ 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] Interferon And Other Medicine Questions
Hi everyone. My vet and I have been talking about putting my asymptomatic FeLV + kitten, Nibbler, on Interferon. However, she said the only kind she can get information on is the newer formula and it costs about $50 per month. Also, since its so new she doesn't know how well it works. Does anyone know where to get it cheaper and/or a similar product that you recommend? Thank you- Crystal ___ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org
