Re: [Felvtalk] Good news for a change from ME :)

2009-06-09 Thread Debbie Harrison
What exciting news...we definitely needed something to smile about here! Fingers crossed for continued health and happiness!! Debbie (COL) Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle Philo Date: Mon, 8 Jun 2009 18:16:17 -0700 From: sherryd...@yahoo.com To:

Re: [Felvtalk] Good news for a change from ME :)

2009-06-09 Thread TatorBunz
Oh Sherry that is great news! I hope she continues to blossom. The kitties still remain in my thoughts and prayers. Sending head butts and kitty kisses your way! In a message dated 6/8/2009 6:16:41 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time, sherryd...@yahoo.com writes: I worked my shift at Sids tonight

Re: [Felvtalk] interferon alpha

2009-06-09 Thread MaryChristine
i'd call another pharmacist, actually, and ask or maybe look it up in the merck manual (human or vet)? On Tue, Jun 9, 2009 at 1:11 AM, Gloria B. Lane gbl...@aristotle.net wrote: Hey Gary - OK - I'll have to see what I'm getting from the vet here, and see if my freezing is at the right

Re: [Felvtalk] Freezing meds.....

2009-06-09 Thread Lorrie
Gary, we all count on you for info. on our vet meds, so thanks. As for freezing stuff... I freeze all my meds, vet meds and human meds. I've had human meds in the freezer as long as ten years and they still work fine. I've also had Clavamox in the freezer for two years past the expiration

Re: [Felvtalk] interferon alpha

2009-06-09 Thread gary
The dilution is just simple math, if you divide 3 million by 1000, you get 3000. Then, if you divide 3000 by 100, you get 30. I don't know if you'd get much info about freezing it from a pharmacist, it's made for humans to take as one shot, not to dilute and save. Gary -Original

Re: [Felvtalk] Freezing meds.....

2009-06-09 Thread gary
Personally, I don't see why the amount of dilution should make any difference in whether you can freeze it or not, but if you took a 3 million unit vial and diluted it to 30 units per ml, it would take up quite a lot of freezer space as you would have one thousand, 100 ml containers to freeze and

Re: [Felvtalk] interferon alpha

2009-06-09 Thread Kelley Saveika
Interesting, my vet said it was fine to freeze it. I did ultimately decide not to give it to Missy due to her heart problems, but he did say it was fine to freeze it. On Tue, Jun 9, 2009 at 4:56 PM, gary gcru...@centurytel.net wrote: The dilution is just simple math, if you divide 3 million by

Re: [Felvtalk] Freezing meds.....

2009-06-09 Thread MaryChristine
i just wrote to joel, whom many of you know from FIV stuff--he tends to know medical/scientific finepoints like this, so i'll let you all know what he has to say. -- Spay Neuter Your Neighbors! Maybe That'll Make The Difference MaryChristine Special-Needs Coordinator, Purebred Cat