Here are some excerpts from some research on Interferon-I have been giving it
2x a day-orally 1 cc to Rosie and Murphy. I had been giving it onece a day to
the other 4 that passed away. I always give it right before the canned
food-they both come into the kitchen and pester me, Murphy bangs the
Thanks very much for the article. This is consistent with what I've
heard, mostly in years past on this list, possibly from Tally (www.tallyville.com/interferon.html)
. It is Low Dose Oral Interferon alpha, as I understand drastically
different from high dose injected interferon given to
gary, if you check in the archives, you'll find a fair amount of info on
acemannen--there was a real problem for awhile with its availability, but
that was resolved a couple of years ago. the only person i know personally
used it for her cat with an injection-site sarcoma, not FeLV.
for those of
*Do you use interferon (alfa) with asymptomatic cats or once they become
ill???*
2009/9/30 Alice Flowers aliceflow...@sbcglobal.net
Here are some excerpts from some research on Interferon-I have been giving
it 2x a day-orally 1 cc to Rosie and Murphy. I had been giving it onece a
day to the
Hello everyone,
I joined this list some years ago because as a rescuer, I wanted information on
how best to deal with leukemia colonies we were running into. My organization
also does adoptions. We have a family interested in one of our kittens as a
companion to a 5 yr old positive cat.
Respectfully, I disagree.
Quoting from this article,
http://www.castawaycritters.org/info/display.php?PageID=157
Some caretakers believe that placing cats that initially test positive for
either FIV, FeLV or both, together is a viable option. It is important to keep
in mind that the cats
i know that the vaccine can be used for kittens--best thing would be to do a
search for the various companies that make it, and read their package insert
for exact ages. the big thing is that it takes an initial does, and then a
booster between two and three weeks later.
great to hear they have a
sorry, but that's not what happens in the real world. for years, we've been
trying to get research done in sanctuaries that actually have populations to
test, but as there's no money in it for phamaceutical companies, it hasn't
happened.
in real life, FIVs throw off FeLV just as the 70% of
I disagree on a few points.
The article on the Castaway Critters site is not that old - perhaps 3 or 4
years at most. I have spoken via email with Dr. Levy on several occasions - in
fact, in late 2008, regarding this very issue.
Some recent info from Dr. Levy and link to her info - also
Not sure how all TNR individuals or groups handle the situation of FIV and/or
FeLV+ colony members. I'm on the Feral Cat group. Most TNR is done by
individuals or small groups.
TNR = Trap, Neuter, Release
Since the plan is to release the cat back to its original colony/location, very
few
i think that the stress issue is far more important, especially for ferals.
translocating to a sanctuary is not an issue with housecats, and while
living with large numbers of cats CAN be very stressful, when the cats are
somewhat socialized to people, it's quite possible to provide them with a
I do TNR also...and I have to agree with Sharyl...this money is coming out of
my own pockets...I cannot afford to spay/neuter/vaccinate...but I do. These
cats will be returned to their colony as long as their health is good...I wish
I could afford every test and every preventative vaccine,
We also do not test feral cats being returned to colonies. We only test cats
who are being fostered for adoption. Just can't afford to test everyone and, if
a feral cat comes back positive, it can raise some unnecessary issues.
--- On Wed, 9/30/09, Debbie Harrison dlh1...@hotmail.com wrote:
What I've always heard and done, is you use it *when* they're
asymptomatic, on a regular basis. If you wait till they become ill,
it's too late.
Gloria
On Sep 30, 2009, at 11:11 AM, Esther Jorda wrote:
*Do you use interferon (alfa) with asymptomatic cats or once they
become
ill???*
You know, there really is a lack of exhaustive studies on this whole
question. Mortality rates are based on study of cats who already test
positive. And, I have never been able to find a really good study on the
prevalence of either FIV or FELV... Studies are done of particular
colonies, or of
Last year I adopted a FelV positive kitten to a couple who had two
neg. cats. They knew the kitten they wanted was positive, but they
fell in love with him and took him anyway. I kept him until their
other two cats were vaccinated against Felv and had time to build
up immunity. I'm still in
Which goes to show you, when one of these litter critters decide you're
their person, you don't stand a chance---LOL. Bravo to these adopters and
to you for not giving up on kitty...
Christiane Biagi
Cell: 914-720-6888
ti...@mindspring.com
Volunteer-St. Bernard Parish Animal Shelter
Janine, as long as the kitten can get the FeLV vaccine and booster before being
exposed to their cat they should be fine. I will tell you my Stormie story.
I had caught 2 kittens from a dumpster colony I was feeding. Took Rocket and
Sissy to the vet and they tested FeLV+. Vet recommended PTS
I've done that too - a friend of mine adopted 2 kittens quite a few
years ago - 1 kitten from our group, and 1 from another. The other
kitten at some point tested positive. She keeps the FELV+ kitten on
low dose interferon, and the other kitten vacccinated. They must be 6
or 7 years
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