Immuno Regulin - DOSAGE???

2007-03-19 Thread Marissa Johnson
Hi all. I said this in my last update but thought changing the subject would help. Slink's fever still isn't quite down. I'm considerinng trying IR (if I can afford it) and could order it without a scrip. I have a vet tech here this week so we could even administer it here. ButI

Re: Immuno Regulin - DOSAGE???

2007-03-19 Thread Kelly L
At 10:38 AM 3/19/2007, you wrote: I used .753/4 cc IV per dose, The recommendation was for1/2 to 1 cc so I setteled on the middle of that,..,,Make sure the vet gives it IV not sub q or IM,, I gave it twice a week but this was on a healthy FELV cat, Ask those who have used it on

Immuno Regulin Now??

2006-09-22 Thread kelly
Well Max's IFA was negative, Now the big question... Immuno Regulin??? Do I start on it now..He does have swollen lymph nodes ?? Still working on getting Omega Interferon and will be starting Sammy in Alferon,,, Ha anyone had the I.R exacerbated the FELV??? Kelly -- No virus found

Re: Immuno Regulin Now??

2006-09-22 Thread Lernermichelle
Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Well Max's IFA was negative,Now the big question...Immuno Regulin???Do I start on it now..He does have swollen lymph nodes ??Still working on getting Omega Interferon and will be starting Sammy in Alferon,,,Ha anyone had the I.R exacerbated

Re: Immuno Regulin Now??

2006-09-22 Thread kelly
it. Michelle In a message dated 9/22/2006 2:49:05 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Well Max's IFA was negative, Now the big question... Immuno Regulin??? Do I start on it now..He does have swollen lymph nodes ?? Still working on getting Omega Interferon

Re: Immuno Regulin Now??

2006-09-22 Thread Lernermichelle
dated 9/22/2006 2:49:05 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Well Max's IFA was negative, Now the big question... Immuno Regulin??? Do I start on it now..He does have swollen lymph nodes ?? Still working on getting Omega Interferon

Re: Immuno Regulin Now??

2006-09-22 Thread kelly
. But if he is negative he might not need it-- might be able to kick this without it. Michelle In a message dated 9/22/2006 2:49:05 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Well Max's IFA was negative, Now the big question... Immuno Regulin??? Do I start on it now..He does have swollen

Re: Immuno regulin

2006-09-06 Thread cindy reasoner
had good results so far with immuno-regulin. The vet started my Smokey on shots several months back. He is positive and kept on getting fevers. He hasn't had a fever since March. Smokey started gaining weight and right now he seems to be doing really good. I keep my fingers crossed

Re: Immuno regulin

2006-09-05 Thread catatonya
a day for 4 days, .4cc once a week for 4 weeks and .4cc every 4 months. I have a feleuk baby I want to start on immunoregulin but can't settle on a protocol. Thanks. Susan cindy reasoner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote: I have had good results so far with immuno-regulin. The vet started my Smo

Re: Immuno regulin

2006-09-01 Thread cindy reasoner
I have had good results so far with immuno-regulin. The vet started my Smokey on shots several months back. He is positive and kept on getting fevers. He hasn't had a fever since March. Smokey started gaining weight and right now he seems to be doing really good. I keep my fingers crossed

Re: Immuno regulin

2006-09-01 Thread kelly
At 06:56 AM 9/1/2006, you wrote: Thanks I was wondering for my new young 8 month old cat if it might enhance the possibility if clearing the virus, Is there any benefit in giving it to a non symptomatic cat??? Kelly I have had good results so far with immuno-regulin. The vet started my

Re: Immuno regulin

2006-09-01 Thread cindy reasoner
That I don't know. I am taking Smokey back to the vet tomorrow to be retested for feline leukemia so I'm hoping that by some miracle it comes back negative. He isn't showing any symptons of the disease now so I am going to ask the vet if we need to quit giving him the immuno-regulin. He

Re: Immuno regulin

2006-09-01 Thread Susan Loesch
to start on immunoregulin but can't settle on a protocol. Thanks. Susancindy reasoner [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I have had good results so far with immuno-regulin. The vet started my Smokey on shots several monthsback. He is positive and kept on getting fevers. Hehasn't had a fever since March. Smokey

Re: Immuno regulin

2006-09-01 Thread kelly
showing any symptons of the disease now so I am going to ask the vet if we need to quit giving him the immuno-regulin. He was getting the shots subq twice a week but for the past month he has been getting them only once a week. Cindy --- kelly [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: At 06:56 AM 9/1/2006, you wrote

Re: Immuno regulin

2006-09-01 Thread cindy reasoner
on immunoregulin but can't settle on a protocol. Thanks. Susan cindy reasoner [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I have had good results so far with immuno-regulin. The vet started my Smokey on shots several months back. He is positive and kept on getting fevers. He hasn't had a fever since March

Re: Immuno regulin

2006-09-01 Thread Susan Loesch
Susan cindy reasoner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote: I have had good results so far with immuno-regulin. The vet started my Smokey on shots several months back. He is positive and kept on getting fevers. He hasn't had a fever since March. Smokey started gaining weight and right now he seems to be

Re: Immuno regulin

2006-09-01 Thread Gloria Lane
the vet if we need to quit giving him the immuno-regulin. He was getting the shots subq twice a week but for the past month he has been getting them only once a week. Cindy --- kelly [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: At 06:56 AM 9/1/2006, you wrote: Thanks I was wondering for my new young 8 month old cat

Re: Immuno regulin

2006-09-01 Thread cindy reasoner
. I am taking Smokey back to the vet tomorrow to be retested for feline leukemia so I'm hoping that by some miracle it comes back negative. He isn't showing any symptons of the disease now so I am going to ask the vet if we need to quit giving him the immuno-regulin. He was getting

Immuno regulin

2006-08-31 Thread kelly
the clinical trials on Immuno Regulin because there were no documented benefits,,, I had used Alpha Interferon many years ago but that did not help. Anyone with opinions I would appreciate, Thanks Kelly www.kellyscats.zoomshare.com/

Re: Immuno regulin

2006-08-31 Thread Lernermichelle
I have seen very quick and positive results from Immuno-Regulin with two of my cats, and so have several other people on this list. Michelle In a message dated 9/1/2006 1:47:52 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: have not been here for years,,,I have a new kitten 8 mos

Re: immuno-regulin dosage

2006-06-18 Thread Kerry Roach
Michelle, I think 1/2cc would be a good start tooHow many days apart did you wait? Did you give it every 4 days for a couple of weeks? I read that some place, too...and then you give it weekly for a few weeks then can go to once a month...Please let me know if I have this right... I am going

Re: immuno-regulin dosage

2006-06-18 Thread Susan Loesch
There must be a lot of varying opinions among vets about the dose for immunoregulin -- I have a foster kitty who gets .2cc every single month - continuing what her original vet has done for 7-8 years. My vet suggested .2cc per day for 4 days, then .2cc twice a week for 4 weeks and then .2cc every

Re: immuno-regulin dosage

2006-06-18 Thread Lernermichelle
Well, I did 1 ml, and it was for pneumonia with one cat and a bad URI with the other. It only took 1 dose with the first, and two doses with the second (3 days apart) and then they were better, so I never had to think about long-term dosing. I'm not sure. I think I would do every 3 or 4 days

immuno-regulin dosage

2006-06-17 Thread Kerry Roach
I was trying to find some more info on the IR..and found the posts by Cindy about giving it sub-q..I need to know how much IV and sub-q..and how often we should stay with it...I guess we really need a starting point to see if it won't help Bandy.. I will keep trying to catch up on the past posts,

Re: immuno-regulin dosage

2006-06-17 Thread Lernermichelle
Kerry, At least to start, I would give I-R IV, at the vet's if you can't do it yourself. That is the only way the studies show it working and the company that makes it says it will work. They advise against giving it sub-q. However, at least 2 cats on this list have gotten it sub-q without

Ordering Immuno-Regulin

2006-05-13 Thread Nina
Deanne, I'm pretty sure I ordered it from Revival. http://www.revivalanimal.com/product.asp?pn=31-020 It's been a while now, so I can't remember what I paid for it. Do a Google for it on the web and I'm sure you'll come up with other places as well. As Cindy mentioned, it's also called

Immuno Regulin and Interferon

2006-05-12 Thread Nina
Hi Jennifer, IR and Interferon are different things and work in different ways. I just gave a brief description about how IR works in my response to "Immunoregulin for Chelsea". Your vet might not be familiar with IR. There's a link to info on it on our list's homepage: www.felineleukemia.org

Re: Immuno-Regulin, IV v. sub-q

2006-03-06 Thread Susan Loesch
Hey, Michelle - I'm the one who has the 10yr old cat who has been getting it for 7-8 years. It really is hard to know if that has helped or not -- in fact my own vet, who I think is on top of everything, said he doubts it - he thinks she is just in that lucky % of feleuk+ cats who is going to

Immuno-Regulin, IV v. sub-q

2006-03-05 Thread Lernermichelle
FYI, I called the company that makes I-R, and they say that they only recommend using it IV because parts are absorbed sub-q and IM without being effective, i.e. it is more effective IV. That said, it seems to be working great for Smokey sub-q, so if anyone needs to give it at home it sounds

Re: Immuno-Regulin, IV v. sub-q

2006-03-05 Thread gblane
Thanks, Michelle - I've been talking to Susan here in Little Rock about it's use both IV and Sub-Q. I'd be interested to hear what others experiences are. I'm sure the company isn't going to commit till they're satisfied their (and FDA) research requirements, which doesn't mean it doesn't

Re: Immuno-Regulin, IV v. sub-q

2006-03-05 Thread Nina
Hi Michelle, Thank you for researching into the different possible protocols and uses for IR. You probably know what I'm going to say before I say it. I agree with Gray. There's no way to know if the IR has been helping that 10 yr old cat, and even though I understand your reasoning about it

Re: Bandy and Immuno-Regulin

2006-03-03 Thread Kerry Roach
Hi Nina, No we haven't used immuno-regulin...His vet doesn't seem to like to use it..She told me that she hadn't had good results with it so I really haven't pushed the issue with it.. His temp has been spiking alot the last week so she told me yesterday to keep using the dex as needed to keep

Re: Bandy and Immuno-Regulin

2006-03-03 Thread Nina
Yes, there is info on the felk website about IR. I looked for info that I saved about it and at first glance came up with one of Kyle's posts about Brissle when she was on it, (pasted below). >From what I understand it is a bacteria (?), that when introduced to their system helps kick their

Smokey and Immuno-Regulin

2006-03-02 Thread Nina
Cindy thats wonderful news about Smokey's improvement! Hooray for you and your precious little boy!! Thank you so much for letting us know he's doing well. I tell you there is no joy like watching our fragile babies rebound and begin playing! I'm so pleased for you two. I know you tried a

Bandy and Immuno-Regulin

2006-03-02 Thread Nina
Kerry, How are your angels doing? With all the treatments and supps you've used with Bandy for his temp spikes, I can't remember if you've had him on IR. I seemed to remember that you have, or at least you have considered it. Could you please post and let us know if you have, and if so,

Re: Smokey and Immuno-Regulin

2006-03-02 Thread cindy reasoner
Smokey showed his improvement when I started the immuno-regulin. He got a shot for 4 days in a row and then he gets 2 shots a week. I am giving him the shots subq. I give him pet tinic twice a day and they took him off the baytril yesterday. I am keeping my fingers crossed. It seems like he

Re: Smokey and Immuno-Regulin

2006-03-02 Thread Nina
time! Nina cindy reasoner wrote: Smokey showed his improvement when I started the immuno-regulin. He got a shot for 4 days in a row and then he gets 2 shots a week. I am giving him the shots subq. I give him pet tinic twice a day and they took him off the baytril yesterday. I am keeping my

Re: Lulu and her Immuno-Regulin Therapy

2005-10-20 Thread Chris and Carol van Maarth
Hi Julie Thanks for your nice email.I live in California and most everything is super regulated here. Someone sent me a link for buying syringes on the internet so think I will persue that. I sure hope that my experience with Immune-Regulin will be of help to others. Tonight I'll post the

Lulu and her Immuno-Regulin Therapy

2005-10-19 Thread Chris and Carol van Maarth
began Lulu on subcutaneous Immuno-Regulin Propionibacterium Acnes, Immunostimulant injections. I spoke to my vet at length today as to m-reg therapy as I was concerned with posts that I had seen on the listserve that said the drug was only to be given by IV. My vet said that he commonly treated his

RE: I have a sick kitty, help...Immuno-regulin

2005-10-15 Thread Chris
I ditto good comments on immuno-regulin. My Tucson has had two series each time her white blood count went very low. Both times it came right back up She had no side effectshad one shot every week for 3 or 4 weeks I think. Chris [EMAIL PROTECTED] -Original Message- From

Immuno-Regulin articles - Kerry

2005-08-23 Thread Nina
Kerry, Thank you for taking the time to put this info on Immuno-regulin together for Margaret. I'm going to send it to my vet too. I've never used it, but with the success others have had on the list with it, I'm hoping it might help Grace. She's been listless and generally not feeling well

Re: Anyone know how immuno regulin is administered?

2005-07-03 Thread Lernermichelle
Kerry, I know that you do not like the house call vets you have used thus far, but would you trust them just for the purpose of administering the I-R while you are gone if they would be willing to do that? For a vet, giving an IV shot is incredibly easy and takes a minute. It is not

Re: Anyone know how immuno regulin is administered?

2005-07-02 Thread Kerry MacKenzie
PROTECTED] To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Sent: Friday, July 01, 2005 8:47 PM Subject: Re: Anyone know how immuno regulin is administered? No hospitalization is required. A vet is only needed to do it because it is an IV injection. If you know someone who can do IV

RE: Anyone know how immuno regulin is administered?

2005-07-01 Thread Hideyo Yamamoto
I am so sorry about HCT, Kerry - Is there any option not to go to UK at this time?? As for immuno regulin, I don't think it requires hospitalization, but I think it's something that need to be done at the vet since it's administered via IV - that's the drawback because it will stress them out

RE: Anyone know how immuno regulin is administered?

2005-07-01 Thread Hideyo Yamamoto
Kerry, looks like the postings of messages are not working - I am sending this to you off line, too. -Original Message- From: Hideyo Yamamoto Sent: Friday, July 01, 2005 11:22 AM To: 'felvtalk@felineleukemia.org' Subject: RE: Anyone know how immuno regulin is administered? I am so sorry

Anyone know how immuno regulin is administered?

2005-06-30 Thread Kerry MacKenzie
Hi everyone Flavia's test was not so good last night--her hematocrit went down from 21 to17. I'm taking her again on Saturday for the same test. I wish so much that I wasn't going out of the country on Wednesday--it is such bad timing. Michelle had suggested I read the article on immunoregulin

Re: outcome of anemia - Immuno-Regulin

2005-06-01 Thread carlas
I tried Immuno-Regulin for a fiv anemic cat. Helped alittle But she had too many other things going on she was at the stage of full blown aides, her immunes system was 0. She was anemic due to her spleen was removed since they thought it was cancer but turned out it had some toxic cells

RE: Warning: Immuno-regulin side effects

2005-05-17 Thread MacKenzie, Kerry N.
g: Immuno-regulin side effects Ginger got her second dose of Immuno-regulin today. She is now running all over, jumping, playing, and trying (rather unsuccessfully) to eat a little (don't get too excited-- I doubt the amount she ate on her own would fill up a thimble). She is meowing for me

Re: Warning: Immuno-regulin side effects

2005-05-17 Thread felv
ot; vaccines). Jenn -- Ginger got her second dose of Immuno-regulin today. She is now running all over, jumping, playing, and trying (rather unsuccessfully) to eat a little (don't get too excited-- I doubt the amount she ate on her own would fill up a thimble). She is meowing for me

Re: Warning: Immuno-regulin side effects-- Ginger

2005-05-17 Thread Lernermichelle
She seems totally normal now except for the occasional sneeze and sniffle, and except for the very major fact that she is not eating. She tries to cover all the food I bring her, and I have tried everything. She either does not have an appetite or feels unable to eat. She does not vomit when I

Re: Warning: Immuno-regulin side effects

2005-05-17 Thread Lernermichelle
I assume that when the dental vet removed 10 teeth she checked for ulcers, but I will have the vet on Thursday check too. I looked in her mouth and can not see any. It does seem to me, though, like her mouth is uncomfortable in some way or chewing is difficult, but it is hard to understand why

Re: Warning: Immuno-regulin side effects-- Ginger

2005-05-17 Thread BONNIE J KALMBACH
tuna water? Bonnie inWI - Original Message - From: Nina [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Tuesday, May 17, 2005 3:10 pm Subject: Re: Warning: Immuno-regulin side effects-- Ginger Michelle, Will Ginger lap up liquid? Is she drinking water?

Warning: Immuno-regulin side effects

2005-05-16 Thread Lernermichelle
Ginger got her second dose of Immuno-regulin today. She is now running all over, jumping, playing, and trying (rather unsuccessfully) to eat a little (don't get too excited-- I doubt the amount she ate on her own would fill up a thimble). She is meowing for me and trying to knock the door

immuno-regulin question

2005-04-02 Thread TenHouseCats
dumb question, probably, but can this be used in non-positive cats as well with high wbc/lymphocytes? i have a friend in california with a kitty they can't figure out what is happening with, tho all the normal blood values other than lympho- and leuko-cytes which remain high. MC

Re: immuno-regulin question

2005-04-02 Thread Lernermichelle
I would assume it can be used with negatives, since it was not developed specifically for positives, to my knowledge. However, that doesn't mean it is necessarily a good thing to use in that cat's case. That I would not know. But worth asking the vet to look into it. Michelle

Immuno-regulin

2005-04-01 Thread Lernermichelle
Does anyone here keep Immuno-regulin on hand? Someone sent something around, I think, about a place to get it without a prescription? I am thinking it is something I should keep onhand like the VO, in case one of mine gets sick and the vet does not have any (my current vet does not keep it or use

Re: Immuno-regulin

2005-04-01 Thread Melbeach
PROTECTED] To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Sent: Friday, April 01, 2005 12:31 PM Subject: Immuno-regulin Does anyone here keep Immuno-regulin on hand? Someone sent something around, I think, about a place to get it without a prescription? I am thinking it is something I should keep

Re: Immuno-regulin

2005-04-01 Thread Lernermichelle
I would never give it myself-- I can not give IV shots, anyway. I would bring it to the vet to do. I am just worried that if I want to try it in an emergency that the vet will not have any, that's all. Michelle In a message dated 4/1/2005 12:40:47 PM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: Immuno-regulin

2005-04-01 Thread Lernermichelle
Thanks, Kyle. I don't need it right away. I am thinking of just keeping it onhand. Michelle In a message dated 4/1/2005 12:49:17 PM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Here's where I bought Immunoregulin myself: http://www.revivalanimal.com/product.asp?pn=31-020ss=immunoregulin

Re: Immuno-regulin

2005-04-01 Thread Nina
Stephanie, If your vet is telling you he's out of options, he shouldn't have a problem helping you get, and administer immuno-regulin, (in case you have trouble ordering it yourself). I'd sit on him until he helps you! Good luck with TeeCee, we're all pulling for you guys. Nina P.S. Kyle, I'm

RE: Immuno-Regulin

2005-02-15 Thread Cherie A Gabbert
ct: Immuno-RegulinSend reply to: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org I am just wondering if anyone on the list has used Immuno-regulin, and why we never talk about it as a potential remedy for anemia that is not diagnosable? The article on the felineleukemia.org website says it is helpful for that and for ge

Re: Immuno-Regulin

2005-02-15 Thread Cherie A Gabbert
I had a chance to read the article and put a call into my vet to ask her about it. Cherie[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I am just wondering if anyone on the list has used Immuno-regulin, and why we never talk about it as a potential remedy for anemia that is not diagnosable? The article

Immuno-Regulin

2005-02-14 Thread Lernermichelle
I am just wondering if anyone on the list has used Immuno-regulin, and why we never talk about it as a potential remedy for anemia that is not diagnosable? The article on the felineleukemia.org website says it is helpful for that and for general FeLV-related crashing, and I talked to the vet