Niki,
Yes on both questions about interferon. On the shots, your kitten is too young for rabies, so I hope you did not get that. I would go ahead with the fvrcp because you don't want to take chances with distemper, etc... I assume, since he tested positive the vet didn't do a leukemia shot? Were other vaccinations given? The only one I would follow through with would be fvrcp, and that 'should' have been the only one given........
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Nicholena Rushton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Tonya:Ziggy is strictly an indoor cat only. Would the vet be the one to prescribe the interferon? Would this boost his immune system? Alos the vet gave him "kitty shots" and now I am wondering if I should continue with his next round when I take him back to the vet as I am now wondering if these vacs are going to compromise his immune system. Do you have any info regarding this? I apologize in advance for asking so many questions but I trying to do what is best for Ziggy and do not want to compromise what health he has right now.Niki----- Original Message -----From: catatonyaSent: Sunday, June 12, 2005 12:48 AMSubject: Re: InformationNiki,I'm not the best one to give advice on the supplements as I'm not using them right now on any of my own. I have read a lot about transfer factor, but have never used it myself. If I were in your position I think what I would begin with is interferon. I would call the vet and ask if it's ok to start Ziggy on it to hopefully help him fight off the virus and seroconvert. Vets usually are ok with this. Most vets usually recommend a half cc of diluted interferon (Your vet will give you the amount.) for kittens. Once you get going on the interferon if things are going well you might then try transfer factor next, and so on. That would be my opinion.Does Ziggy stay indoors only? I would keep him away from other cats right now because you don't want to risk him being exposed to the virus at this stage obviously. You also don't want to take chances with kitty colds or anything else when you're trying to boost his immune system. I'm sure others will chime in with more advice and you can just pick and choose what works best for you and Ziggy.tonya
Nicholena Rushton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:Hi Tonya:Thanks you so much for the information. Any suggestions on food that I should be giving him? Right now I am giving him Iams Kitten Formula and catmilk (I think by Wiskas) every once in a while as a treat. Should I start vitamin C and the interferon now? If so what would the dosage be? I have been reading some stuff about something called Transfer Factor and am a bit confused by what I have read about it. DO you have anything yu could tell me - is it even worth it? I have to let you know that you have quelled my nerves somewhat as I went bonkers when I first heard of the + test and began to think the worst. Now it is nice to know Ziggy can have a productive life for whatever time I am going to be blessed by him.Niki----- Original Message -----From: catatonyaSent: Saturday, June 11, 2005 1:42 AMSubject: RE: InformationHi Niki!I'm glad you found the list. You'll get lots of support and advice! First of all congratulations on your new baby! The good news is that if Ziggy is only 8 weeks old he could still fight off the virus (which it sounds like you've already learned). I'm not sure what the total time you would need to be sure with a kitten this young. But I think by June 30 he could still be positive even if he were eventually going to be negative. In the meantime I would get directions from the archives on feeding Ziggy good, nutritional food. I would probably add some vitamin c and get interferon from my vet. My vet used to give interferon to negative shelter cats to keep them from catching URI's at the shelter. It's supposed to boost their immune system, so I would give it a try. You'll get lots of other advice. The most important thing, in my opinion, is not to over worry. Even if Ziggy remains positive, it is possible he could only be carrying the disease and never get sick from it. Also, add one thing at a time. Try not to overwhelm yourself and Ziggy with a zillion new foods and additives, etc. all at once. Good luck with Ziggy! I like the name!tonya
Nicholena Rushton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:Hello. I have just adopted a 8 week old kitten named Ziggy. Ziggy had his first vet visit on 6-9-05 and since I knew nothing about his mom or dad I decided to have a FeLV test done which resulted in a positive. I was devastated and am now trying to figure out the best course for Ziggy. He is acting like a normal kitten would, getting into all sorts of trouble and shows no signs of the diease. I am trying to stave off an full blown attack and would like to have information regarding what I should be doing right from the start. I am going to have retested in a follow up visit on 6-30 and am also curious to know if he could come up neg by then? I know relatively little about this disease and am becoming increasingly confused by all of the information on the web. Any help would be greatly appreciated.Thanks youNiki Rushton
