Hi Cassandra,
I don't think that colostrum and TF are the same thing. All formulas
of TF seem to have colostrum in them, but I gather they're more than
that, though perhaps not in the case of Transfer Factor Classic. It
seems that Transfer Factor Plus Advanced goes far beyond the scope of
basic TF, and can really boost the immune system. Unfortunately,
that's also the most expensive of the TF formulas, and I'm guessing
that's what you're looking at when you say it's $60 for 60 capsules.
The capsules are standard gel-caps, and they're extremely easy to
"unscrew" so that you can dump the actual TF into wet food.
Lance
On Mar 12, 2007, at 11:12 PM, C & J wrote:
Thank you for the responses all, its really informative.
I haven't used Interferon yet, as my vet is still looking into it.
I think Tomi is feeling a bit better today, he seemed to really
like the dry Innova food and ate quite a bit, but only tasted the
canned Innova. He doesn't seem to like canned food at all lately,
so putting any supplements in his food is not going to work very well.
I'll have to ask the vet if they have pet tinic. It would probably
be easier to squirt some of that into his mouth rather than making
him swallow a bunch of paste.
I would like to try the Transfer Factor, and i'm probably going to
order it yet, even though its $60 for 60 capsules, plus shipping.
Would the Colostrum from a health food store work as well as the
Transfer Factor? It sounds like the same thing, with the Transfer
Factor just being more expensive.
We'll see too if he'll use the paper litter, its in pellet form,
and he's not exactly sure he likes the feel of it on his feet. I
do have 4 other cats, so I still have clumping litter in the house,
I just put Tomi and Kisa together in a separate room for the night
with the alternate litter.
My spirits are a little higher today after seeing that Tomi is
feeling better. I just hope he can continue to pull through. Its
so scary to think that he or Kisa could get so sick at any moment.
Cassandra
----- Original Message ----- From: "Nina" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <felvtalk@felineleukemia.org>
Sent: Monday, March 12, 2007 8:36 PM
Subject: Re: Hello, I am new to this form of discussion
Hi Tomi's guardian,
Sorry, what's your name?
It was suspected that my Grace had Hemobart too. Belinda is right
that Doxy is prescribed long-term for this. The abx retards the
growth of new parasites, (doesn't actually kill it off), so it's
needed longer than the usual 7-10 days to give the body a chance
to destroy the infestation. My Internist wanted Grace to remain
on it indefinitely. Instead I would give it to her whenever she
was showing signs of anemia, at first I'd keep her on it for a
month at a time. Grace too was in terrible shape when I first
started medicating her with Doxy and she did bounce back. Are you
the one that posted about using Interferon Alpha 7 days on and 7
days off? I know that the "pulse" method is a standard protocol,
but whenever Grace was showing symptoms, I'd give it to her daily
until she began to feel better. I've also upped the dose to as
much as 3 ccs daily when they are fighting something off.
I don't think the benefits of Nutri-cal are worth forcing it on
Tomi. It's mostly corn syrup anyway. If he's eating, (is he
eating?), then I wouldn't worry too much about fighting with him
over it. I'd try mixing in a small amount of Pet-tinic, (or
another multi vita sup) into his food. If the vet feels strongly
about making sure Tomi has vita B12, he could give him an
injection of it, (although it does sting).
I order TF in a powder, I didn't even know they made TF in pill
form. I've never had anyone refuse it mixed in food. I don't
usually add the full amount suggested in one serving though. You
can also get Tomi regular colostrum at the health food store to
add to his food.
It's good that you got Tomi the paper litter, you might want to
try one of the corn based litters too. Just be sure and not have
any of the clumping litter in the house, it's very dangerous to
have them eating that. Did you buy the Innova dry or wet? So far
I've never had a cat turn their nose up at the dry.
One more tip for you... If Tomi's appetite is good, you might be
able to hide his pills in Pill Pockets. Most of my guys won't eat
the pill pocket by itself. What I do is use about half the pill
pocket to form around the pill and then hide it in a small amount
of something really yummy, like tuna, or meat baby food. I have
one guy that will eat his pill pocketed pill if I give it to him
with a couple of those nasty Temptation treats.
Hang in there my dear. You are doing wonderfully. We all know
how overwhelming and expensive it can be. Just do the best you
can and try to keep your spirits up. Continue to make decisions
from your heart and take things one day at a time. Shower those
angels of yours with love.
My prayers are with you,
Nina
