Hi Sam,
I don't remember seeing a post from you before your inquires about cobra
venom. Do you have a felv pos kitty?
I saw this on the feral cats group too. The study that Susan Hoffman
found was dated 1985 and from what I read, I suspect the cats that later
tested neg were in line with the naturally occurring rate of pos to neg
numbers. I would have to see a lot more data before I felt comfortable
experimenting with cobra venom on an asymptomatic felv pos cat. Perhaps
my decision would be different at the point of searching for miracles.
Do you know of any more recent studies? Do you personally know of a vet
that is using this method/protocol on felv pos cats with success and/or
a study that doesn't mirror the statistics of cats that would clear the
virus without any intervention?
Nina
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I am forwarding this message from the Feral Cat list. Does anyone here
have any more information on the use of Cobra Venom?
Sam
Cobra venom. I have a call in to my vet for more clinical details
since my knowledge is basically they were injected for 30 days for one
and 30+ for the other and now test negative. I just got word today
that the vet tried it on a calici cat that had been resistant to
antibiotics and symptomatic care and in 4 days the symptoms were
gone. I also found out that I was wrong on the cost - a bottle costs
around $150 (depending on the area and supplier) and will treat 2
adult cats for the 30 day FeLV protocol so $75 per cat and that is
nothing when you consider how much some illness treatments cost.
Thanks,
Dawn
