Hi Gary,
Never heard of that for interferon alpha. LIke Lance said, maybe it's
for VO.
I can't see the harm for a diabetic cat. But my experience with FELV
cats is that they can look so great, then turn symptomatic, and in my
experience theres not much that can be done when they're symptomatic,
at least for the young ones that I've had. So I'd probably try it
out. I remember when I got Calawalla Banana and she was about 6
months to a year. She looked so healthy and hearty. Then at 2.5 yr
she developed lymphoma and nothing we did would touch it. I'd wished
I'd had her on interferon prior to her being symptomatic.
(The interferon alpha protocol I use is a daily dose - not the on and
off.)
On the other hand, I now have 2 FELV cats that are over 10, and 1
that's 4-5. Go figure. They were over the magic age of 3 when I got
them, so it's nothing I've done that's kept them going...
Good luck,
Gloria
On Nov 14, 2007, at 5:26 PM, gary wrote:
First time I've ever heard of that protocol. Mostly I've heard 7
days on and seven days off because they can develop an immunity to
the human interferon alpha.
Can't see why it would harm a diabetic cat. However, that's just a
guess on my part.
Gary
----- Original Message -----
From: Belinda Sauro
To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org
Sent: Wednesday, November 14, 2007 9:12 AM
Subject: Interferon Question
Got this from a friend, anyone know or heard anything about
this??
I have a feline interferon question. If you don't know the
answer, would you mind asking the group? I followed the
prophylactic regimen recommended in studies for asymptomatic felv+
cats, which is every day for five days in three runs starting the
1st, 14th, and 60th days. This regimen in studies seems to double
cats' chances of being alive a year later. I gave it to Patches
this past February. I have another batch of feline interferon and
am wondering when to give it to her again. None of the studies I
have say anything about repeating it, or when to do so. Do you
know? Also, I can't find anything on whether it is ok to give to
diabetic cats. Any idea?
