DIfferent vets sell it at different prices. If you get the right vet to sell it to you, you can indeed afford it. I get a large bottle - maybe quart or more mixed - for $15. I freeze it in individual containers. Lasts a long time. I was wondering if it was viable after freezing, a long time ago I asked the question on this list - and the answer was yes. So can only say that's my understanding. But $15 for even a month or 2 or 3 is pretty darn good.
I'm not using it at this point, so can't tell you the details of the concentration, sorry, it's escaped my memory. Gloria At 05:56 PM 6/24/2008, you wrote: >We definitely can't afford Interferon Alpha for someone else's >cat. I so wish we could afford to take care of everyone's cat that >needed it, but we just can't. > >He is happy right now.... > >On Tue, Jun 24, 2008 at 6:15 AM, Gloria Lane ><<mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >I had double pos a few years back - Mr. Black Kitty (MBK) - course >he was kind of scraggly and off the street when I got him. I did no >special medical treatments, but did use special food at some point >to stop diarrhea, worked great. He broke one of his frail legs, but >the vet couldn't set it because it was so thin. I'm trying to >remember - think I wrapped it with a "splint" so he could walk >better. But he died suddenly after about a year, no signs of >problems prior to that, ate well too, just died one night. > >I have 1 double pos now, B.B. He came to me in a pretty healthy >state, and he has no problems. He's about 5 yrs old, have had him >for a year, I think. All my feleuks are doing well now. > >With the feleuks I've had that died, I've used pretty conservative >treatment on, figured why torture the kitties. Just try to keep the >stress down, and deal with symptoms and keep them comfortable. Have >had some chemo, some blood transfusions for anemia. If they're under >3 yrs, I use Interferon Alpha (which I can get cheaply) as a way to >boost the immune system. > >Gloria > > > > > >On Jun 22, 2008, at 7:20 PM, Kelley Saveika wrote: > >>Hi guys, >> >>The off-topic part: We are trying to think of "catchy" names for >>our new service where we take the pets of low-income people for >>basic vet care (I.e. spay/neuter, rabies shot, etc). >> >>The on topic part of this: as some of you read, one of the kitties >>we had neutered through this program turned out double pos. So my >>question is: How far should we really go with this cat? He has a >>home, the owners cannot afford special care for him, I'm not sure >>it makes any difference if he is really + or not. We got the other >>cat in the household vaccinated and boostered. The problem is that >>the more we do for any individual cat, the less we can do for other cats. >> >>As a nonprofit we can get a discount on SNAP tests, but not (that I >>know of) IFA tests. >> >>I wish we could do everything for every cat, but clearly we can't do that... >> >>-- >>Rescuties - Saving the world, one cat at a time. >> >><http://www.rescuties.org>http://www.rescuties.org >> >>Vist the Rescuties store and save a kitty life! >> >><http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/redirect-home?tag=rescuties-20>http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/redirect-home?tag=rescuties-20 >> >>Check out our Memsaic! >><http://www.memsaic.com/app/launch.cfm?sid=08D2CAB2A6E9>http://www.memsaic.com/app/launch.cfm?sid=08D2CAB2A6E9 >> >> >> >>http://www.zazzle.com/rescuties* >> >>Please help with some of our kitties medical needs! >> >><http://rescuties.chipin.com/kitties-medical-expenses>http://rescuties.chipin.com/kitties-medical-expenses >> >>"Rather than helping, it's easier to point fingers and say "take >>them first as long as you leave me alone". >>_______________________________________________ >> >>Felvtalk mailing list >><mailto:Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org>Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org >>http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org > > >_______________________________________________ >Felvtalk mailing list ><mailto:Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org>Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org >http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org > > > > >-- >Rescuties - Saving the world, one cat at a time. > ><http://www.rescuties.org>http://www.rescuties.org > >Vist the Rescuties store and save a kitty life! > ><http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/redirect-home?tag=rescuties-20>http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/redirect-home?tag=rescuties-20 > >Check out our Memsaic! ><http://www.memsaic.com/app/launch.cfm?sid=08D2CAB2A6E9>http://www.memsaic.com/app/launch.cfm?sid=08D2CAB2A6E9 > > > >http://www.zazzle.com/rescuties* > >Please help with some of our kitties medical needs! > ><http://rescuties.chipin.com/kitties-medical-expenses>http://rescuties.chipin.com/kitties-medical-expenses > >"Rather than helping, it's easier to point fingers and say "take >them first as long as you leave me alone". >_______________________________________________ >Felvtalk mailing list >Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org >http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org _______________________________________________ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org
