Amy, check on the Anemia board. I believe that fewer shots/wk are required with the Procrit than the Epogen. In the end I think the cost is pretty much a wash. Sharyl
--- On Fri, 8/7/09, Amy <[email protected]> wrote: > From: Amy <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Wolfie Update > To: [email protected] > Date: Friday, August 7, 2009, 9:30 PM > Hi Gary, > > How many shots does that vial give you? I'm trying to > figure out the expense of Epogen. My vet quoted me > $277 for Procrit and she said it was almost double that at > the other pharmacy she uses. I need to do the math to > figure out how many doses that $277 is for but it sounds > like your deal is way better. > > Amy > > > I had the vet call in a prescription > > to the Walmart Specialty Pharmacy. > > > > It was $30.68 for a 1ml 2000 unit vial and they > shipped it > > FedEx overnight > > for free. Got it about an hour ago and have already > > given the first shot > > (100 units). As long as it is given Sub-q, I do it > > myself (shots, fluids, > > etc.). > > > > I am looking into Staph Protein A which showed a lot > of > > promise in treating > > FeLV back in the mid 80s. This is given with a shot > > into the abdominal > > cavity - I think I will be letting the vet do that. > > > > Gary > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [email protected] > > [mailto:[email protected]] > > On Behalf Of Sander, Sue > > Sent: Friday, August 07, 2009 2:04 PM > > To: [email protected] > > Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Wolfie Update > > > > Gary, What do you mean you are expecting a delivery > > of Epogen. Don't > > you need to get this from your vet? I'm new to all > of > > this. > > > > Susan > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Felvtalk mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Felvtalk mailing list > [email protected] > http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org > _______________________________________________ Felvtalk mailing list [email protected] http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org
