I was thinking about that. I haven't been following all of this, but
with anemia, that's what I did with Mittens (a long time ago). Some
vets just aren't really willing or able to try and help a sick FELV
cat - though they might be trainable :) You can of course give him sub-
q fluids at home.
My vet said that we could do a couple of blood transfusions, ,but that
no more than that. Not sure why - for biological reasons or practical
reasons. but a transfusion might pump him up till he could get LTCI
or interferon or something. Course as I recall, interferon alpha is
more of a preventative than a treatment. Not sure about interferon
omega.
Gloria
On Sep 3, 2011, at 9:29 AM, Lynda Wilson wrote:
Marcia,
Has Fletch had a blood transfusion yet? I've heard this helps
tremendously. Did your vet tell you she will order the LCTI? Did she
do any lab work to find out what his blood cell counts are?
He may have not cried all the way there because he is too weak. I'm
so sorry he is such bad shape!!
In my opinion, just go with your heart. I know you don't want the
poor little guy to suffer.
Hugs~
Lynda
----- Original Message ----- From: "Marcia Baronda" <[email protected]
>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Saturday, September 03, 2011 9:17 AM
Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] where to purchase LTCI
Hi everyone
I hope everyone and all kitties are happy and doing well. I'm
really afraid that I am going to lose Fletch. I took him back to
the vet yesterday for sub q fluids. He had a temp of over 105.
Bonier than what he was last week. She gave him a long lasting
penicillin shot. She did mention that most people don't mess with
it, they euthanize. He didn't cry all the way there (25 miles)
which is highly unusual. I gave her the info on LCTI and she was on
the computer looking it up when I left. I asked just HOW sick is
fletch and she said VERY. When I got him home he was extremely off
balance and couldn't navigate. He wasn't like that the day before.
His quality of life sucks! It's hard for me to tell if this is
permanent or just a passing bacterial infection. Opinions from the
experts? (all of you)(-:
Thanks so much
Marcia
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On Aug 31, 2011, at 9:13 PM, katskat1 <[email protected]> wrote:
Is each vial an individual dose or are there multiple doses per
vial?
I am afraid this is way too expensive for my unemployment check but
want the info if I have to try to find a way to obtain it.
Thanks
Kat
On 8/31/11, HIDEYO YAMAMOTO <[email protected]> wrote:
Hi, I just ordered 10 vials for $420 plus shipping through a
distributor in
Texas, let me know if someone needs more infor.
From: [email protected]
Date: Tue, 30 Aug 2011 22:58:05 -0500
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] where to purchase LTCI
Definitely try to get some LTCI. We put dexter on it for the
last few weeks
of his life and I feel that if we had started sooner, he might
have lived a
bit longer. LTCI is only available from the manufacturer: www.tcyte.com
-
if your vet will order it, they will overnight the medication to
the vet. I
was paying roughly $60 per dose at 1 dose every three days. It is
possible
to be more aggressive with the treatment and administer it daily.
The other
up-side to this medication is that it is administered via sub-
cutaneous
injection - immunoregulin, on the the other hand, is via IV
injection. The
IV injection will stress the kitty out about 1000 times more than
a sub-q
injection. Immunoregulin also made Dexter spike a fever after
each dose -
something he didn't need and quickly wore him out. Tcyte can
also slow the
inevitable appearance of dreaded lymphatic cancer. Many benefits
with this
stuff. Please call the tcyte folks tomorrow - they are very
helpful and
will give you all the info you need.
-- My iPhone told me to send this message. --
On Aug 30, 2011, at 10:43 PM, Marcia Baronda <[email protected]
>
wrote:
Hi everyone
I really need some help.
fletch is really not feeling well. His fever is back and he hides
in the
basement. Two times now he has missed doses of his antibiotic
because i
cannot find him anywhere. It seems like I can feel more of his
backbone and
his hipbones even though he continues to eat, but not as well. I
don't know
what to think. I feel so bad for him, he seems miserable.He acts
like the
base of his ear hurts when I touch him but the vet said he had
never seen
such clean ears. I think I need a different antibiotic, this
amoxi isn't
working, or doees it take longer to work? There seemed to be a
teensy bit of
improvement, but now I feel like he looks as bad as the day I
took him to
the vet. What about this LTCI. Is this something I should discuss
with my
vet? Is it better than immunoregulin. I just feel like my poor
little cat is
wasting away here fast and there's something else I can be doing
for him
What do I do????
Natalie, are you and all of your babies OK?
Thanks so much
Marcia
On Mon, Aug 29, 2011 at 3:42 PM, HIDEYO YAMAMOTO <[email protected]
>
wrote:
Where do you guys get LTCI?
the distributor that my vet uses now only carry 3 vials set -
they used to
have 10 vials as it is much chepaer that way- could you tell me
where is the
best place to get LTCI?
hideyo
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veterinarian, I am an advocate for the rights of these wonderful
beings who
inhabit the earth and our homes, sharing this journey with us. It
is my
conviction that these animals,and all plants and animals,
domesticated or
wild, have inherent rights that are separate from their ability
to benefit
humans. They have the same right to exist as we do." Don
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