tHE MORE i HEAR ABOUT SOME VETS, i AM SO GLAD i HE dR. rHODES. He spends time with them, listens to my ideas , reads up on things and if I am willing to pay fr the treatment/tests, he will do them even if he thinks it might not be necesary. It makes me feel better and he knows I am in it for the long haul regardless o what he says. ---- Natalie <[email protected]> wrote: > PetTinic is a very good source; my vet always prescribes it when cats are > anemic. Right now, a cat with renal failure is getting some daily, but you > should not give too much/more than vet recommends. > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Gloria B. Lane > Sent: Saturday, September 03, 2011 2:33 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] where to purchase LTCI > > Hmmm. Think blood work would add some insight into things like > potassium, blood counts. Can see if anemic, etc. Good that his gums > are pink. Not sure about the baby aspirin, maybe she's assuming pain? > > How bout some Pettinic or something like that with b vitamins possibly? > > Gloria > > > > On Sep 3, 2011, at 1:31 PM, Marcia Baronda wrote: > > > She did not do lab work. She said it won't make any difference in > > the way he will be treated. She had not heard of the ltci but did > > seem interested after reading through some of the data. She > > immediately got on the computer to look it up. My a ppt was at the > > end of the day so she said she wasn't to sure she could even talk to > > them and may not be able to until Tuesday because of the holiday. I > > think that they think he is too far gone. But how could it be that > > Thursday morning he comes up the stairs, rubs all over my legs, > > purrs and now he can't walk without stumbling all over? That makes > > no sense to me. Could it be that he is low on potassium? But how, > > when he had fluids? Maybe he has a brain tumor or something. He just > > peed on my couch twice. Just laid there and did it. Not like him. > > She also said he is not anemic. His nose is very pink and his gums > > are pink. Well that's all I know. Oh, I did just give him 500 mcg of > > methyl B12. It won't hurt! She also told me to give him 81 mg of > > baby aspirin 2X a week. > > > > Thanks you guys for listening(-: > > > > Sent from my iPad > > > > On Sep 3, 2011, at 10:02 AM, "Gloria B. Lane" <[email protected]> > > wrote: > >> 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 > >>>> > >>>> Sent from my iPad > >>>> > >>>> 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 > >>>>>> > >>>>>> _______________________________________________ > >>>>>> Felvtalk mailing list > >>>>>> [email protected] > >>>>>> > http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> -- > >>>>>> > >>>>>> Marcia Baronda > >>>>>> Baronda Supplies & Service, Inc. > >>>>>> 1550 S 2700 Rd. > >>>>>> Herington, Kansas 67449 > >>>>>> Phone: 785-466-2501 > >>>>>> Cell: 785-230-6499 > >>>>>> > >>>>>> " I wish to address ethics as it applies to our companion > >>>>>> animals. As a > >>>>>> 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." 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