Hi Lorrie This is the first time I'm contributing since joining this list :) so a quick intro. Romeo, my 4 year old domestic, was diagnosed a few months back with Felv. Our Vet recommended interferon. He was recovering from a bladder infection and had a bad case of diarrhea so we had to wait before starting it. He was in a terrible state and had gone from 4.5kg to a little over 3kg in less than 2 weeks. He stopped eating and we had to syringe-feed him. We almost lost him. But with lots of prayer, love and care Romeo is doing well.
1ml interferon is administered orally once a day every alternate week (the week 'off' has to do with interferon's suppressing bone marrow production). Its super cheap and a bottle lasts slightly more than a month. It must be kept in the freezer so we only keep a few days' dose in the fridge. Even though there are no reported side effects Romeo reacted so badly to the first week that we stopped on day 5 (not wanting to eat, no energy, fever, etc). The second week 'on' was much better and each time it improved, I suppose as his body got used to it. We are now on month 3 or 4 and so far so good. But the interferon alone is not enough. He was still a sad little cat, not very active (he's an outdoor cat so usually loves running around) and we were struggling to get his weight up. It was only when we incorporated a probiotic and a multivitamin / mineral in his diet recently that he started improving and looking more like his normal self. Try the interferon, its supposed to be freely available in most countries. It stimulates the immune receptors in the cells and has really good write-ups. But high doses cause negative effects and since I'm paranoid I give Romeo slightly less than 1ml just to be on the safe side. But give your little one a good (big) meal before the dose as it used to put Romeo off food for about 6 or 7 hours thereafter (Romeo prefers small meals fairly often). I can definitely recommend adding a multivitamin / mineral supplement to the diet. We are using a high calorie one to stimulate Romeo's appetite (Nutrostim by Kyron, the probiotic Protexin is from the same company). I feel your pain and I wish you well with the little guy. Hasinah From: Lorrie <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Date: 20/03/2013 03:41 PM Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] 10 month old FelV cat Sent by: "Felvtalk" <[email protected]> I took in a litter of 4 FelV kittens last summer. Two have already died (PTS) due to severe anemia. Two are left, and one seems just fine, but the other had a severe URI which the vet cured about a month ago. However, he is still pitifully thin and weak. He is not anemic, but he barely eats, and is still a sick little guy. I adore this cat. Where can I get LTCI or orally dosed Interferon Alfa? And can anyone tell me if it helps. Lorrie BarnCats wrote: > The transfusion is to get the cat past a crisis. To address the > underlying issues, you could try treating with LTCI which is > specifically for FELV+ cats. Orally dosed Interferon alfa is another > excellent treatment for FELV+ cats, and cheap especially when you have > multiple FELV+ and/or FIV+ cats (compounded liquid, 60 day shelf life). > _______________________________________________ Felvtalk mailing list [email protected] http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org ______________________________________________________________________ -------------------- End of message text -------------------- PwC – a triple A level 2 contributor, committed to ongoing transformation. The information transmitted is intended only for the person or entity to which it is addressed and may contain confidential and/or privileged material. Any review, retransmission, dissemination or other use of, or taking of any action in reliance upon, this information by persons or entities other than the intended recipient is prohibited. If you received this in error, please contact the sender and delete the material from any computer.
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