I have tried IR, but it did not have any noticeable effect on my cats, the experience of othe. There were one or two places selling it in the US asrs may be different. I used Acemannan several times to reverse anemia with good success. Unfortunately, the company who made it went bankrupt and it is no longer available as far as I know. Interferon Alpha is human injectable interferon diluted way down and given orally to cats. There were one or two places in the US selling it in the diluted form a couple of years ago, but I don’t know who sells it now. Interferon Omega is feline interferon and is available from the UK. At one time it was difficult to import, but supposedly pretty easy now. It is more expensive, I seem to remember a minimum order was around $400 some time ago. If your cat has kidney failure, that can cause anemia as the kidneys produce a substance called Ethropoietin which is needed to produce red blood cells. Sometimes using Epogen or a similar drug will aid this process in cats with kidney failure.
Gary From: I-Chun Catherine Chang Sent: Friday, April 26, 2013 1:39 AM To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] seeking advice for treating FeLV positive old CKD cats with the new drugs Thank you for all the friends providing your precious thoughts for Meowko. She seems doing fairly well today - she finished up almost a whole can for today's dinner! I brought up using ImmunoRegulin, Acemannan, Interferon Alpha etc. with our vet yesterday. She however concerned about the safety of using ImmunoRegulin as she learned some reactions after injection may occur earlier. But she is very willing to listen to other people's experience and work with us. Does anyone have experience of using ImmunoRegulin on your FeLV cat? have you observed any issues/side effects after injection? (if you have gone through treatment plan by using ImmunoRegulin with your vet, may I possibly know where your vet is based, off the list, so that my vet may learn from your vet's experience as well?) Again, thank you very much (reading the responses does make me feel that Meow and I are not alone in this battle....) Catherine
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