Hi Lance, thanks so much for your reply, very much appreciated. I checked on the internet and found 10 ug at eur 152,00 at a webshop. Is that a price which sounds reasonable to you as I have no clue at all. Talked to my vet this afternoon and he was not that positive about using interferon. Wallie seems to be doing right now he is eating a lot and is feelling much better than when I let him in. The vet prescribed him antibiotics and a prednisone treatment. If necessary will give him this interferom as well,
Waiting for your feedback, Kind regards, Jetty Dijkshoorn 2014-06-03 18:12 GMT+02:00 Lance <[email protected]>: > Hi Jetty, > > You might check here for interferon alpha: > http://www.roadrunnerpharmacy.com > > Road Runner is an American pharmacy that specializes in medicine for > animals. I have ordered interferon alpha from them a number of times. > > I am surprised that interferon alpha, a human product, would be > prohibitively expensive in the Netherlands, as it seems to be widely used > and produced. I’m hoping that someone there can get it for you cheaper than > it would cost to have it shipped overseas. > > I would seriously consider looking into Virbagen Omega, a feline > recombinant interferon. It will be expensive, though it should be somewhat > cheaper than it is for Americans (we need it flown overseas, overnight. VO > is not given all the time. Usually, the doses are given over several weeks’ > time, then the drug is discontinued. > > Virbagen Omega is the only treatment that has been proven to positively > affect the course of the disease. All other drugs, including interferon > alpha, have not shown any efficacy in scientific trials. See the Retrovirus > Guidelines document available here: > > > http://www.catvets.com/guidelines/practice-guidelines/retrovirus-management-guidelines > > Best wishes and hopes for you and your tomcat friend, > > Lance > > On Jun 3, 2014, at 6:45 AM, Jetty Dijkshoorn <[email protected]> wrote: > > Good day to you, > > I am new to your forum. 2 weeks ago a sweet tomcat decided that he wanted > to join our group of 6 cats. Since umber 7 seemed a bit too much I found > him a new owner but before given her this lovely guy. I went for a check up > at the vet. He saw that he suffered from amnesia and tested him on feline > leukemia and unfortunately this test turned out positive. As he is doing > much better now than 2 weeks ago. He gained a lot of weight and starts > playing again I want to try to keep him healthy as long as possible. > Looking for medicatons I landed on your very informational website. I think > I want to start by giving him interferon alpha but this is very expensive > in my country. > > I saw that a liquid interferoon should not be that expensive, but the > island pharmacy website is no longer in the air. Have you got another > company and website where I could buy this medication? If I go for > treatment in the Netherlands it will cost me 5 times as much. > > Thank you for your advise and keep up the good work. > > Jetty Dijkshoorn > Holland > [email protected] > > _______________________________________________ > 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 > >
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