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> In a message dated 8/22/2000 4:39:33 AM US Mountain Standard Time,
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
> << I believe Rissa-Tai went thru chemo about 2 years ago - Pam said she
> received a 1/4 pill of Alkeran on the prescribed regimen and she did not
> experience any nausea or hair loss.
> I think Rubin also went thru chemo - Gina said he pulled thru
> successfully without any undue side effects.
> Both kitties had previously been diagnosed as FeLV+, and while Rubin
> finally left us, it was after gaining over 5 years of life, and Rissa-Tai
> is still kicking.
> I know Pam has her hands full at the moment - Is Gina still on the list??? >>
> Yes, she is. If anybody wants to know specifically how Rissa-Tai did on
> chemo, you can email me privately. She suffered no side effects really, no
> loss of appetite, weight loss, nausea, or hair loss because of the chemo. If
> I remember correctly, the main thing to watch was the wbc but she did fine,
> and she is still here, over two years later.
> By the way, we went to the cat clinic yesterday, the vet remembered her very
> well even though it had been over a year and a half, was surprised she was
> still here. Rissa-Tai had lost about 1/2 a pound but her pcv was up 6% to
> 22%. The other concern is that she seemed to be losing her hair by her nose,
> which the other vet had told me was nothing to worry about. The cat vet said
> to keep an eye on it, checked it for ringworm, etc., with the black light,
> but no results. Since Rissa-Tai was unhappy with the new location and her
> boyfriend tech wasn't there, she was a demon cat and very
> intimidating/hostile, so the vet was unable to get a skin scraping to check
> it. I should say, the vet wasn't intimidated, but the tech was, so we agreed
> with the cat thrashing around it wasn't a good time to put a scapel too close
> to her.
> Anyway, they don't put positive cats down at the clinic, whereas I think the
> old vet still recommends that. Needless to say, although I will very much
> miss a couple of the old techs, we've switched. this vet, whom I would have
> gone with before if not for the boyfreind/tech of Rissa-Tai's, is more
> observant, and will also be checking into Protein A therapy for us. She
> seems to remember that it is very difficult to store, almost cryogenic?
> Preston, do you know about this?
> I'll keep you all posted.
> Pam
Pam;
I have a few things on Protein A treatments that might be useful for
your vet. Use the following url
http://www.downwinders.org/felvfiv/proa1.htm and proa2.htm
I also have a lot of stuff not online regarding it if you need any more.
It sounds to me like the statement about storage problems relates to the
first orginal way Protein A was used -- immune complex removal or ICR.
There you used the whole bacteria the Protein A comes from and it did
have to be stored at a very cold temp. My first cat with FeLV had ICR as
part of his treatment since he had a FeLV induced tumor. It was a
difficult procedure but worked. At that time ICR had just been
discovered and documented in the journals.
After a couple of years it was found almost the same theraputic effect
could be gotten with straight injections of purified Protein A as was
found with the ICR treatments which used the whole bacteria.
If you vet has any problems finding a supply of Protein A or wants more
details on its use let me know.
As always;
J Truman
