Hi Jo and welcome to the list. It sounds like you are on the right track with the treatments. Here's a web site with a TON of info on interferon.
http://rosina.catchword.com/vl=2700771/cl=95/nw=1/rpsv/catchword/mal/10799907/v19n8/contp1-1.htm I really do believe you should give kitties a break from interferon... the 7 day on 7 off is the "standard" protocol for cats... it's really been the only tested protocol. You do need to give the cat's system a break so it does not become "used" to the treatment, thus rendering it ineffective. That will happen with continuous use. You may want to add Pet Tinic to the regimen. I have not used it, but many other's have and by all accounts it's a great product. Keep us posted on your babies! Sue c. >From: Jolene Deal <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Subject: New here with 2 Felv+ kitties. >Date: Wed, 10 Oct 2001 13:59:20 -0700 > >Hi everyone, >I've been lurking for a couple of weeks and learned a lot from you all, >and I think >It's time I introduced myself. > >My name is Jo, I have two kitties with Felv. DiDi is 5 1/2 months old, >a neighbor boy brought her to me at the age of about 4 weeks, she was >emaciated and unconscious but a little KMR turned her into a ball of >energy and health, or so I thought. At the age of 4 /12 months she >suddenly became very ill, fever, vomiting, and diarrhea. I had already >had her tested for FELVat the age of 7 weeks, she was negative. She was >tested again, Elisa and IFA and was positive on both. :-( > >I took my other 3 cats in to be tested, and one came up positive too. >Tuffy, my two year old guy that I trapped at McDonalds when he was just >about 8 weeks old. >He had tested negative at the age of 12 weeks and was fully vaccinated. > >So I guess you all know exactly how I feel right now. If I tell you I'm >devastated you'll nod your heads knowingly. > >DiDi was put on Clavamox for the diarrhea, fever, and vomiting. She >relapsed for about 24 hours, but I had skipped a dosage and she >recovered quickly, she has been fine for 4 weeks, you wouldn't even know >she was sick! But she is still on the Clavamox and I dread taking her >off it. > >Tuffy was very listless, and his appetite dwindled to nothing, and he >took to his bed, well, actually under the bed, but he is feeling much >better now. He's eating, just baby food though, and about a quarter cup >a day of Nutro for kittens. > >I have them both on Interferon, COQ10, and Hi-vite vitamins. > >I'm daily dosing with the Interferon even though I was told 7 on, 7 off. > >I've been researching continuous dosing and I think that may be the way >to go, but I also noticed someone else on this board mention 3 weeks on, >1 week off. and that >seems like a good protocol too. > >So thanks for listening, I'd really like to meet you all. >Who are you and who are your kitties and what is their story if you have >time? > >Also, I have two negatives, I don't want to leave them out. >Sabrina, 4 1/2 years old taken from a feral mother that a friend trapped >and gave a forever home to. She was 10 weeks old and pretty wild >herself, but not anymore, she's my love bug. >Fox, found by a friend on a Los Angeles freeway during rush hour of all >places! >He was about 6 months old, tame but starved, he's 3 years old now and he >has some behavior problems, but we love him to pieces. >Thanks again for listening. > _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp
