Joy, Thanks for the info. I've used interferon on one of my kitties but only because she was anemic from day one and was on steroids and other meds to try to help her. Both my mom and my one year old show no signs. They are fat and very happy and both eat like pigs, have from day one. I also have a 9 week old kitten and now a 4 week old. Can they start it anytime? My vet just called me and told me that she checked around and I have talked to people at Cornell and at many places and they all say that the interferon doesn't really seem to help and that there have been no studies done to show that cats without it do worse than those with it. I apologize for being so skeptical. I totally support the people who are trying it. I've just never been one to throw meds at an animal and I am a scientist and have seen the placebo effect in action many times. People put their animals on a medicine and instantly think they are doing better even if they aren't. I'm not saying that anybody here is imagining it. Maybe this interferon is fantastic. I'm just trying to weigh the benefit of giving it to my cats who are on no meds right now. I know when I had to medicate my other babies, they hated it. I don't want to make these cats (4 of them) take medicine the rest of their life if it won't help but I would hate to think I passed up any opportunity to give them a better chance either. I'm so torn. I'm taking my two kittens to the vet tomorrow so maybe I will get it and start them on it.
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