FDA dispensations - Michelle

[Nina]

Tonya, thank you for the good wishes.  I've been such a fanatic about the promise of VO, I truly believe it is a wonderful weapon in our arsenal against FeLV.  I'm so terribly frustrated about the difficulty in getting it, and the cost involved.  If it were something that we could all just order and try, we'd know a lot more about how much it helps. Michelle, where are you in the dispensation process?  Has your VO been ordered yet?  We don't even know if Simon would benefit from the feline interferon at this point, but I sure would like to see if it might help him. I heard some distressing news about the FDA and special dispensations.  Apparently, the FDA lawyers have put a moratorium on veterinary dispensations.  I didn't talk to the FDA directly, of course, my vet's office did.  I don't even know if this is public information or not.  For some reason, the lawyers aren't sure that the FDA should be granting dispensations for vet purposes.  I don't know who else should be doing it if not that agency.  Perhaps as I'm writing this, it's already been resolved, I certainly hope so.  Anyone who has applied for a dispensation should contact their vet and have them check on it.  We had already gotten approval and ordered it, so didn't have a problem, (at least not this time). My VO, that had already been ordered, came in yesterday afternoon.  I'll have enough for the full 5 days and won't have to skip any days.  Jazz is still less energetic than usual, but is feeling much better.  My husband reported to me that when he took the kittens out for supervised backyard time, she jumped the fence and scared the stuffing out of him.  I'm sure he was imagining my face when I got home, if he had to tell me Jazz was lost!  Happily he found her safe and sound.  The point is she feels good enough to be naughty! Nina catatonya wrote: Nina,   I hope the news is still good.  The VO is sounding so promising!!!!!!!!   tonya Nina <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Here's a short update about what's been going on at our house: Last Thursday Grace had been feeling badly, I've already posted about her quick recovery the next day. On Friday Jazz (my other +) started acting lethargic. Jazz did not bounce back the following day the way Grace did. I can only wonder if it has to do with the different protocols I used on Grace and Jazz. Grace was given a larger initial dose when we began because she was so sickly and Jazz's only symptoms had been slight gingivitis. By Sunday, Jazz hadn't eaten anything for two days, and hadn't left her bed except to go to the litter box. Okay, here comes the panic. Neither one had a temp, or was congested. Jazz seemed like she might be a little nauseous, and achy. I only had three days worth of VO left from the previous phase of feline interferon dosing (the pr! otocol says 5 days of dosing). I've been waiting for my next shipment. It was suppose to be here around the 13th. It's still not here. On Saturday I decided to start them on the SQ shots and hope that the last two days of dosage would get here in time. I figured at this point some was better than none. Apparently I was right. Jazz still feels crummy, but has begun to eat and today she's moving around again, (although still sleeping allot). The VO does seem to be an excellent way to boost their immune systems. If the new shipment doesn't get here by tomorrow, (I have one more dose left for today), I pray that it will have been enough. I'll keep you guys informed. It would be wonderful if this stuff worked on an "as needed" basis. It lasts 24 months in the fridge, and if we could just give them a dose or two and have them respond, it would be a lot more cost efficient. Say a prayer for my girls, Nina