Re: [Felvtalk] Where to buy Interferon Alpha
I got mine from the Roadrunner. I did also asked around local pharmacies, and in fact most human compounding pharmacies can dilute interferon alpha 2b for you as long as you tell them the strength you want. For the interferon alpha 2a (the Referon-A) it has been discontinued in the States, but you can buy it overseas at pretty low price. I earlier contacted the producer's offices in Japan and Taiwan, and both of them can ship the medications into the States (you need prescription though). The only issue is that the medication needs to be cool packed where mail flights could take more than 2 days to arrive. However, some animal international adoption programs from these two countries regularly have volunteers bringing dogs to the States for adoption through direct passenger flights (takes no more than 24 hours). You could try to get in contact with them and their volunteers can help you bring in the meds as long as you can persuade them it is for animal-itarian reasons. But given all these troubles, I simply went for interferon alpha 2b. Catherine On Wed, Jun 12, 2013 at 3:35 PM, Lance lini...@fastmail.fm wrote: I get Ember's interferon from Roadrunner, so they can. On Jun 12, 2013, at 2:34 PM, KG BarnCats kgbarnc...@gmail.com wrote: Others that compound I've used in the past include Diamondback, Roadrunner... not sure they all do Interferon. ___ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org ___ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org
[Felvtalk] Meowko passed, and interferon alpha 2b available
Dear friends, Thank you very much for the great support over the last several weeks. Meowko is now an angel. She crossed the rainbow bridge on May 26th, around 8:45pm US eastern daylight saving time. Her passing was peaceful, but for whole my family, our life would never be the same without her. I can't stop thinking about the day I first met Meowko back in Taipei city, Taiwan. It was not me who adopted Mewoko; it was Meowko who adopted me. That was also a beautiful May day. She jumped into my window during dinnertime demanding the fish entree in my bento. From that day, she came every night, until one day she decided to stay and never left again. I didn't know anything of cats back to that time. I was actually very afraid of cats when I was little as in many Asian legends cats are evil. So I turned to one of my friend's friend who I knew he took care of street cats for years, asking tips about how to be a cat parent. This friend became my boyfriend, later my husband. Meowko traveled with us all the time, from Taiwan to the US 7yrs ago, and from Minnesota to Connecticut last year, not to mention those shorter trips/research trips over these years. She was good at taking airplanes, riding for week-long road trip, and had always been calm in front of anything. She was the perfect cat a geographer can ever dream for, and I always believe herself was a cat geographer as well. We have always been saying that she probably taught geography in feline schools when her humans were in sleep. We are going to arrange a witness of Meowko's cremation on Wednesday. She will always in our hearts...She is survived by her two humans and her 7 yrs old littermate, Jaja, who also jumped into our window several years later. Although Meowko had been sick over these years as she was getting old, she had a very good quality of life until the day before yesterday. She was deeply loved by many people who knew her, from many places around the world. I hope I could have had a little more time with her... I have already missed her so terribly. Along with some ckd medical supplies, Meowko left about 20 days' supply of interferon alpha 2b oral liquid 100 IU/ml strength available (expiration date, June 20th, 2013). If anyone needs it, we are in eastern Connecticut, you’re welcome to pick it up or we can drop off in reasonable traveling distance. Or I can mail it to you, the only thing I ask would be that you pay for the shipping as it requires cool pack overnight shipping.) Please give your babies extra hugs for us. All the furry friends on this listserv are strong fighters as Meowko. I am sorry to report back today that Meowko didn't win her battle, but it doesn't mean others can't win. With the knowledge and support from members on this listserv, there is still have a very good chance. Please try as much as you can, and please never give up hope. It is the most important lesson I learned from Meowko and from the members here. Thank you all very much again. (And particularily, Margo, your words for us had encouraged us to go through the tough times...) with my best, Catherine and our little sweet angel, Meowko ___ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org
Re: [Felvtalk] Ember
I have been using petflow for small brand and prescription food, including tiki cat: http://www.petflow.com/ Petflow ships quickly and has pretty good deals. On Tue, May 14, 2013 at 5:22 PM, kellymach...@comcast.net wrote: -pet Original Message - From: Margo lt;toomanykitti...@earthlink.netgt; To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Sent: Sun, 12 May 2013 20:30:18 - (UTC) Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Ember I've seen it listed at Chewy.com; http://www.chewy.com/cat/wet-food-389/tiki-cat and at Wags; http://www.wag.com/cat/p/tiki-cat-king-kamehameha-luau-variety-pack-146352 Pet Supplies Plus carries many varieties and will order any they dont routinely have in stock. Too much fish for my FLUTD guys. ^..^ -Original Message- From: dlg...@windstream.net Sent: May 12, 2013 3:22 PM To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Ember Where do you get Tiki Cat? I have never seen it at Petsmart. , Lance lini...@fastmail.fm wrote: I may have discovered something that Ember likes even more than FF. Tiki Cat has two chicken formulas, and she adores both of those. I'm feeding her a 2.8 oz can a day, along with as much of a can of a different brand of food as she'll eat. On Apr 23, 2013, at 11:07 AM, Christiane Biagi ti...@mindspring.com wrote: Sometimes, you can mix in a little of another food w. the FF… Just a little, though—they figure it out and then turn up their noses! LOL ___ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org ___ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org ___ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org ___ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org
[Felvtalk] inconsistent results from the snap and IFA tests
Dear friends, We earlier did a snap ELISA test for my 16 yrs old indoor late stage CKD girl, Meowko, which was positive. But We just got her confirmatory IFA test back on Thursday, which is negative. In order to confirm whether the first snap test was false positive, we did the snap test again. The result was still positive (although we were told that it is slightly positive, I am not sure what this means...I guess it is like pregnancy test's faint line? ) Before all these tests, Meowko was tested twice negative when we adopted her and received vaccines. I was wondering if anyone on this list has experience with contradictory results on snap and IFA tests? or if you have any thoughts on what we can read out of these tests? Can the contradictory results provide any clues for Meowko's current virus infection situation and therefore treatment possibilities? Any thoughts and advice are appreciated. Thank you very much. with my best, Catherine ( Meowko) ___ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org
Re: [Felvtalk] New member from Nebraska
Dear Marta, While searching for possible treatments, you may want to at least consider stopping using Metacam: http://www.fda.gov/AnimalVeterinary/NewsEvents/CVMUpdates/ucm231254.htm I personally know several cats died because of Metacam before other diseases take them. There are some alternative pain medications that your vet should be able to provide you with. with my best, Catherine On Fri, May 10, 2013 at 10:59 PM, Marta Gasper gasper.ma...@yahoo.comwrote: Hello, my name is Marta Gasper. I'm Homeless No More cat rescue director in Fairbury, Nebraska. One of my foster cats tested FeLV+ on the SNAP and a few months ago also positive on the IFA so he became our cat after he developed some disorders that'd make him hard to adopt. Previously we had a cat pulled from a hoarding situation who also was FeLV+ and some time before he succumbed one of our foster kittens tested leuk +._ Our vet concluded he would have been infected when younger, he was tested after his uris kept returning; although we are no-kill and try to give them the best hospice care sometimes euthanasia is the best option. Back to Arlo, our former foster, he's been doing fairly well so other than being isolated he had no treatment. Last week almost overnight stopped eating and bled from his nose, also gagged on and off, making gargling, squishy noises. His mouth smells very bad, vet examined and said it looked good, mild gingivitis only, he guessed the odor would be from further lesions/masses down his throath._ In a few days and coincidentally he's developed bald spots that bleed and dark spots on his fur. Vet said those were bacterial and fungal infections. Right now he's on Clavamox and metacam and is starting to eat again, I suggested interferon_we did have a FIV+ with stomatitis and other problems that made a remarkable comeback on it_and he agreed to administer it though because Arlo has all these symptoms and because he knows we're on a limited budget he talked about considering the euthanasia alternative as Arlo won't get better. I understand but if there's a way to make him better I'd try it, don't know how much Interferon is right now etc. Question; I've read that some treatments don't work or are not used if the cat is past the second stage and/or has lymphoma. I don't know if and what cancer he has but he's defintely on 2nd stage..should I even try other treatments? And another question; we have a nebulizer, can we use it with Arlo, what treatments if so? Thank-you and thank-you for this list Marta ___ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org ___ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org
Re: [Felvtalk] What to feed a finicky, sick kitten?
Dear Amanda, Here is a list of food I have been trying with my very picky Felv+, CRF stage 4, 16 yrs old cat: Can food: Soulistic glee fish based cans (Petco store brand, the crf group finds that it generally works works well to make cats to eat again) AvoDerm TunaCrab Fancy Feast, Classic tuna/salmon based can Canyon Creek Ranch, Trout Catfish Weruva, Tuna shirasu Tiki cat, Tuna BFF, Tuna Aspic Simply nourish (Petsmart store brand), tuna potato stew, salmon chicken stew, tuna chicken stew Treat: whole life http://www.amazon.com/Whole-Life-Pet-Products-Natural/dp/B00ATWNJIY/ref=sr_1_4?s=pet-suppliesie=UTF8qid=1367545823sr=1-4 If none of above works, I would probably try syringe feeding to maintain Polli's weight. For our cat, after her weight was low to some point, she just stopped eating. But after we brought her weight back this week, she starts eating by herself again (even though her anemic level has been almost the same, pcv 9%-12%). Other possibility is to ask vet to prescribe appetite stimulants like Mirtazapine, which I heard works pretty well. The CRF group has a page talking about how to tempt cats to eat, although it is not particular for FeLV + cats, but the techniques mentioned work on our cat. http://www.felinecrf.org/persuading_cat_to_eat.htm Hope this can help Polli... Catherine On Thu, May 2, 2013 at 9:11 PM, Amanda Payne amandak.pa...@gmail.comwrote: Hello everyone! This is my first time using this forum :) I have a ten month old kitty, Polli, who was diagnosed with FeLV about two months ago. At that time, she started licking the walls and our potted plants in addition increasing lethargy. I took her to the vet where she was diagnosed with severe anemia related to FeLV. We were told we'd have to assist her to the rainbow bridge within days of the diagnosis. Thankfully, she's a fighter and is still with us. However, her appetite has been cause for worry. She's crazy about Temptations Treats and deli ham (I know, not the most nutritious diet but I'm thankful for anything she eats). The last two days, though, she won't eat. I've offered her baby food, Tiki Cat, Ziwi's wet food, lunch meat, tuna and her favorite treats but to no avail. I understand that the end may be near but I want to give everything a shot before I make that call. So, my question is, what do you give your cat that they just can't say no to? I'd love and appreciate any suggestions! Thank you, -Amanda ___ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org ___ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org
[Felvtalk] seeking advice for treating FeLV positive old CKD cats with the new drugs
Dear Felvalk friends, I am very new to this group and was hoping to get some advice for the treatment about my currently very sick cat. My cat is 16 years old, who came to the States with me 6 years ago. I got her when she was 7 (she was abandoned by the previous house owner...) After I got her, she was tested twice negative for FeLV and vaccinated for four years. From then she has been a totally indoor cat. I later adopted another cat, who was also tested negative twice and vaccinated for three years. From then on, since they have been complete indoor apartment cats with no exposure to other cats and the little one always got some reaction to the vaccine, we stopped vaccinating them for FeLV. Last Friday, my 16 years old cat was getting weak, my husband and I rushed her to the ER and were told that she was in sever anemia (pcv less than 10%) due to her chronic kidney disease. Two blood transfusions has been done, but her response to blood transfusions was poor. Doctors then concerned that not only her red blood cell count is low, her white blood cell count is also very low. So the doctors ran the FeLV test again on Tuesday, and it came back positive (!!) (we also rushed our younger one for test yesterday; but he stays negative, and we added a booster vaccine on him). We are getting our 16 years old back tonight. Doctors implicitly has mentioned that FeLV has no cure, plus her Kidney situation (late stage CKD), she may not live long... we were also suggested to consider putting her into sleep soon. But I luckily found last night there is this emailist, and on the website there are several drugs listed for possible treatment plans: ImmunoRegulin, Acemannan, Interferon Alpha etc. Do anyone in this emaillist have experience about treatment on old FeLV cat with CKD by using these new drugs? If yes, may I learn your experience? I really don't want to lose my girl in this way.I am getting my degree soon, and do hope at least I can have her come back to my home country with me... Sorry for such a long email, and thank you very much! I. Catherine ___ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org
