fwd of Best Friends.org guest speaker about FELV

2005-04-15 Thread felv
Best Friends Animal Sanctuary is hosting a discussion on FELV this week, and I saw this particular posting, and thought it was interesting, so I'm sharing it. You guys know about high-dose injected FELINE Interferon yet? Not approved in the USA yet, but this vet says some online pharmacies

RE: fwd of Best Friends.org guest speaker about FELV

2005-04-15 Thread Hideyo Yamamoto
Michelle, I am so glad that you are on line - I am on the way to the vet to ask her to write me a VO request letter for me - I wanted to make sure that I know the process correctly - The vet will write a letter with the information (vet's name, product name, and etc) which you forwarded to me

RE: fwd of Best Friends.org guest speaker about FELV

2005-04-15 Thread Hideyo Yamamoto
Do you know if VO has been approved in Japan? I think it was originally developed in Japan as a research treatment for FIP - If so, I am wondering if I can have my family send it to me- -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: fwd of Best Friends.org guest speaker about FELV

2005-04-15 Thread Nina
Hideyo, I'm sure Michelle has told you, (you guys must have been corresponding off-list, or I missed the exchange), that my vet's office has made up a packet to give to any vet interested in applying to FDA for a special dispensation. There is no use in your vet reinventing the wheel with

Re: fwd of Best Friends.org guest speaker about FELV

2005-04-15 Thread Nina
Yes, I do believe it has. The pharmaceutical company is the same, Virbac. Have one of your relatives call a veterinary specialty clinic and ask them. It still wouldn't be available to anyone who wants to purchase it though. They'd have to have a cat or dog (it's used for Parvo), that would

RE: Hello everyone, long time since I've been here

2005-04-15 Thread MacKenzie, Kerry N.
That's a great story too Hideyo. Makes you realize maybe there is hope for the world after all.Kerry -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Hideyo Yamamoto Sent: Thursday, April 14, 2005 5:01 PM To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Subject: RE:

RE: Hunters

2005-04-15 Thread MacKenzie, Kerry N.
Title: Message That's an encouraging story. Thanks for sharing, Faye. -Original Message-From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Lewis FayeSent: Friday, April 15, 2005 2:16 PMTo: felvtalk@felineleukemia.orgSubject: Re: Hunters During my last family reunion,

Michael, how are you and Stitches?

2005-04-15 Thread Nina
Michael, What's the word on Stitches? I've been thinking of you guys and sending healing thoughts his way. Have you been to see him? Nina Michael Cameron wrote: I took stitch to the cats only vet here in Columbus for one last shot. I have been giving him water with vitamins for the past 2

Re: OT/ names of online articles by vets showing cats are carnivores

2005-04-15 Thread PEC2851
Kerry, I wasn't meaning to throw you off w/ my experience, LOL! I just think that after having raised BoyCat GirlCat, and their success w/ a vegetarian diet, it was something to share w/ the group. Now that I am no longer fostering, and my numbers here are "more" manageble for special