Sharon,
I used Immunoregulin on two of my FELV cats. One was very symptomatic with
fevers and anemia. The other was aymptomatic. It got Junior over the hump
and he lived another two and a half years. I wish I had used it the whole
time, butI am not sure the end result would have been different
neleukemia.org
[mailto:felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org] On Behalf Of Natalie
Sent: Tuesday, March 29, 2011 1:00 PM
To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org
Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] ImmunoRegulin
Here's a page of lots of info: It seems that the only time to ImmunoRegulin
is BEFORE there are any symptom
ch 29, 2011 12:42 PM
To: Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org
Subject: [Felvtalk] ImmunoRegulin
Hello All,
I am new to the discussion board. My cat Mr Gray has just been diagnosed
with FeLV. He is not symptomatic yet although recently, he was also
diagnosed with Hyperthyroidism. He is still very active and ale
Here's a page of lots of info: It seems that the only time to ImmunoRegulin
is BEFORE there are any symptoms! I don't know of anyone who has used it -
will ask my vet when I see him. I would love to do more for my two FeLV
boys that are asymptomatic, besides good nutrition and supplem
Hello All,
I am new to the discussion board. My cat Mr Gray has just been diagnosed
with FeLV. He is not symptomatic yet although recently, he was also
diagnosed with Hyperthyroidism. He is still very active and alert and
eating a lot.
I have been reading that ImmunoRegulin has been quite
Did the vet feed him a "kennel" food or did you take his usual stuff with
him? It's possible the vet is feeding tainted food in the kennels, though I
would hope not. I would rule that out first though, ask them specifically
what brand, line, and flavor they used if he got the kennel food.
Phaewryn
Hi All,
Abu's been drinking a lot more and peeing alot more since he's been back
from the Vet's last week. The vet's prognosis on his kidneys were fair.
Abu's kidneys can function for a long while so I'm wondering if his peeing
more often is due to the immunoreg
A home-made renal diet would be far superior to any you could buy
commercially anyways, I believe Belinda can share a recipe or two with
you...
Belinda...?
Phaewryn
http://ucat.us/domesticcatlinks.html
Special Needs Cat Resources
http://www.iGive.com/html/refer.cfm?causeid=21303
Sign up for iG
rk hard to get my baby better.
Nazleen
From: Gloria Lane <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Reply-To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org
To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org
Subject: Re: Cat on immunoregulin - colloidal silver
Date: Sun, 13 May 2007 07:52:18 -0500
I have some Colloidal Silver, but have never learned
I have some Colloidal Silver, but have never learned to use it
appropriately so it sits on my shelf. I know some folks who really
like it. I do try a lot of different things.
Quackwatch.com has interesting negative info, but is hardly a
reliable source of balanced information. I think
the emperor's new supplement
On 5/12/07, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Oh yeah, the stuff that turns people BLUE. Love that stuff, the best
"snake oil" treatment in decades!
http://www.quackwatch.org/01QuackeryRelatedTopics/PhonyAds/silverad.html
http://www.silvermedicine.or
Oh yeah, the stuff that turns people BLUE. Love that stuff, the best "snake
oil" treatment in decades!
http://www.quackwatch.org/01QuackeryRelatedTopics/PhonyAds/silverad.html
http://www.silvermedicine.org/argyria.html
If your cat is a Russian Blue, I suppose it's totally harmless, LOL!
Phaewryn
I think she means colloidal silver. I heard about it when I was on an
IBD list. I even purchased some, but chickened out when it came to
trying it. I have read of anequdotal reports of it benefiting immune
related diseases. Here's an excerpt from a website about it:
http://nccam.nih.gov/hea
Betamox is a UK branded pennicillin:
http://www.norbrook.co.uk/products/ProductData.cfm/product_Key/407/CatKey/1/Section/Veterinary_Products/
Dexifort is a UK branded dexamethasone:
http://www.intervet.co.uk/products_public/dexafort/010_overview.asp
Valid treatments, sounds fine to me! Not sure ab
I've never heard of silver collagen, but the other treatments sound logical
and appropriate. Good for your vet for treating appropriately, and not
writing your cat off! can you let us know his name and location, we keep a
record of all FELV friendly vets so others can find them.
Phaewryn
http://u
g
Subject: Re: Cat on immunoregulin - fear of injections
Date: Thu, 10 May 2007 20:32:22 -0800
Nazleen,
I understand how you feel about not wanting to give your little sweetheart
injections. It won't help him one little bit to give in to your fear about
it. Just put on your nurses hat an
Nazleen,
I understand how you feel about not wanting to give your little
sweetheart injections. It won't help him one little bit to give in to
your fear about it. Just put on your nurses hat and detach yourself
from the discomfort of it as best you can. Approach it and Abu with a
positive,
org
To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org
Subject: Re: Cat on immunoregulin
Date: Thu, 10 May 2007 12:33:14 -0700 (PDT)
I have had a little experience with immunoregulin.
The vet gave it to my Smokey because he kept on
running a very high fever. It seemed to help him. I
don't know anything about the o
I have had a little experience with immunoregulin.
The vet gave it to my Smokey because he kept on
running a very high fever. It seemed to help him. I
don't know anything about the other meds. Sorry. I
hope he starts feeling better and that he doesn't have
lymphoma.
Cind
I see your also on the feline lymphoma list, me too, my Buddie had
cancer in 2003, lost her in 2004 about a year later, hers was a slow
growing cancer. We tried chemo and prednisolone, she wasn't eating well
on the chemo and I freaked out and stopped it (if I had it to do over
again I would
Not to scare you but if your cat does have lymphoma and it is the
fast growing agressive lymphoma he won't live long enough to build up
his immune system. My Skeeter was diagnosed with lymphoma in 1992, back
then vets (at least mine) didn't tell you slow or fast or what the
difference was bu
Thanks Kelley. :)
Abu's looking tired now. He perked up after we got back from the vet's
yesterday but he seems weaker now :(
From: "Kelley Saveika" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Reply-To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org
To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org
Subject: Re: Cat on i
im shots of baytril, betamox
and dexafort alongside the immunoregulin. Anybody had any experience with
the above meds?
Thanks.
>From: Sheryl Spagg <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Reply-To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org
>To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org
>Subject: Re: Cat on immunoregulin
>Date:
Thanks for the tip Sheryl. I will get him tested for diabetes on his next
visit coming up this thursday. The vet gave him shots of baytril, betamox
and dexafort alongside the immunoregulin. Anybody had any experience with
the above meds?
Thanks.
From: Sheryl Spagg <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> sweetheart's name) can live for many years with his
> kidneys being the way
> they are. He gave Abu a steroid and immunoregulin
> injection yesterday and
> I'm to follow up giving him this twice a week on top
> of some herbal
> remedies. He'll also start A
I'm so sorry to hear about the problems your baby Abu is having. Immunoregulin
is supposed to be a good immune system booster. I'm impressed with your vet.
If I had a can that was constipated, I'd probably start sub-q fluids, and/or
give 1 cc or so of daily lactulose. Have
I'm so sorry to hear about the problems your baby Abu is having. Immunoregulin
is supposed to be a good immune system booster. I'm impressed with your vet.
If I had a can that was constipated, I'd probably start sub-q fluids, and/or
give 1 cc or so of daily lactulose. Have
he prognosis given on his kidneys is fair, my vet says Abu (that's my
sweetheart's name) can live for many years with his kidneys being the way
they are. He gave Abu a steroid and immunoregulin injection yesterday and
I'm to follow up giving him this twice a week on top of some herbal
s may not be willing to do this. It is
hard to tell if it helps the cats or not."
I really like the idea of the IM administration too,
but after reading this email I'm not sure what to do. I discussed
this with my vet but she has never used
the immunoregulin before, either IV or IM,
the immunoreglan IM, but this is off label use,
so some vets may not be willing to do this. It is
hard to tell if it helps the cats or not."
I really like the idea of the IM administration too,
but after reading this email I'm not sure what to do. I discussed
this with my vet but she
t is
hard to tell if it helps the cats or not."
I really like the idea of the IM administration too,
but after reading this email I'm not sure what to do.
I discussed this with my vet but she has never used
the immunoregulin before, either IV or IM, so she's
basically leaving the decision regarding using the
drug up to me.
the idea of the IM administration too,
but after reading this email I'm not sure what to do.
I discussed this with my vet but she has never used
the immunoregulin before, either IV or IM, so she's
basically leaving the decision regarding using the
drug up to me.
--- Susan Loesch <[EMAIL PROT
Linda, do you know if their protocol just starts the cats out on monthly doses
or if they do something like daily for some time then weekly, finally going to
monthy?This is the way Immunoregulin is done if administered IV or subQ. I
really like the IM idea -- probably works better than
AIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Hi Wendy & all,
>
> I wrote to Best Friends regarding the IM
> administration of Immunoregulin and this is the
> reply
> I received:
>
>
> "We give this drug to our Felv positive cats once a
> month. It is administered IM at th
Wow - that's a great price! My vet hasn't even
suggested giving my cat the immunoregulin. We're
going to discuss it and the type of administration on
Saturday.
Linda
--- Kelly L <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> At 11:03 AM 3/4/2007, you wrote:
>
>
>
> When
n of Immunoregulin and this is the reply
I received:
"We give this drug to our Felv positive cats once a
month. It is administered IM at the rate of .25 cc
per cat.
If a cat is symptomatic in any way then we skip that
cat for that month. We have had some adverse
reactions. They are minor
Hi Wendy & all,
I wrote to Best Friends regarding the IM
administration of Immunoregulin and this is the reply
I received:
"We give this drug to our Felv positive cats once a
month. It is administered IM at the rate of .25 cc
per cat.
If a cat is symptomatic in any way then we
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Kelly L
Sent: Friday, November 24, 2006 12:37 PM
To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org
Subject: Re: combining immunoregulin and alferon
At 07:41 AM 11/24/2006, you wrote:
No one seems to know for
12yo cat with an URI which has been treated for almost 2
months and was started on Baytril on 11/22/06.
He has been in a bad way because of not eating/drinking. He did
respond to the Baytril infection and B12 injection. Has been on Immunoregulin
1/2cc IV for almost 3 weeks 2x a week
No, I don't have a home test. Thank you for the info
on this. It would be great if I could check her at
home too.
Cindy Reasoner
--- Jennifer Phaewryn O'Gwynn <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Do you do home BG testing between blood curve tests
> at the vet's office? You use a home meter and you
>
Do you do home BG testing between blood curve tests at the vet's
office? You use a home meter and you prick the eartip and get a very tiny
blood droplet. Here's some info about that:
http://www.sugarcats.net/sites/harry/bgtest.htm (how
to home BG test)
http://maxshouse.com/bgtest[1].mpg (vide
Your right. When they drew Smokey's blood it was from
the vein in the neck and it wasn't nice to watch but
if my being in there helped him it was worth it. I
have a diabetic cat (Katie) and when she has to have
her glucose checked they use the vein in the neck.
Cindy Reasoner
--- Jennifer Phae
Well, I think sometimes it may freak people out because if the cat is on
the small side, they often have to use the major vein in the neck to draw blood.
On dogs, it's just taken out of a front wrist or leg, on big cats it's usually
the inside of a rear leg, but sometimes, they have to use th
I was really talking about drawing blood. Both the
vets I use take the cats in the back to draw blood.
They don't my dogs though. I guess dogs may handle
the situation better. Last month when Smokey had to
have blood drawn for a CBC, I asked they do it in the
exam room. I thought it might help
Original Message -
From:
Jennifer Phaewryn O'Gwynn
To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org
Sent: Wednesday, November 01, 2006 4:23
PM
Subject: Re: one vet's thoughts on sub-q
ImmunoRegulin
I always insist all treatments occur in the exam room with me p
I always insist all treatments occur in the exam room with me present
(other than surgery, of course).
Phaewryn
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Taking Smokey to the vet to get ImmunoRegulin through
an IV is just not a good option for me. Smokey really
stresses out at the vet. He hisses and is just really
unpleasant. I have found that if they do everything
in the examination room where I can be with him he
does somewhat better. I will
tions. ImmunoRegulin came up, so I spoke to
my vet about it. I asked him if we could do it sub-q, and he
recommended that we not. At that time, I wasn't ready to give IR a
shot, so I didn't pay good attention to his reasons for not wanting
to do IR sub-q (something about proteins and something...
Last Spring, when Ember first tested positive for FeLV, I started
looking into treatment options. ImmunoRegulin came up, so I spoke to
my vet about it. I asked him if we could do it sub-q, and he
recommended that we not. At that time, I wasn't ready to give IR a
shot, so I didn'
Satch in for a chest x-ray tomorrow to try and get a better idea of what his cough is all about.
Thanks again!
Leslie
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]Subject: Re: ImmunoRegulin
I-R, in my experience, is way way way more effective than Interferon ingetting rid of colds. If that is what Satch has, an
guys,
I tried to look up archived ImmunoRegulin info, but I didn't turn up
anything - I know that it's discussed constantly, which confused me.
Maybe I'm spelling it wrong?
Anyway, I'm taking the kitten in for her check up tonight - she is still
doing great
Hi guys,
I tried to look up archived ImmunoRegulin info, but I didn't turn up anything - I know that it's discussed constantly, which confused me. Maybe I'm spelling it wrong?
Anyway, I'm taking the kitten in for her check up tonight - she is still doing great. I'm g
: interferon and immunoregulin
1) Someone in our cat rescue just called me and said that there was
some recent research indicating that constant dosing with interferon
alpha can possibly cause the bone marrow to reduce the production of
red blood cells. She said this is the justification for doing the 7
Interestins it only true for alpha? For VO as well?
-Original Message-
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of G. Lane
Sent: Sunday, September 17, 2006 6:11 PM
To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org
Subject: interferon and immunoregulin
1) Someone in our cat rescue just
the daily administration.Has anyone
heard of this?2) Also, does anyone know anything about
using interferon at the same time as immunoregulin? Such as whether
to do it or not?Thanks -Gloria
off protocol - rather than the daily administration.
Has anyone heard of this?
2) Also, does anyone know anything about using interferon at the
same time as immunoregulin? Such as whether to do it or not?
Thanks -
Gloria
No --- will Xtray show the problem?
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On
Behalf Of Belinda
Sent: Tuesday, August 01, 2006
1:48 PM
To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org
Subject: Re: Immunoregulin
Hideyo,
Has Naomi been checked for pancreatitis, when
Hideyo,
Has Naomi been checked for pancreatitis, when Bailey had it and we
didn't know he stopped eating, was anemic, got
fevers off and on, was very lethargic EVEN after we got his
anemia under control?? I think there is a specific test they can
do now to check for it.
--
Belinda
dexamethasone can also help neurological problems if they are caused by
inflammation or lymphoma in the brain or spine.
Michelle
onday, July 31, 2006 2:49 PMTo: felvtalk@felineleukemia.orgSubject: RE: Immunoregulin I've dealt with FIP before. I assume my own cats are corona positive too. But that's no reason to jump to the conclusion that a cat has FIP. Dry FIP is notoriously hard
to diagnose. And you
Subject: RE: Immunoregulin
I've dealt with FIP before. I assume my own cats are
corona positive too. But that's no reason to jump to the conclusion that
a cat has FIP. Dry FIP is notoriously hard to diagnose. And you
don't want to assume FIP and thus fail to treat a trea
from anemia --- do you think epogen won’t help her?
From:
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On
Behalf Of Susan Hoffman
Sent: Monday, July 31, 2006 2:51
PM
To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org
Subject: RE: Immunoregulin
If it is FIP you would want to have her on prednisone
spayed.. she was very healthy when I first got her and gradually she changed her behavior.. now she is so pale.. and am so hoping for way to increase her PCV --- If its FIP i guess immunorgulain wont help? As FIP attacks their immune system and immunoregulin is actually immune stimuli
ECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Hideyo YamamotoSent: Monday, July 31, 2006 2:38 PMTo: felvtalk@felineleukemia.orgSubject: RE: Immunoregulin Anemia (non regenerative) PCV 18.4 Corona virus positive 1:400 positive All organs are fine
her WBC a bit high.. Her globulin
her behavior.. now she is so pale.. and am so hoping
for way to increase her PCV ---
If it’s FIP – i guess immunorgulain
won’t help? As FIP attacks their immune system and immunoregulin is
actually immune stimuli – is it right?
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On
ot eat..) she has a high fever one time (but so did other kittens at that time..) From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On
Behalf Of Susan HoffmanSent: Monday, July 31, 2006 2:30 PMTo: felvtalk@felineleukemia.orgSubject: RE: Immunoregulin Tell me again -- ALL the sy
: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org
Subject: RE: Immunoregulin
Anemia (non regenerative) – PCV 18.4
Corona virus positive 1:400 positive
All organs are fine – her WBC a bit
high..
Her globulin is a bit higher than normal..
and her albumin is a bit lower than usual.. her a/g ratio was 0.3
The
Subject: RE: Immunoregulin
Tell me again -- ALL the symptoms, how long, what tests have been done,
what treatments attempted? Naomi is approximately 4 months old? How
much does she weigh?
Hideyo Yamamoto
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
One vet thinks it’s might be FIP
– buy a
ink so.. but
cant explain whats going on From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Susan HoffmanSent: Monday, July 31, 2006 2:13 PMTo: felvtalk@felineleukemia.orgSubject: Re: Immunoregulin I may have missed this but is there any diagnosis yet? What does t
ow have it on hand should Mickey (or the NJ FeLV kitty I will be
getting soon) need it.
Here's also a copy of the relevant excerpts of what I emailed to Dr Dodin who
was going to be administering the IR
Dear Dr Dodin
Here are the 3 articles that give background on Immunoregulin for FeLV
: Immunoregulin
I may have missed this but is there any diagnosis yet? What does
the vet think is going on?
Hideyo Yamamoto
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Does immunoregulin work to bring PCV on cats who is
nonregenenrative anemia?
I may have missed this but is there any diagnosis yet? What does the vet think is going on?Hideyo Yamamoto <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Does immunoregulin work to bring PCV on cats who is nonregenenrative anemia?
Does immunoregulin work to bring PCV on cats who is
nonregenenrative anemia?
I talked to the vet on Saturday. Smokey was getting
an injection of Winstrol every 2 weeks. We are now
going to try 1 a month. The vet said we might
consider stopping the Equistim at some point in the
near future. His weight is now up to 7lbs.8oz. and he
acts like a SuperCat now. I guess that
It's about $35, I think, for a bottle, which is at least 5 or 6 doses, I
think, from revival.
Michelle
In a message dated 5/13/2006 12:38:08 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Hi
Nina, I'm paying $10 a dose for IR from my vet Do you
remember where you got yours a
ke to know where else we might
be able to get it. Thanks, Deanne
From: Nina <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Reply-To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org
To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org
Subject: Re: Immunoregulin for Chelsea
Date: Fri, 12 May 2006 22:34:01 -0700
Thanks Deanne, I'm archiving the info and se
received 1/2 ml I-V injections of immunoregulin aprox every
4 days for about 3 1/2 weeks for a total of 6 doses. We're now
cutting back to once a week injections for another 3 weeks, at which
time we'll do blood work to determine how her anemia is doing. If
she's in the norm
I'm glad to hear she's feeling better, that's the important thing!
Phaewryn (was Jenn, changed name)
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Chelsea received 1/2 ml I-V injections of immunoregulin aprox every 4
days for about 3 1/2 weeks for a total of 6 doses. We're now cutting back
to once a week injections for another 3 weeks, at which time we'll do blood
work to determine how her anemia is doing. If she's in t
Hi Cindy,
It doesn't make much sense to me to continue with IR indefinitely. The
way I understand it, it's a bacteria that is introduced to help the
immune response wage an attack. The heightened immune response to the
IR also takes care of whatever problem they were having in the first
plac
reatment fairly quickly and had
> noticeably improved within
> the first 2 weeks. Chelsea has now received 6
> injections of immunoregulin
> and has regained her normal energy level and has
> pink gums again. I took
> your advise to heart and put her on Droxy and folic
> acid in
tions per week
for the rest of his life. I need to ask his vet about
it. I hope Chelsea's bloodwork comes back much
improved.
Cindy
--- Susan Loesch <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> How wonderful that Chelsea is doing better!! What
> is the course of treatment your vet has used f
! What is the
course of treatment your vet has used for the immunoregulin? I have
seen different ones. How far apart and what dosage?
Am getting ready to start one of my girls on that - my vet said
.2cc per day for 4 days, then .2cc per week for 4 weeks and then .2cc
every four months.
How wonderful that Chelsea is doing better!! What is the course of treatment your vet has used for the immunoregulin? I have seen different ones. How far apart and what dosage? Am getting ready to start one of my girls on that - my vet said .2cc per day for 4 days, then .2cc per week for 4
I wanted to thank everyone for the advise given last month regarding 12
month-old felv+ Chelsea who was suffering from severe anemia. She began
responding to treatment fairly quickly and had noticeably improved within
the first 2 weeks. Chelsea has now received 6 injections of immunoregulin
Sorry I have not been reading email much. If you are referring to the Dr.
Lees article on immunoregulin, look on this group's web page (www.felineleukemia.org)
Michelle
In a message dated 4/18/2006 10:30:18 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Do you have a copy of
I haven't been able to check my mail lately so this is
a late reply. The vets haven't said anything about
how long they plan to keep Smokey on the Winstrol or
the Equistim. They did mention we might try to start
giving the Winstrol injections every 3 weeks instead
of every 2 weeks. Smokey's blo
Do you have a copy of this article, I'd like to show it to my vet?
--
Belinda
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giving these>>>> immunoregulin, interferon and
supplements <<<<,they are normally not the things used for
very serious anemia??? These are mainly used as immune boosters
before a serious condition exists or to help boost the immune system while
using the thing
how are Chelsea's liver values I meant kidney values
--
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Hi,
Just to clarify, Bailey never had a transfusion, he didn't get low
enough, but he certainly would have had he needed it. My Teenye years
ago needed a transfusion and it brought her count up from 9 or 10% to 30
something %, don't remember exactly this was many years ago.
Transfusions
Not sure why you are giving these
>>>> immunoregulin, interferon and supplements <<<<,
they are normally not the things used for very serious anemia??? These
are mainly used as immune boosters before a serious condition exists or
to help boost the immune syste
With her count at 9.6 it is a good idea to get a cross matched
blood transfusion, if you decide to do epogen I would get started right
away, it can take up to three weeks to work. Also I must again say I
would be giving the doxy even though she tested negative for
hemobartonella, many time
I regret not trying a transfusion for Moogie soon enough. She was too far gone
by the
time I realized it was an option, her organs were shutting down. I wish my vet
would
have explained it to me and made it an option in time to buy a few more weeks
with
her.
Jenn
http://ucat.us
http://ucat.us/d
I had hoped that we'd
caught Chelsea's anemia in time for the immunoregulin to take
effect. I still have a small amount of hope that she may turn around
but the reality of what her blood work shows is hard to ignore.
Chelsea had her blood drawn during an in-home visit by
d have done the transfusion, and treated him with
the doxy and Epogen. I would have continued the
ImmunoRegulin (Equistim) and started him on
Interferon. But things happen for a reason I believe,
and Cricket crossed over the bridge. I miss him
terribly, but the good Lord has blessed us with
anothe
7;d caught Chelsea's anemia in
time for the immunoregulin to take effect. I still have a small amount of
hope that she may turn around but the reality of what her blood work shows
is hard to ignore.
Chelsea had her blood drawn during an in-home visit by my vet Saturday.
He was originally schedu
et us know what happens.
:)
Wendy
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wrote:
> Chelsea got her first ImmunoRegulin shot
> yesterday. She also had blood
> drawn, after which she collapsed but later revived.
> She is still eating but
> is very weak. Below are the
Hi Deanne,
I had my kitty Cricket on ImmunoRegulin only for about
a week or two, but lost him to anemia in November. I
think I gave it to him too late. Is Chelsea anemic?
If so, you should also consider Epogen. Other members
here have more experience with either of these than I
do. Good luck
I would think that any cat that collapsed after a blood draw would immediately
get a
transfusion as a matter of course. Perhaps I missed something coming in late to
this
topic though
I have a huge 18 pound cat now, I'm seriously thinking of putting him on the
emergency cat blood donor list f
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