Immuno Regulin - DOSAGE???

2007-03-19 Thread Marissa Johnson
Hi all. I said this in my last update but thought changing the subject would help. Slink's fever still isn't quite down. I'm considerinng trying IR (if I can afford it) and could order it without a scrip. I have a vet tech here this week so we could even administer it here. ButI

Re: Immuno Regulin - DOSAGE???

2007-03-19 Thread Kelly L
At 10:38 AM 3/19/2007, you wrote: I used .753/4 cc IV per dose, The recommendation was for1/2 to 1 cc so I setteled on the middle of that,..,,Make sure the vet gives it IV not sub q or IM,, I gave it twice a week but this was on a healthy FELV cat, Ask those who have used it on

Re: immuno-regulin dosage

2006-06-18 Thread Kerry Roach
Michelle, I think 1/2cc would be a good start tooHow many days apart did you wait? Did you give it every 4 days for a couple of weeks? I read that some place, too...and then you give it weekly for a few weeks then can go to once a month...Please let me know if I have this right... I am going

Re: immuno-regulin dosage

2006-06-18 Thread Susan Loesch
There must be a lot of varying opinions among vets about the dose for immunoregulin -- I have a foster kitty who gets .2cc every single month - continuing what her original vet has done for 7-8 years. My vet suggested .2cc per day for 4 days, then .2cc twice a week for 4 weeks and then .2cc every

Re: immuno-regulin dosage

2006-06-18 Thread Lernermichelle
Well, I did 1 ml, and it was for pneumonia with one cat and a bad URI with the other. It only took 1 dose with the first, and two doses with the second (3 days apart) and then they were better, so I never had to think about long-term dosing. I'm not sure. I think I would do every 3 or 4 days

immuno-regulin dosage

2006-06-17 Thread Kerry Roach
I was trying to find some more info on the IR..and found the posts by Cindy about giving it sub-q..I need to know how much IV and sub-q..and how often we should stay with it...I guess we really need a starting point to see if it won't help Bandy.. I will keep trying to catch up on the past posts,

Re: immuno-regulin dosage

2006-06-17 Thread Lernermichelle
Kerry, At least to start, I would give I-R IV, at the vet's if you can't do it yourself. That is the only way the studies show it working and the company that makes it says it will work. They advise against giving it sub-q. However, at least 2 cats on this list have gotten it sub-q without