Re: [Felvtalk] Imulan
I sent Imulan info to our vet. She worked wonders with our FeLV+ cat. This was her response: Hi Laurie - thanks for the email. I have used this product in one cat so far. It didn't work for her, but we got her way too late, so it's not a good one to base any opinions on. From the research I have seen on it, I think it looks very promising. Laurie ___ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org
Re: [Felvtalk] Imulan
to answer your questions, because there's no real proof that lcti does anything. most vets find what is given out by imulan to be incredibly UNCONVINCING, because it is not scientifically defensible. maybe at some point it will be, but it's not at this point. it's not a drug, it's a "treatment aid," that will never have FDA approval, and only has conditional approval (meaning it SHOWS PROMISE OF BEING EFFECTIVE) from the department of agriculture. if the company truly cared about the cats, and really thought that it was the miracle treatment they want to claim it is, they would be doing RIGOROUS clinical trials--not the 4-week-long ones that they are offering to vets and sanctuaries, and they would NOT be charging such a high price for an unproven product. if LCTI is truly the answer, they'd want to do the proving first, then it could be offered at a reasonable price to everyone with a positive cat. they just approved a puff piece video that calls FIV, "Feline AIDS," which is absolutely indefensible, and will just contribute to more perfectly healthy cats dying from human ignorance, and their only reference to FeLV on their site is wikipedia. it has been in all the journals and publications, and because there's NO peer-reviewed literature (and not even a single, statistically significant piece of research,) the majority of practitioners take one look at the, "proof," and walk away. please do not refer to this product as a drug, because it is not. it's not even a treatment, by the manufacturer's own admission. use it if you like, and can afford it, but i cannot figure out why people are not asking more questions. -- Spay & Neuter Your Neighbors! Maybe That'll Make The Difference MaryChristine Special-Needs Coordinator, Purebred Cat Breed Rescue (www.purebredcats.org) Member, SCAT (Special-Cat Action Team) ___ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org
Re: [Felvtalk] Imulan
HI, IS IMULAN USED WHEN THE CATS AREN'T DOING WELL? I HAVE A COULPLE WITH FELV ,BUT THEY ARE PERFECTLY HEALTHY. SHOULD I BE GIVING THEM SOMETHING NOW.?tHANKS --- On Sat, 8/29/09, Embarq Customer wrote: From: Embarq Customer Subject: [Felvtalk] Imulan To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Date: Saturday, August 29, 2009, 2:25 PM I've been a member here for quite a while, but hardly ever respond with comments. However, thanks to the good people on this list & your discussions about Imulan, our little Jake, three-legged & an absolutely wonderful cat, is now on Imulan injections to try to forestall his non-regenerative anemia. I had printed off some of your information to give to our vet, who is ordinarily very progressive and well-informed, & he said he'd never heard of Imulan, but was very interested. So he called Prolab, who is the manufacturer of it, who was happy to send him 13 pages of very persuasive information. He was truly impressed with what he read, & of course, ordered it for us. He says that he can't wait to retest Jake's blood about a week after his second injection, because he is so excited about the implications. Imulan is truly Jake's only chance. After only one day, Jake is more alert, & already his appetite has picked up some, so we are hopeful. And not only for Jake, but for all of our other fur babies. We have a small sanctuary here, Haven Hill, where all the 25 resident cats are FeLV+, but fortunately, none of the others are symptomatic at this time. The Imulan is $78/injection, & that's in TN, in case anyone is interested. Expensive, yes, but perhaps we will only need to have one cat on it at a time. The one thing that threw our vet, as well as us, is just WHY isn't information about Imulan being more widely circulated? It should be in all the vet journals & publications! Also, there should be a faster means to get this drug into the hands of the vets. We had it over-nighted from MO, and it took two days -- which is a lot of time, when our little ones are waiting for it! Their regular delivery to us would have taken from Wed. until Mon. -- just WAY too much time! At any rate, we are grateful to have it, & are praying for a turn-around for Jake. We also have him on Transfer Factor. Again, I want to thank all of you on this list for all the valuable information you pass on to all of us. Being a member of this group has offered me an amazing education about FeLV that I probably wouldn't have gotten otherwise. So, thank you. And God bless all of you & your little ones. I will keep you posted as to Jake's progress. Diane Owner/Haven Hill, in the lovely mountains of Virginia, near the TN line ___ 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] Imulan
I've been a member here for quite a while, but hardly ever respond with comments. However, thanks to the good people on this list & your discussions about Imulan, our little Jake, three-legged & an absolutely wonderful cat, is now on Imulan injections to try to forestall his non-regenerative anemia. I had printed off some of your information to give to our vet, who is ordinarily very progressive and well-informed, & he said he'd never heard of Imulan, but was very interested. So he called Prolab, who is the manufacturer of it, who was happy to send him 13 pages of very persuasive information. He was truly impressed with what he read, & of course, ordered it for us. He says that he can't wait to retest Jake's blood about a week after his second injection, because he is so excited about the implications. Imulan is truly Jake's only chance. After only one day, Jake is more alert, & already his appetite has picked up some, so we are hopeful. And not only for Jake, but for all of our other fur babies. We have a small sanctuary here, Haven Hill, where all the 25 resident cats are FeLV+, but fortunately, none of the others are symptomatic at this time. The Imulan is $78/injection, & that's in TN, in case anyone is interested. Expensive, yes, but perhaps we will only need to have one cat on it at a time. The one thing that threw our vet, as well as us, is just WHY isn't information about Imulan being more widely circulated? It should be in all the vet journals & publications! Also, there should be a faster means to get this drug into the hands of the vets. We had it over-nighted from MO, and it took two days -- which is a lot of time, when our little ones are waiting for it! Their regular delivery to us would have taken from Wed. until Mon. -- just WAY too much time! At any rate, we are grateful to have it, & are praying for a turn-around for Jake. We also have him on Transfer Factor. Again, I want to thank all of you on this list for all the valuable information you pass on to all of us. Being a member of this group has offered me an amazing education about FeLV that I probably wouldn't have gotten otherwise. So, thank you. And God bless all of you & your little ones. I will keep you posted as to Jake's progress. Diane Owner/Haven Hill, in the lovely mountains of Virginia, near the TN line ___ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org