Good day to you,
I am new to your forum. 2 weeks ago a sweet tomcat decided that he wanted
to join our group of 6 cats. Since umber 7 seemed a bit too much I found
him a new owner but before given her this lovely guy. I went for a check up
at the vet. He saw that he suffered from amnesia and
Good day to you,
I am new to your forum. 2 weeks ago a sweet tomcat decided that he wanted
to join our group of 6 cats. Since umber 7 seemed a bit too much I found
him a new owner but before given her this lovely guy. I went for a check up
at the vet. He saw that he suffered from amnesia and
Hi Jetty,
You might check here for interferon alpha: http://www.roadrunnerpharmacy.com
Road Runner is an American pharmacy that specializes in medicine for animals. I
have ordered interferon alpha from them a number of times.
I am surprised that interferon alpha, a human product, would be
Hi Lance,
thanks so much for your reply, very much appreciated. I checked on the
internet and found 10 ug at eur 152,00 at a webshop. Is that a price which
sounds reasonable to you as I have no clue at all. Talked to my vet this
afternoon and he was not that positive about using interferon.
You’re welcome. I only wish I could help more.
30ml of interferon alpha costs me about $45 in the US. That includes shipping,
I think.
How is the tomcat’s anemia? Did the vet run new blood work to see if his
feeling better correlates to a rise in red blood cell values?
Interferon alpha could
Hi Jetty,
Virbagen Omega is recombinant feline interferon, a much better choice
than human interferon. Somewhat expensive, I think. A 5-pack of 10MU
is approximately 430 Euros from Abbeyvet exporter in the UK. Here is a
link to the exporter. Only a veterinarian can place the order, but
Jetty,
Regarding prednisone - it will make a cat feel better and stimulate the
appetite. It also sometimes can shrink certain kinds of tumors
temporarily. But keep in mind that it also suppresses the immune
system, which you usually want to avoid in a FeLV+ cat. Prednisone /
Prednisolone
Dear Lance,
Thanks again for all your help. I am considering to give him the Virbagen
Omega. He is only a very tiny guy so the costs would be ok. My vet is not
convinced about the effect of interferon and that in respect to the total
cost, he wanted to try the cheaper way first. Wally is really
Thanks Marsha,for your advise..all very welcome. I am very new to this
subject. I am the lucky owner of 6 healthy cats and do all the best I can
to make this little guy feel good..and he won't recover I will make sure
that he doesn't have to suffer.
2014-06-03 21:58 GMT+02:00 Marsha
Don’t worry. Your vet would have to order any of these drugs for you, so you
won’t be the only one involved in the decision.
Here in America, we still have vets who advocate euthanizing these cats. If I
had euthanized my Ember when I discovered she was FeLV+, I would have missed
out on over
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