Re: Another vet's research re various treatments

[Kelly L]

At 07:36 PM 7/7/2007, you wrote:



I am using immuno regulin and Alferon, ( natural 
interferon)  I am not using the Acemamman.
My felv kitty has been asymptomatic and these are 
basically prophylactic treatments, I do know the 
pred ( and I would probably use the 
prednisolone)  doe help the rbs destruction, 
depending upon the cause. I used the I.R per 
protocol initially IV  and am now doing .5cc IM q 
month like they are doing for the FELV cats in the FELV area at Best Friends.

Best of Luck
kelly






Offered as information
This was in response to my inquiry about treating with immunoreglin

>>>Re: immunoreglin ~ most of the FeLV eexperts 
feel that it has not been shown to have any 
positive benefit for cats with FeLV.  Examples:


"My hospital was involved in a nationwide 
testing of Immunoregulin. The clinical trial was 
cancelled midway thru the trial because their 
own clinical staff said things were not looking 
positive. Immunoregulin is IV, and we used it at 
0.5cc once a week. You have to shake the bottle 
really well to mix thoroughly. There isn't 
really any downside to it, but it will not help 
any more than interferon or staph lysate. Your 
patient needs steroids to help prevent the RBC destruction."



"In the interim between posting my question and 
reading your reply, our little cat became 
acutely febrile (106.3) and was hospitalized 
overnight on fluids, antibiotics and Interferon. 
She kicked her fever within 24 hours, and is now 
home on daily cefadrops with Interferon. We are 
also going to try Immunoreglin and Acemannan 
with this little peanut...Do you have any 
experience with Immunoreglin or Acemannan?"


>>> Do you have any experience with 
Immunoreglin or Acemannan? <<< "Neither have 
been shown to have any demonstrable benefit in controlled studies."





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Re: very quiet

[Susan Dubose]

A, Sally, thanks for the update on Junior.

I will keep him in my very crowded thoughts...  

And of course he smells nice, he's a kitty.  :)

I just LOVE to bury my face in my babies' furrage and hide...

Please keep us posted on him.

Right now, my babies are doing ok, (felv+ and felv-) w/ the exception of one of 
my foster cats that had an exposure to felv that is in quarantine.

Older kitty, a Lynxpoint girl about 8 or 9 (hard to say real age, this rescue / 
hoarder's vet record keeping was atrocious).

Anyway, looks like she has developed a "hot spot" on her shoulder.

Will be taking her into see the vet, and it has been maybe 2.5 months since she 
was tested.

Do you think it's too soon to retest?

She stresses out so bad @ the vet, very nervous kitty.

So, while there might as well?

Ursula tested pos. after 2 months.

I don't know, any thoughts.?

And does anyone have any recommendations for immediate relief of her hot spot, 
if that is what it is.

I don't think I have any dermavet on hand, maybe aloe or vitamin E cream?

Pugsley had one REALLY bad & HUGE spot on the back of his neck when I first 
brought him home in Dec.

We tried aloe cream w/ vitamin E, didn't work.

Finally had to get cortisone shots.

By the way, he is named Pugsley after Pugsley Addams.

He looks more like Uncle Fester w/ his eyes that always are draining and his 
fur in the morning around them are black circles until I clean them.

I didn't want to name him Fester though, espeicially since he had a festering 
sore on his neck.

So, Pugsley he is.

He has that tender pink skin that flamepoints & white cats have...Very 
delicate..

Susan J. DuBose  >^..^<
www.PetGirlsPetsitting.com
www.Tx.SiameseRescue.org
www.shadowcats.net
  "As Cleopatra lay in state,
   Faithful Bast at her side did wait,
   Purring welcomes of soft applause,
   Ever guarding with sharpened claws."
 Trajan Tennent




  - Original Message - 
  From: Sally Davis 
  To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org 
  Sent: Saturday, July 07, 2007 8:17 PM
  Subject: very quiet


  Hi

  It seems like things are either quiet or I am not getting posts. Nothing 
since yestaerday. Maybe folks are away on vacation.

  I had to get more Metacam for Junior. the vet does not want to remove the eye 
causing his pain. I tried to see if I could geet him off it but you can tell he 
is not the same. For Junior it is quality of life. Otherwise he is doing well 
he weighs about 12.6 lbs which is upo from his low weight of about 10.5 lbs. He 
coat is nice and he smells nice. Is that weird? 

  Hope everyone's babies are well. Quiet can be a good thing.



  -- 
  Sally, Eric (not a cat),Junior, Speedy, Grey and White, Ittle Bitty, Little 
Black, Lily, Daisy, Silver, and  Spike  Visit my BB for some pictures post your 
as well.

  http://www.k6az.net/ki4spk/index.php?sid=c57c00cf5804ef13853ed6e77a68eed3 

Another vet's research re various treatments

[laurieskatz]

Offered as information 
This was in response to my inquiry about treating with immunoreglin

>>>Re: immunoreglin ~ most of the FeLV eexperts feel that it has not been shown 
>>>to have any positive benefit for cats with FeLV.  Examples: 

"My hospital was involved in a nationwide testing of Immunoregulin. The 
clinical trial was cancelled midway thru the trial because their own clinical 
staff said things were not looking positive. Immunoregulin is IV, and we used 
it at 0.5cc once a week. You have to shake the bottle really well to mix 
thoroughly. There isn't really any downside to it, but it will not help any 
more than interferon or staph lysate. Your patient needs steroids to help 
prevent the RBC destruction." 


"In the interim between posting my question and reading your reply, our little 
cat became acutely febrile (106.3) and was hospitalized overnight on fluids, 
antibiotics and Interferon. She kicked her fever within 24 hours, and is now 
home on daily cefadrops with Interferon. We are also going to try Immunoreglin 
and Acemannan with this little peanut...Do you have any experience with 
Immunoreglin or Acemannan?" 

>>> Do you have any experience with Immunoreglin or Acemannan? <<< "Neither 
>>> have been shown to have any demonstrable benefit in controlled studies."

Re: very quiet

[HIDEYO YAMAMOTO]

It does seem very quiet - not only from this list, but also from a couple of 
other lists that I belong to -- I barely saw any postings this afternoon -- 

I am glad that Junior has gain weight (gaining weight always makes me feel 
better when coming to a kitty's weight ) and his coat looks nice and smells 
good -- I always like that as well..
  - Original Message - 
  From: Sally Davis 
  To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org 
  Sent: Saturday, July 07, 2007 7:17 PM
  Subject: very quiet


  Hi

  It seems like things are either quiet or I am not getting posts. Nothing 
since yestaerday. Maybe folks are away on vacation.

  I had to get more Metacam for Junior. the vet does not want to remove the eye 
causing his pain. I tried to see if I could geet him off it but you can tell he 
is not the same. For Junior it is quality of life. Otherwise he is doing well 
he weighs about 12.6 lbs which is upo from his low weight of about 10.5 lbs. He 
coat is nice and he smells nice. Is that weird? 

  Hope everyone's babies are well. Quiet can be a good thing.



  -- 
  Sally, Eric (not a cat),Junior, Speedy, Grey and White, Ittle Bitty, Little 
Black, Lily, Daisy, Silver, and  Spike  Visit my BB for some pictures post your 
as well.

  
http://www.k6az.net/ki4spk/index.php?sid=c57c00cf5804ef13853ed6e77a68eed3
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very quiet

[Sally Davis]

Hi

It seems like things are either quiet or I am not getting posts. Nothing
since yestaerday. Maybe folks are away on vacation.

I had to get more Metacam for Junior. the vet does not want to remove the
eye causing his pain. I tried to see if I could geet him off it but you can
tell he is not the same. For Junior it is quality of life. Otherwise he is
doing well he weighs about 12.6 lbs which is upo from his low weight of
about 10.5 lbs. He coat is nice and he smells nice. Is that weird?

Hope everyone's babies are well. Quiet can be a good thing.



--
Sally, Eric (not a cat),Junior, Speedy, Grey and White, Ittle Bitty, Little
Black, Lily, Daisy, Silver, and  Spike  Visit my BB for some pictures post
your as well.

http://www.k6az.net/ki4spk/index.php?sid=c57c00cf5804ef13853ed6e77a68eed3

Re: Ambrose Please add to the CLS :(

[catatonya]

Sherry,
   
  I'm so sorry for your loss of Ambrose. 
  tonya

Sherry DeHaan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Well we lost yet another precious handsome guy.Ambrose went through so much 
in his life,he was a hurricane Katrina cat,and was with us since just after I 
started volunteering back in November 2005.He was 10 years old when he first 
came to us.He loved his Temptation treats and as soon as he would see me with 
them that handsome gentle guy would meow at me with the softest meow.I will 
miss Ambrose. :(
  Thanks for your support,
  Sherry

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