I've joined this group to get advice for a friend who doesn't have internet
access. We both work in cat rescue. Last month we took in a number of cats that
had been abandoned by their owner. All tested FeLV/FIV negative. Today my friend
was concerned about one of them, he was off his food
I wrote a message here some time ago about an FeLV positive cat a friend
had rescued (now called Bungle). He's been doing really well, he's had a course
of feline omega interferon which appears to have helped. He's eating really well
now, has put on weight and his coat is so glossy.
As
I've just spoken to my friend Mary who's just got back from the vets for
the re-test. She hadn't told me another of the cats that she'd rescued from the
same house was ill. She'd had her to a different vet yesterday because she had a
terrible mouth ulcer and was running a temperature. The
Thanks Nina
Daisy is having the injectable Virbac Omega Interferon at first. One
injection a day for five days, then one on day 14 followed by more later (I
can't remember the exact protocol). She may then have it diluted to give
orally or she'll carry on with the injections maybe once a month
There's loads of useful info. on this site,
including the use of human interferon
http://www.gla.ac.uk/companion/stomatitis.htm
Sue
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From:
Del
Daniels
To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org
Sent: Wednesday, November 02, 2005 6:18
PM
Subject: Re:
Thanks Nina,
The vet has suggested we vaccinate all of Mary's cats. They will supply us
the vaccine at cost price and let us do it, so this is the route we will
take. Most of Mary's cats are healthy. A couple are elderley, one has kidney
problems (but she isolates herself in Mary's bedroom by
I've been using this stuff for 3 years now on my FIV boy. He has an
injection every 3 weeks. I use half the vial for one injection and keep the
other half for the next injection. It seems to last the three weeks after being
mixed. It has worked wonders for his stomatitis.
I have a friend
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