Re: [Felvtalk] Interferon And Other Medicine Questions
I know that interferon is not an approved treatment for FeLV cats. There is an approved treatment in the US, it is LTCI. You can get more information about it on the company's website www.imulan.com. Hope this information is helpful. On Mon, Nov 23, 2009 at 10:15 AM, Crystal Proper crystal_pro...@yahoo.comwrote: Hi everyone. My vet and I have been talking about putting my asymptomatic FeLV + kitten, Nibbler, on Interferon. However, she said the only kind she can get information on is the newer formula and it costs about $50 per month. Also, since its so new she doesn't know how well it works. Does anyone know where to get it cheaper and/or a similar product that you recommend? Thank you- Crystal ___ 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
Re: [Felvtalk] Bridget - new positive kitten - questions about treatment
I'm not sure which posting you are referring too, but I know that the only approved treatment for FeLV is LTCI. You can find alot of information about it at www.imulan.com On Fri, Nov 20, 2009 at 9:50 AM, LauraM hingebacktorto...@yahoo.com wrote: My Bridget - about 7 months old - has tested positive for FeLV. Someone a while back had mentioned a treatment she'd been using on a litter of positive kittens with good results. My vet, bless him, is willing to try new treatments - he sees a lot of FeLV in his practice - so I'd love to know what this is and where we can get it. Bridget's brother, Chutney, passed away suddenly after Halloween and he'd tested negative just 6 weeks previously. Poor Bridget will be joining the tough positive crowd (all asymptomatic) in my garage (I keep tortoises in it so it's heated and very comfortable): Sunbeam, Baby Girl, Celery and Majestic. Plus she'll meet a couple of 50 pound tortoises! Any help would be most appreciated! thanks! Laura and Bridget ___ 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
Re: [Felvtalk] New Here w/Questions
Even though you just found out the she is FeLV pos, you should start looking into the product LTCI. It is the only approved treatment aid for FeLV and FIV cats. You should go to www.imulan.com to get more information about this. On Tue, Oct 13, 2009 at 1:34 AM, Ellie Foster elliefost...@gmail.comwrote: Hello, Im new here, my name is Ellie. I joined because my niece kitty, Brie, is one year old and was diagnosed with FeLV about a month ago with a faint positive result (she is supposed to be retested in 2 months). My question is - my sibling is planning a move across quite a few states (USA), about 12-14 hours travelling by car, to New York City. Her job will keep her very occupied, literally up to 20 hours a day!! (I couldnt do it lol). No one knew Brie was + until last month because my sister never took her to the vets after finding her outside, alone, at about 4 weeks old. So, I finally convinced my sis to let me take Brie in to be spayed, vaccinated, tested - and, that is when we got the diagnosis. Just wondering, vet said that stress on kitty is *bad* - is this type of fairly long-distance move something that qualifies as stressful? (will ask the vet of course too!) Has anyone used lysine supplements in an FeLV kitty? Will my sister encounter any problems in trying to rent an apartment with an FeLV+ cat? I ask because I can easily give Brie a home; I have no other kitties (anymore - both of my elderly (16 19) baby boy cats passed on early this year, one of CRF, the other of a sudden massive stroke, within 2 months of each other). And if I can help Brie live a longer, happy life, I would be incredibly glad to do so. Brie knows my house, my family, has stayed with us up to 3 weeks in the past when my sister has been out of town on business. And I love the little baby Brie anyway! Just want her to live the best life possible, and am debating offering - again - to let kitty live with me. Thank you so much for your help info! Ellie ___ 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
Re: [Felvtalk] Thanks for the thoughts!
Please consider looking into the product LTCI. It is the only approved treatment aid for FeLV and FIV cats. The studies that have been done and through others experiences; the treatment has very promising results. On Fri, Oct 9, 2009 at 1:28 PM, Anna Waltman anna.walt...@gmail.com wrote: Dear all, Thanks for the kind thoughts and advice regarding Sylvia's recent positive diagnosis. She and I both really appreciate and feel encouraged by your support. Beatrice goes for her vaccine today; I am going to ask the vet tech to test her before giving her the vaccine. She's about four months old, was negative when I adopted her at ten weeks, and from what I gather, if she's positive and we put her on Interferon, she may have a better chance of fighting it off before it gets into her bone marrow. Thoughts? And how expensive is Interferon? I'm a graduate student and have a small reserve of funds from a loan excess check, but I'm certainly not rolling in cash. These two are such wonderful kitties, and excellent friends to me and each other. I want them both to have the longest, happiest lives possible. I'm so, so glad we have good people to turn to for advice on how to live with this disease! In solidarity, Anna ___ 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
Re: [Felvtalk] Interferon thoughts?
look into LTCI from IMULAN. There have been great sucesses with this treatment. On Thu, Oct 8, 2009 at 2:05 PM, Jeff Mills jeffkmi...@yahoo.com wrote: I have a little 4.5 mo. old black kitten rescued as a stray who tests FeLV+ on a snap test. They won't do an IFA until he's been separated for three months (he lives in my bathroom currently), 9 mos. old would be better. My vet is recommending we put the kitten on Interferon *now,* that she has had good results with it (she has an FIV kitty of her own who she allows to mix with her negative 5 kitties). She thinks it could help him with quality of life down the road. What do you guys think? I've seen some conversation on this list previously, but hadn't paid much attention to it because I didn't think I'd be in this position, at least not this soon. Jeff ___ 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
Re: [Felvtalk] New to FLV and have a cat that just tested positive...
I would check out the company IMULAN and their product LTCI. It is the only approved treatment aid for FeLV and FIV. There are people who have used LTCI and have had amazing results, but every cat is different. I would really research it. On Mon, Oct 5, 2009 at 4:11 PM, Anna Waltman anna.walt...@gmail.com wrote: Hi everyone, I've been lurking around for the last day or two reading your posts. My darling Sylvia, the first cat I have owned as an adult, just tested positive for FLV on both the in-office and IFA tests. She's one of my best friends and I'm devastated; she was negative as a kitten and has lived inside for most of her life (as a little baby, she was a stray-- I adopted her from the SPCA at five months, and I know she was there for a while before I adopted her). She was given a confident all-clear by my former vet to move with me to Massachusetts and live in a multiple-cat household less than three months ago. Upon moving, it became obvious that Sylvia doesn't like being left alone in the apartment for long periods of time (prior to our move, we lived with my retired parents and their two dogs so she was almost never home alone). I decided to adopt a kitten, Beatrice, a few weeks after we moved in, after Sylvia had gotten comfortable in the apartment. So when Sylvia started meowing strangely and acting a little lethargic, I assumed it was a kitty flu but took her to the vet anyway, just to be safe, and tested her just to be absolutely sure she was still negative. What a horrible surprise. She's been living with Bea for a month or two now and they're best friends; they wrestle all the time, share food bowls, groom each other, etc. I feel sick with guilt about bringing a young kitten into a house with a FLV+ cat, and now chances are I have two positive cats to care for. Our current vet is wonderful, though, and she feels that if we vaccinate Bea ASAP and keep a close eye on Sylvia (treating her problems as they arise), there's a good chance we can keep both of them healthy for a long time. She says she has other patients and co-workers with FLV+ and negative cats living in the same household who never pass it to each other. I'm feeding them a mix of Wellness and Innova ENVO and giving the kitten multivitamins to boost her immune system and help her fight off the exposure. I'm a young graduate student in an MA/PhD program and I don't have a ton of money. These kitties had been the most stable thing in my life and this diagnosis is totally eating me up, from the inside out. I love them to pieces and want to be the best cat-parent I can to my girls (having chronic illnesses myself that significantly increase my risk of certain health problems, I'm as empathic about this as anyone). The horrible potential of this disease breaks my heart every time I think about it. My childhood cat passed away a few months before I got Sylvia, and I can't bear to lose another one like that (he was very sick for a long time before he died, but we don't know what it was. Could've been FLV or FIV; he wasn't tested every year, though he was vaccinated. He was indoor/outdoor and a fighter). What do you wish you had known when your cat was first diagnosed, if anything? If there is any advice people have, I would appreciate it, and as I gain experience caring for my girls I will share what has worked and what hasn't with anyone who asks. Many thanks and best wishes to you and your families, furry and otherwise. Anna ___ 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
Re: [Felvtalk] FW: Q re Staph Protein A
Approved by the United States Department of Agriculture On Wed, Sep 23, 2009 at 9:54 AM, MaryChristine twelvehousec...@gmail.comwrote: approved by whom, i keep asking. and it's not a treatment, it's a treatment aid. that's all they're allowed by law to call it. On Tue, Sep 22, 2009 at 11:47 AM, mitchell hhur...@gmail.com wrote: I don't know much about this product, but I do know that there is an approved treatment for FeLV. That is LTCI. It can be obtained easily. -- 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 ___ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org
Re: [Felvtalk] FW: Q re Staph Protein A
I don't know much about this product, but I do know that there is an approved treatment for FeLV. That is LTCI. It can be obtained easily. On Mon, Sep 21, 2009 at 5:03 PM, Laurieskatz lauriesk...@mchsi.com wrote: Here is our internal medicine veterinarian's response.. Laurie Hi Laurie - I do know a little about this product. The most recent studies looking at this product showed that it did not help kitties with FeLV, which is why it isn't routinely recommended. Because of this, I have never used it. I suppose if someone wanted to try it anyway they would have to contact the drug distributors to see how to get their hands on it. I don't think it is only for research purposes, but can't say that for sure. ___ 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
Re: [Felvtalk] ADMIN: testing the list
I am here On Fri, Sep 18, 2009 at 1:20 PM, James G Wilson phaed...@charter.netwrote: Hey all, I'm just testing the list since there hasn't been any activity since Monday. I hope no news is good news for everyone here. Please let me know if you're having any problems with the list. I'm always happy to assist. Best wishes to all. James G. Wilson - phaed...@charter.net http://www.felineleukemia.org (FeLV Research Support) http://www.facebook.com/crambone http://weather62025.com (Weather for Edwardsville, IL) ___ 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
Re: [Felvtalk] Autumn Update
I have been following some of your postings and in one of them you said that you would like the name of some vets that use LTCI. I searched around to find some helpful information and I found on google a map that lists clinics that use LTCI. Hopefully this helps: http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?hl=enie=UTF8msa=0msid=110569799529213467944.00046e4aefe298761f254ll=33.72434,-116.38916spn=7.543771,21.181641z=6 ___ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org
[Felvtalk] My cat
Hello. Yesterday, one of my four cats was diagnosed through the ELIZA test with FeLV, and I am just devastated. He's always been healthy; he's 3 y.o. and I'd had him since he was a kitten, until last year when he escaped while we were moving. He was on the streets for almost four months, then FOUND, and I've had him back since early December. My other three cats (two gotten after the original two disappeared, and one who was found with him and looks like his original sister but subsequently went into heat when she was fixed, so...) tested negative. Right now I have him in my bedroom, totally separate facilities, and he's miserable. I would really appreciate it if anyone had any information about infection rates in negative cats living with infected ones; if it's not safe, I'm going to have to find him a home with other infected cats, because he's too social to be isolated like that. Thanks, Molly ___ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org
[Felvtalk] My cat
Sharyl, i haven't gotten that far--we will immunize them and let them interact, I think, but it's been less than 24 hours since diagnosis and we're still reeling. I have to talk to the vet, still,and we may try to keep them separate until the IRV? IRA? results come back, or even until after re-testing. As Sally said to Jenny, though, there's already been exposure, so I'm tempted to just immunize and mix. Molly Message: 7 Date: Thu, 26 Feb 2009 02:12:02 -0800 (PST) From: Sharyl cline...@yahoo.com Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] My cat To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Message-ID: 50172.78849...@web36903.mail.mud.yahoo.com Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Molly, have you vaccinated your three negative cats? I have a mixed household but my negative kitties were vaccinated. Sharyl --- On Thu, 2/26/09, Molly Mitchell molly.kathleen.mitch...@gmail.com wrote: From: Molly Mitchell molly.kathleen.mitch...@gmail.com Subject: [Felvtalk] My cat To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Date: Thursday, February 26, 2009, 5:01 AM Hello. Yesterday, one of my four cats was diagnosed through the ELIZA test with FeLV, and I am just devastated. He's always been healthy; he's 3 y.o. and I'd had him since he was a kitten, until last year when he escaped while we were moving. He was on the streets for almost four months, then FOUND, and I've had him back since early December. My other three cats (two gotten after the original two disappeared, and one who was found with him and looks like his original sister but subsequently went into heat when she was fixed, so...) tested negative. Right now I have him in my bedroom, totally separate facilities, and he's miserable. I would really appreciate it if anyone had any information about infection rates in negative cats living with infected ones; if it's not safe, I'm going to have to find him a home with other infected cats, because he's too social to be isolated like that. Thanks, Molly ___ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org
