RE: Alpha interferon for Hannibal?? for URIs

2006-04-29 Thread catatonya
My vet suggested this and offered it for free to our shelter when we kept having outbreaks.but the shelter refused to take the time to administer it. tHideyo Yamamoto [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Has anyone used Interferon for URIs treatment for your kitties?My Hannibal is on penicillin but

RE: Alpha interferon for Hannibal?? for URIs

2006-04-28 Thread Hideyo Yamamoto
Has anyone used Interferon for URIs treatment for your kitties? My Hannibal is on penicillin but still has yellow colored discharge sometimes, and remember people on the list using interferon for URIs - could tell me more about it? What are the potential side effect?

Re: Alpha interferon for Hannibal?? for URIs

2006-04-28 Thread FORGETMENOTPETS
I use interferon for dogs and cats for URI.I have heard it used for distemper. I have had good success with it Karen

Re: Alpha interferon for Hannibal?? for URIs

2006-04-28 Thread Tad Burnett
If I understand right. Interferon is a booster for the part of the natural immune system that fights yirouses..which URI is So it will probably work well... The side effect is that the body may become dependent on the interferon to maintain normal strength... That's why the usually do a

Re: Alpha interferon for Hannibal?? for URIs

2006-04-28 Thread Nina
Hideyo, I haven't used Interferon A specifically for URIs, but it seems to me that since it's suppose to be an immune booster, it should help. I'd be very interested to hear if anyone has had success using it for URIs too. Tad wrote that he heard the pulse method protocol is used to prevent