Re: Could VO help an asymptomatic FeLV+ cat?

2007-04-21 Thread catatonya
I would not use it until she was symptomatic. tonya Lance [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hello all, I'm sorry that I haven't been posting any lately. I've seen some sad news, and my heart goes out to all who have lost feline friends in the last few weeks. I have a question that will be

Re: Could VO help an asymptomatic FeLV+ cat?

2007-04-17 Thread Nina
It's wonderful to hear Ember is doing well. That was such a scary episode with her anemia symptoms. I have long suspected that FIO might be useful in treating kitties when they first contract the disease to fight it off. Unfortunately, we don't have the research to prove or disprove that.

Re: Could VO help an asymptomatic FeLV+ cat?

2007-04-17 Thread wendy
Hey Lance, I tend to be in agreement with Nina. Listen to your heart and gut. If it were me, I would be hesitant to do anything differently if my kitty were asymptomatic. Can your vet put off ordering the VO or order it for other client's symptomatic kitties to see how it works? Does his

Re: Could VO help an asymptomatic FeLV+ cat?

2007-04-17 Thread Taylor Scobie Humphrey
I'm such a newbie here: What's VO and what's FIO? Taylor Scobie Humphrey [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Apr 17, 2007, at 11:36 AM, wendy wrote: Hey Lance, I tend to be in agreement with Nina. Listen to your heart and gut. If it were me, I would be hesitant to do anything differently if my kitty

Re: Could VO help an asymptomatic FeLV+ cat?

2007-04-17 Thread Lance
They're the same thing. FIO is feline interferon omega (the generic name) and VO is Virbagen Omega, Virbac's trade name for FIO. VO (or FIO) is feline-specific interferon. Many of us here give low-dose human interferon to our FeLV cats. While it would seem that this helps the immune

Re: Could VO help an asymptomatic FeLV+ cat?

2007-04-17 Thread Taylor Scobie Humphrey
Thank you so much, Lance! Taylor Scobie Humphrey [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Apr 17, 2007, at 6:51 PM, Lance wrote: They're the same thing. FIO is feline interferon omega (the generic name) and VO is Virbagen Omega, Virbac's trade name for FIO. VO (or FIO) is feline-specific interferon. Many of

Could VO help an asymptomatic FeLV+ cat?

2007-04-16 Thread Lance
Hello all, I'm sorry that I haven't been posting any lately. I've seen some sad news, and my heart goes out to all who have lost feline friends in the last few weeks. I have a question that will be hard to answer. Really, I'm looking for thoughts and opinions, since I don't think we know