Alice I am so glad to hear this news. I have been thinking about you.
I am splitting the first 10 dose supply with a woman who used to be
on this list.
MeMe has been stable for almost two years but I am heading your (and
Jenny's) advise
to act now and not wait until things go south. I am hoping it will
help her stomatitis.
I do not have allusions of this being a cure but anything that
improves the quality of her
life is so worth it to me.
Thanks for updating us and enjoy watching your kitties thrive. I am
sure it is a great
feeling after the helplessness you felt when loosing those 4 babies
at the same time.
Jane
On Nov 22, 2009, at 3:19 PM, Alice Flowers wrote:
We just got the results back from the lastest blood tests-They are
still doing great on the Imulan LTCI. We began them in Sept after
losing 4 kitties in 5 months (Rosie's brothers). Only one made it
to a year old. They developed the anemia so quickly and died within
a week of showing symptoms of slowing down. We were desperate to
save the last 2 and found references to the Imulan product and
begged our vet to order it for us. They have had 6 injections so
far (1st 4 were a week apart, then 2 weeks apart. We are at 4 weeks
apart now-the next is Dec 4th-then we go to 6 weeks apart-very
easy, we give the injections at home to save money) and their HCT
levels are great-they have s much more energy and race around
the house-I have never seen them play so much. We didn't want to
wait until they showed signs of becoming anemic to try it, I hold
onto hope that maybe, just maybe they can beat this blasted
disease. But they have always tested positive (4
tests in the past year) the last test June 3rd at UC Davis. I am
almost afraid to get them tested again and probably won't for
awhile. But their HCT levels range from 36-41 and Murphy has gained
a half pound since Sept-Now up to 11 lbs 15.5 oz and little Rosie
is a solid 10 lbs 1 oz-she surprises us because she is so petite-
her paws look like kitten feet! But then you pick her up and get
surprised, you expect maybe 5-6 pounds, not 10! Our vets are really
excited about the product, this is their first experience with it.
We are still giving the Interferon 1 cc orally 2x a day for good
measure, since it is relatively cheap and is also somewhat anti-
viral. (I'm on the fence with the Interferon...we were giving it to
the other 4 that died..I think the dose is really low to have much
effect on the virus when it ramps up) I am just glad we didn't
wait to start. Even if we just gain months or even a year or two,
it will be worth it-losing the 4 siblings
in such a short time was heartbreaking. Another thing we
noticed...knock on wood firstthey have not had a sneeze,
vomited or had the runs since we began the LTCI, even Murphy's bad
molar is pefectly fine, no gingivitus. We had open prescriptions
for antibiotics in the past because of the constant infections. We
are still very anxious over their health, but are beginning to
relax a little bit.
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