Re: [Felvtalk] seeking advice for treating FeLV positive old CKD cats with the new drugs
You aren't alone & thank you for giving this kitty a good life. Beth I-Chun Catherine Chang wrote: >Thank you for all the friends providing your precious thoughts for Meowko. >She seems doing fairly well today - she finished up almost a whole can for >today's dinner! > >I brought up using ImmunoRegulin, Acemannan, Interferon Alpha etc. with our >vet yesterday. She however concerned about the safety of using >ImmunoRegulin as she learned some reactions after injection may occur >earlier. But she is very willing to listen to other people's experience and >work with us. > >Does anyone have experience of using ImmunoRegulin on your FeLV cat? have >you observed any issues/side effects after injection? (if you have gone >through treatment plan by using ImmunoRegulin with your vet, may I possibly >know where your vet is based, off the list, so that my vet may learn from >your vet's experience as well?) > >Again, thank you very much (reading the responses does make me feel that >Meow and I are not alone in this battle) > >Catherine > > > >On Thu, Apr 25, 2013 at 12:18 PM, Beth wrote: > >> The vaccine will not make them test positive, the FIV vaccine does that. >> >> >> >> Don't Litter, Fix Your Critter! www.Furkids.org <http://www.furkids.org/> >> >> >> -------------- >> *From:* Dana Giordano >> *To:* "felvtalk@felineleukemia.org" >> *Sent:* Thursday, April 25, 2013 11:15 AM >> >> *Subject:* Re: [Felvtalk] seeking advice for treating FeLV positive old >> CKD cats with the new drugs >> >> Wait- If u get the vaccine, don't they test positive anyway? And ditto- >> shots of FeLV confused me too. Not sure how its meant. >> >> Sent from my iPhone >> >> On Apr 25, 2013, at 8:06 AM, Beth wrote: >> >> Shots of FeLV? >> >> >> Don't Litter, Fix Your Critter! www.Furkids.org <http://www.furkids.org/> >> >> >> -- >> *From:* Sharon Catalan >> *To:* "felvtalk@felineleukemia.org" >> *Sent:* Thursday, April 25, 2013 7:15 AM >> *Subject:* Re: [Felvtalk] seeking advice for treating FeLV positive old >> CKD cats with the new drugs >> >> Hello Catherine, >> >> My cat Mr Gray is about 14 years old. 3 years ago, he was diagnosed with >> Felv. He gets regular shots of Felv and today, he's healthier than ever. >> Try it. It may lengthen the life of your kitty. >> >> Sent from my iPhone >> >> On Apr 24, 2013, at 12:46 PM, "I-Chun C. C. Chang " >> wrote: >> >> > >> > Dear Felvalk friends, >> > >> > I am very new to this group and was hoping to get some advice for the >> treatment about my currently very sick cat. >> > >> > My cat is 16 years old, who came to the States with me 6 years ago. I >> got her when she was 7 (she was abandoned by the previous house owner...) >> After I got her, she was tested twice negative for FeLV and vaccinated for >> four years. From then she has been a totally indoor cat. I later adopted >> another cat, who was also tested negative twice and vaccinated for three >> years. From then on, since they have been complete indoor apartment cats >> with no exposure to other cats and the little one always got some reaction >> to the vaccine, we stopped vaccinating them for FeLV. >> > >> > Last Friday, my 16 years old cat was getting weak, my husband and I >> rushed her to the ER and were told that she was in sever anemia (pcv less >> than 10%) due to her chronic kidney disease. Two blood transfusions has >> been done, but her response to blood transfusions was poor. Doctors then >> concerned that not only her red blood cell count is low, her white blood >> cell count is also very low. So the doctors ran the FeLV test again on >> Tuesday, and it came back positive (!!) (we also rushed our younger one for >> test yesterday; but he stays negative, and we added a booster vaccine on >> him). >> > >> > We are getting our 16 years old back tonight. Doctors implicitly has >> mentioned that FeLV has no cure, plus her Kidney situation (late stage >> CKD), she may not live long... we were also suggested to consider putting >> her into sleep soon. But I luckily found last night there is this emailist, >> and on the website there are several drugs listed for possible treatment >> plans: ImmunoRegulin, Acemannan, Interferon Alpha etc. >> > >> > Do anyone in this emaillist have experience
Re: [Felvtalk] seeking advice for treating FeLV positive old CKD cats with the new drugs
I have tried IR, but it did not have any noticeable effect on my cats, the experience of othe. There were one or two places selling it in the US asrs may be different. I used Acemannan several times to reverse anemia with good success. Unfortunately, the company who made it went bankrupt and it is no longer available as far as I know. Interferon Alpha is human injectable interferon diluted way down and given orally to cats. There were one or two places in the US selling it in the diluted form a couple of years ago, but I don’t know who sells it now. Interferon Omega is feline interferon and is available from the UK. At one time it was difficult to import, but supposedly pretty easy now. It is more expensive, I seem to remember a minimum order was around $400 some time ago. If your cat has kidney failure, that can cause anemia as the kidneys produce a substance called Ethropoietin which is needed to produce red blood cells. Sometimes using Epogen or a similar drug will aid this process in cats with kidney failure. Gary From: I-Chun Catherine Chang Sent: Friday, April 26, 2013 1:39 AM To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] seeking advice for treating FeLV positive old CKD cats with the new drugs Thank you for all the friends providing your precious thoughts for Meowko. She seems doing fairly well today - she finished up almost a whole can for today's dinner! I brought up using ImmunoRegulin, Acemannan, Interferon Alpha etc. with our vet yesterday. She however concerned about the safety of using ImmunoRegulin as she learned some reactions after injection may occur earlier. But she is very willing to listen to other people's experience and work with us. Does anyone have experience of using ImmunoRegulin on your FeLV cat? have you observed any issues/side effects after injection? (if you have gone through treatment plan by using ImmunoRegulin with your vet, may I possibly know where your vet is based, off the list, so that my vet may learn from your vet's experience as well?) Again, thank you very much (reading the responses does make me feel that Meow and I are not alone in this battle) Catherine ___ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org
Re: [Felvtalk] seeking advice for treating FeLV positive old CKD cats with the new drugs
Thank you for all the friends providing your precious thoughts for Meowko. She seems doing fairly well today - she finished up almost a whole can for today's dinner! I brought up using ImmunoRegulin, Acemannan, Interferon Alpha etc. with our vet yesterday. She however concerned about the safety of using ImmunoRegulin as she learned some reactions after injection may occur earlier. But she is very willing to listen to other people's experience and work with us. Does anyone have experience of using ImmunoRegulin on your FeLV cat? have you observed any issues/side effects after injection? (if you have gone through treatment plan by using ImmunoRegulin with your vet, may I possibly know where your vet is based, off the list, so that my vet may learn from your vet's experience as well?) Again, thank you very much (reading the responses does make me feel that Meow and I are not alone in this battle) Catherine On Thu, Apr 25, 2013 at 12:18 PM, Beth wrote: > The vaccine will not make them test positive, the FIV vaccine does that. > > > > Don't Litter, Fix Your Critter! www.Furkids.org <http://www.furkids.org/> > > > -- > *From:* Dana Giordano > *To:* "felvtalk@felineleukemia.org" > *Sent:* Thursday, April 25, 2013 11:15 AM > > *Subject:* Re: [Felvtalk] seeking advice for treating FeLV positive old > CKD cats with the new drugs > > Wait- If u get the vaccine, don't they test positive anyway? And ditto- > shots of FeLV confused me too. Not sure how its meant. > > Sent from my iPhone > > On Apr 25, 2013, at 8:06 AM, Beth wrote: > > Shots of FeLV? > > > Don't Litter, Fix Your Critter! www.Furkids.org <http://www.furkids.org/> > > > ---------- > *From:* Sharon Catalan > *To:* "felvtalk@felineleukemia.org" > *Sent:* Thursday, April 25, 2013 7:15 AM > *Subject:* Re: [Felvtalk] seeking advice for treating FeLV positive old > CKD cats with the new drugs > > Hello Catherine, > > My cat Mr Gray is about 14 years old. 3 years ago, he was diagnosed with > Felv. He gets regular shots of Felv and today, he's healthier than ever. > Try it. It may lengthen the life of your kitty. > > Sent from my iPhone > > On Apr 24, 2013, at 12:46 PM, "I-Chun C. C. Chang " > wrote: > > > > > Dear Felvalk friends, > > > > I am very new to this group and was hoping to get some advice for the > treatment about my currently very sick cat. > > > > My cat is 16 years old, who came to the States with me 6 years ago. I > got her when she was 7 (she was abandoned by the previous house owner...) > After I got her, she was tested twice negative for FeLV and vaccinated for > four years. From then she has been a totally indoor cat. I later adopted > another cat, who was also tested negative twice and vaccinated for three > years. From then on, since they have been complete indoor apartment cats > with no exposure to other cats and the little one always got some reaction > to the vaccine, we stopped vaccinating them for FeLV. > > > > Last Friday, my 16 years old cat was getting weak, my husband and I > rushed her to the ER and were told that she was in sever anemia (pcv less > than 10%) due to her chronic kidney disease. Two blood transfusions has > been done, but her response to blood transfusions was poor. Doctors then > concerned that not only her red blood cell count is low, her white blood > cell count is also very low. So the doctors ran the FeLV test again on > Tuesday, and it came back positive (!!) (we also rushed our younger one for > test yesterday; but he stays negative, and we added a booster vaccine on > him). > > > > We are getting our 16 years old back tonight. Doctors implicitly has > mentioned that FeLV has no cure, plus her Kidney situation (late stage > CKD), she may not live long... we were also suggested to consider putting > her into sleep soon. But I luckily found last night there is this emailist, > and on the website there are several drugs listed for possible treatment > plans: ImmunoRegulin, Acemannan, Interferon Alpha etc. > > > > Do anyone in this emaillist have experience about treatment on old FeLV > cat with CKD by using these new drugs? If yes, may I learn your experience? > I really don't want to lose my girl in this way.I am getting my degree > soon, and do hope at least I can have her come back to my home country with > me... > > > > Sorry for such a long email, and thank you very much! > > > > I. Catherine > > > > ___ > > Felvtalk mailing list > > Felvtalk@felineleuke
Re: [Felvtalk] seeking advice for treating FeLV positive old CKD cats with the new drugs
The vaccine will not make them test positive, the FIV vaccine does that. Don't Litter, Fix Your Critter! www.Furkids.org From: Dana Giordano To: "felvtalk@felineleukemia.org" Sent: Thursday, April 25, 2013 11:15 AM Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] seeking advice for treating FeLV positive old CKD cats with the new drugs Wait- If u get the vaccine, don't they test positive anyway? And ditto- shots of FeLV confused me too. Not sure how its meant. Sent from my iPhone On Apr 25, 2013, at 8:06 AM, Beth wrote: Shots of FeLV? > > > > >Don't Litter, Fix Your Critter! www.Furkids.org > > > > > > From: Sharon Catalan >To: "felvtalk@felineleukemia.org" >Sent: Thursday, April 25, 2013 7:15 AM >Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] seeking advice for treating FeLV positive old CKD cats >with the new drugs > > >Hello Catherine, > >My cat Mr Gray is about 14 years old. 3 years ago, he was diagnosed with >Felv. He gets regular shots of Felv and today, he's healthier than ever. Try >it. It may lengthen the life of your kitty. > >Sent from my iPhone > >On Apr 24, 2013, at 12:46 PM, "I-Chun C. C. Chang " >wrote: > >> >> Dear Felvalk friends, >> >> I am very new to this group and was hoping to get some advice for the >> treatment about my currently very sick cat. >> >> My cat is 16 years old, who came to the States with me 6 years ago. I got >> her when she was 7 (she was abandoned by the previous house owner...) After >> I got her, she was tested twice negative for FeLV and vaccinated for four >> years. From then she has been a totally indoor cat. I later adopted another >> cat, who was also tested negative twice and vaccinated for three years. From then on, since they have been complete indoor apartment cats with no exposure to other cats and the little one always got some reaction to the vaccine, we stopped vaccinating them for FeLV. >> >> Last Friday, my 16 years old cat was getting weak, my husband and I rushed >> her to the ER and were told that she was in sever anemia (pcv less than 10%) >> due to her chronic kidney disease. Two blood transfusions has been done, but >> her response to blood transfusions was poor. Doctors then concerned that not >> only her red blood cell count is low, her white blood cell count is also >> very low. So the doctors ran the FeLV test again on Tuesday, and it came >> back positive (!!) (we also rushed our younger one for test yesterday; but >> he stays negative, and we added a booster vaccine on him). >> >> We are getting our 16 years old back tonight. Doctors implicitly has mentioned that FeLV has no cure, plus her Kidney situation (late stage CKD), she may not live long... we were also suggested to consider putting her into sleep soon. But I luckily found last night there is this emailist, and on the website there are several drugs listed for possible treatment plans: ImmunoRegulin, Acemannan, Interferon Alpha etc. >> >> Do anyone in this emaillist have experience about treatment on old FeLV cat >> with CKD by using these new drugs? If yes, may I learn your experience? I >> really don't want to lose my girl in this way.I am getting my degree >> soon, and do hope at least I can have her come back to my home country with >> me... >> >> Sorry for such a long email, and thank you very much! >> >> I. Catherine >> >> ___ >> 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 > > > ___ >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___ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org
Re: [Felvtalk] seeking advice for treating FeLV positive old CKD cats with the new drugs
Wait- If u get the vaccine, don't they test positive anyway? And ditto- shots of FeLV confused me too. Not sure how its meant. Sent from my iPhone On Apr 25, 2013, at 8:06 AM, Beth wrote: > Shots of FeLV? > > > Don't Litter, Fix Your Critter! www.Furkids.org > > > From: Sharon Catalan > To: "felvtalk@felineleukemia.org" > Sent: Thursday, April 25, 2013 7:15 AM > Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] seeking advice for treating FeLV positive old CKD > cats with the new drugs > > Hello Catherine, > > My cat Mr Gray is about 14 years old. 3 years ago, he was diagnosed with > Felv. He gets regular shots of Felv and today, he's healthier than ever. > Try it. It may lengthen the life of your kitty. > > Sent from my iPhone > > On Apr 24, 2013, at 12:46 PM, "I-Chun C. C. Chang " > wrote: > > > > > Dear Felvalk friends, > > > > I am very new to this group and was hoping to get some advice for the > > treatment about my currently very sick cat. > > > > My cat is 16 years old, who came to the States with me 6 years ago. I got > > her when she was 7 (she was abandoned by the previous house owner...) > > After I got her, she was tested twice negative for FeLV and vaccinated for > > four years. From then she has been a totally indoor cat. I later adopted > > another cat, who was also tested negative twice and vaccinated for three > > years. From then on, since they have been complete indoor apartment cats > > with no exposure to other cats and the little one always got some reaction > > to the vaccine, we stopped vaccinating them for FeLV. > > > > Last Friday, my 16 years old cat was getting weak, my husband and I rushed > > her to the ER and were told that she was in sever anemia (pcv less than > > 10%) due to her chronic kidney disease. Two blood transfusions has been > > done, but her response to blood transfusions was poor. Doctors then > > concerned that not only her red blood cell count is low, her white blood > > cell count is also very low. So the doctors ran the FeLV test again on > > Tuesday, and it came back positive (!!) (we also rushed our younger one for > > test yesterday; but he stays negative, and we added a booster vaccine on > > him). > > > > We are getting our 16 years old back tonight. Doctors implicitly has > > mentioned that FeLV has no cure, plus her Kidney situation (late stage > > CKD), she may not live long... we were also suggested to consider putting > > her into sleep soon. But I luckily found last night there is this emailist, > > and on the website there are several drugs listed for possible treatment > > plans: ImmunoRegulin, Acemannan, Interferon Alpha etc. > > > > Do anyone in this emaillist have experience about treatment on old FeLV cat > > with CKD by using these new drugs? If yes, may I learn your experience? I > > really don't want to lose my girl in this way.I am getting my degree > > soon, and do hope at least I can have her come back to my home country with > > me... > > > > Sorry for such a long email, and thank you very much! > > > > I. Catherine > > > > ___ > > 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 > > > ___ > 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] seeking advice for treating FeLV positive old CKD cats with the new drugs
Dying from anemia on her own could be a pretty painful way to go. The cat is not getting oxygen to the parts of the body it needs. breathing becomes labored. We can give them a gift of passing over before they suffer. That is something we cannot do for out human loved ones. Don't Litter, Fix Your Critter! www.Furkids.org From: WESTNINTHST To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Sent: Thursday, April 25, 2013 3:24 AM Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] seeking advice for treating FeLV positive old CKD cats with the new drugs Don't know if u recd this earlier.I don't understand why your cat sud be felv??? Also if she leaving you let her go when she isready in her own home Sent via my Samsung Transform™ Ultra from Boost Mobile Beth wrote: Catherine - Pcv of 10 is dangerously low. I've never had an FeLV cat recover from one that low. I don't know if anyone else has, but a pcv that low needs to be checked frequently (once or twice per week). Beth Don't Litter, Fix Your Critter! www.Furkids.org From: I-Chun C. C. Chang To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Sent: Wednesday, April 24, 2013 3:46 PM Subject: [Felvtalk] seeking advice for treating FeLV positive old CKD cats with the new drugs Dear Felvalk friends, I am very new to this group and was hoping to get some advice for the treatment about my currently very sick cat. My cat is 16 years old, who came to the States with me 6 years ago. I got her when she was 7 (she was abandoned by the previous house owner...) After I got her, she was tested twice negative for FeLV and vaccinated for four years. From then she has been a totally indoor cat. I later adopted another cat, who was also tested negative twice and vaccinated for three years. From then on, since they have been complete indoor apartment cats with no exposure to other cats and the little one always got some reaction to the vaccine, we stopped vaccinating them for FeLV. Last Friday, my 16 years old cat was getting weak, my husband and I rushed her to the ER and were told that she was in sever anemia (pcv less than 10%) due to her chronic kidney disease. Two blood transfusions has been done, but her response to blood transfusions was poor. Doctors then concerned that not only her red blood cell count is low, her white blood cell count is also very low. So the doctors ran the FeLV test again on Tuesday, and it came back positive (!!) (we also rushed our younger one for test yesterday; but he stays negative, and we added a booster vaccine on him). We are getting our 16 years old back tonight. Doctors implicitly has mentioned that FeLV has no cure, plus her Kidney situation (late stage CKD), she may not live long... we were also suggested to consider putting her into sleep soon. But I luckily found last night there is this emailist, and on the website there are several drugs listed for possible treatment plans: ImmunoRegulin, Acemannan, Interferon Alpha etc. Do anyone in this emaillist have experience about treatment on old FeLV cat with CKD by using these new drugs? If yes, may I learn your experience? I really don't want to lose my girl in this way.I am getting my degree soon, and do hope at least I can have her come back to my home country with me... Sorry for such a long email, and thank you very much! I. Catherine ___ 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___ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org
Re: [Felvtalk] seeking advice for treating FeLV positive old CKD cats with the new drugs
Shots of FeLV? Don't Litter, Fix Your Critter! www.Furkids.org From: Sharon Catalan To: "felvtalk@felineleukemia.org" Sent: Thursday, April 25, 2013 7:15 AM Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] seeking advice for treating FeLV positive old CKD cats with the new drugs Hello Catherine, My cat Mr Gray is about 14 years old. 3 years ago, he was diagnosed with Felv. He gets regular shots of Felv and today, he's healthier than ever. Try it. It may lengthen the life of your kitty. Sent from my iPhone On Apr 24, 2013, at 12:46 PM, "I-Chun C. C. Chang " wrote: > > Dear Felvalk friends, > > I am very new to this group and was hoping to get some advice for the > treatment about my currently very sick cat. > > My cat is 16 years old, who came to the States with me 6 years ago. I got her > when she was 7 (she was abandoned by the previous house owner...) After I > got her, she was tested twice negative for FeLV and vaccinated for four > years. From then she has been a totally indoor cat. I later adopted another > cat, who was also tested negative twice and vaccinated for three years. > From then on, since they have been complete indoor apartment cats with no > exposure to other cats and the little one always got some reaction to the > vaccine, we stopped vaccinating them for FeLV. > > Last Friday, my 16 years old cat was getting weak, my husband and I rushed > her to the ER and were told that she was in sever anemia (pcv less than 10%) > due to her chronic kidney disease. Two blood transfusions has been done, but > her response to blood transfusions was poor. Doctors then concerned that not > only her red blood cell count is low, her white blood cell count is also very > low. So the doctors ran the FeLV test again on Tuesday, and it came back > positive (!!) (we also rushed our younger one for test yesterday; but he > stays negative, and we added a booster vaccine on him). > > We are getting our 16 years old back tonight. Doctors implicitly has > mentioned that FeLV has no cure, plus her Kidney situation (late stage CKD), > she may not live long... we were also suggested to consider putting her into > sleep soon. But I luckily found last night there is this emailist, and on the > website there are several drugs listed for possible treatment plans: > ImmunoRegulin, Acemannan, Interferon Alpha etc. > > Do anyone in this emaillist have experience about treatment on old FeLV cat > with CKD by using these new drugs? If yes, may I learn your experience? I > really don't want to lose my girl in this way.I am getting my degree > soon, and do hope at least I can have her come back to my home country with > me... > > Sorry for such a long email, and thank you very much! > > I. Catherine > > ___ > 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___ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org
Re: [Felvtalk] seeking advice for treating FeLV positive old CKD cats with the new drugs
Hello Catherine, My cat Mr Gray is about 14 years old. 3 years ago, he was diagnosed with Felv. He gets regular shots of Felv and today, he's healthier than ever. Try it. It may lengthen the life of your kitty. Sent from my iPhone On Apr 24, 2013, at 12:46 PM, "I-Chun C. C. Chang " wrote: > > Dear Felvalk friends, > > I am very new to this group and was hoping to get some advice for the > treatment about my currently very sick cat. > > My cat is 16 years old, who came to the States with me 6 years ago. I got her > when she was 7 (she was abandoned by the previous house owner...) After I > got her, she was tested twice negative for FeLV and vaccinated for four > years. From then she has been a totally indoor cat. I later adopted another > cat, who was also tested negative twice and vaccinated for three years. > From then on, since they have been complete indoor apartment cats with no > exposure to other cats and the little one always got some reaction to the > vaccine, we stopped vaccinating them for FeLV. > > Last Friday, my 16 years old cat was getting weak, my husband and I rushed > her to the ER and were told that she was in sever anemia (pcv less than 10%) > due to her chronic kidney disease. Two blood transfusions has been done, but > her response to blood transfusions was poor. Doctors then concerned that not > only her red blood cell count is low, her white blood cell count is also very > low. So the doctors ran the FeLV test again on Tuesday, and it came back > positive (!!) (we also rushed our younger one for test yesterday; but he > stays negative, and we added a booster vaccine on him). > > We are getting our 16 years old back tonight. Doctors implicitly has > mentioned that FeLV has no cure, plus her Kidney situation (late stage CKD), > she may not live long... we were also suggested to consider putting her into > sleep soon. But I luckily found last night there is this emailist, and on the > website there are several drugs listed for possible treatment plans: > ImmunoRegulin, Acemannan, Interferon Alpha etc. > > Do anyone in this emaillist have experience about treatment on old FeLV cat > with CKD by using these new drugs? If yes, may I learn your experience? I > really don't want to lose my girl in this way.I am getting my degree > soon, and do hope at least I can have her come back to my home country with > me... > > Sorry for such a long email, and thank you very much! > > I. Catherine > > ___ > 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] seeking advice for treating FeLV positive old CKD cats with the new drugs
Don't know if u recd this earlier.I don't understand why your cat sud be felv??? Also if she leaving you let her go when she isready in her own home Sent via my Samsung Transform™ Ultra from Boost Mobile Beth wrote: Catherine - Pcv of 10 is dangerously low. I've never had an FeLV cat recover from one that low. I don't know if anyone else has, but a pcv that low needs to be checked frequently (once or twice per week). Beth Don't Litter, Fix Your Critter! www.Furkids.org From: I-Chun C. C. Chang To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Sent: Wednesday, April 24, 2013 3:46 PM Subject: [Felvtalk] seeking advice for treating FeLV positive old CKD cats with the new drugs Dear Felvalk friends, I am very new to this group and was hoping to get some advice for the treatment about my currently very sick cat. My cat is 16 years old, who came to the States with me 6 years ago. I got her when she was 7 (she was abandoned by the previous house owner...) After I got her, she was tested twice negative for FeLV and vaccinated for four years. From then she has been a totally indoor cat. I later adopted another cat, who was also tested negative twice and vaccinated for three years. From then on, since they have been complete indoor apartment cats with no exposure to other cats and the little one always got some reaction to the vaccine, we stopped vaccinating them for FeLV. Last Friday, my 16 years old cat was getting weak, my husband and I rushed her to the ER and were told that she was in sever anemia (pcv less than 10%) due to her chronic kidney disease. Two blood transfusions has been done, but her response to blood transfusions was poor. Doctors then concerned that not only her red blood cell count is low, her white blood cell count is also very low. So the doctors ran the FeLV test again on Tuesday, and it came back positive (!!) (we also rushed our younger one for test yesterday; but he stays negative, and we added a booster vaccine on him). We are getting our 16 years old back tonight. Doctors implicitly has mentioned that FeLV has no cure, plus her Kidney situation (late stage CKD), she may not live long... we were also suggested to consider putting her into sleep soon. But I luckily found last night there is this emailist, and on the website there are several drugs listed for possible treatment plans: ImmunoRegulin, Acemannan, Interferon Alpha etc. Do anyone in this emaillist have experience about treatment on old FeLV cat with CKD by using these new drugs? If yes, may I learn your experience? I really don't want to lose my girl in this way.I am getting my degree soon, and do hope at least I can have her come back to my home country with me... Sorry for such a long email, and thank you very much! I. Catherine ___ 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] seeking advice for treating FeLV positive old CKD cats with the new drugs
Catherine - Pcv of 10 is dangerously low. I've never had an FeLV cat recover from one that low. I don't know if anyone else has, but a pcv that low needs to be checked frequently (once or twice per week). Beth Don't Litter, Fix Your Critter! www.Furkids.org From: I-Chun C. C. Chang To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Sent: Wednesday, April 24, 2013 3:46 PM Subject: [Felvtalk] seeking advice for treating FeLV positive old CKD cats with the new drugs Dear Felvalk friends, I am very new to this group and was hoping to get some advice for the treatment about my currently very sick cat. My cat is 16 years old, who came to the States with me 6 years ago. I got her when she was 7 (she was abandoned by the previous house owner...) After I got her, she was tested twice negative for FeLV and vaccinated for four years. From then she has been a totally indoor cat. I later adopted another cat, who was also tested negative twice and vaccinated for three years. From then on, since they have been complete indoor apartment cats with no exposure to other cats and the little one always got some reaction to the vaccine, we stopped vaccinating them for FeLV. Last Friday, my 16 years old cat was getting weak, my husband and I rushed her to the ER and were told that she was in sever anemia (pcv less than 10%) due to her chronic kidney disease. Two blood transfusions has been done, but her response to blood transfusions was poor. Doctors then concerned that not only her red blood cell count is low, her white blood cell count is also very low. So the doctors ran the FeLV test again on Tuesday, and it came back positive (!!) (we also rushed our younger one for test yesterday; but he stays negative, and we added a booster vaccine on him). We are getting our 16 years old back tonight. Doctors implicitly has mentioned that FeLV has no cure, plus her Kidney situation (late stage CKD), she may not live long... we were also suggested to consider putting her into sleep soon. But I luckily found last night there is this emailist, and on the website there are several drugs listed for possible treatment plans: ImmunoRegulin, Acemannan, Interferon Alpha etc. Do anyone in this emaillist have experience about treatment on old FeLV cat with CKD by using these new drugs? If yes, may I learn your experience? I really don't want to lose my girl in this way.I am getting my degree soon, and do hope at least I can have her come back to my home country with me... Sorry for such a long email, and thank you very much! I. Catherine ___ 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
