I think you could go either way. My vet only charged me the cost of the medicine and he was able to have it there in two days. If you go to the VPL website, they give a list of distributors.
Just click on your state and you could go from there. It really scared me when I found out this one goes in the tummy -- but she was a perfect sweetheart for the vet and never complained...even after the first few weeks.
elizabeth
*Save the earth. It's the only planet with chocolate.*
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Elizabeth, thank you. I have heard of Acemannan but never used. Do I get from the vet or can I order and have him inject?
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Acemannan helped Mama Kitty get over her severe anemia. We didn't do a CBC at that time because the doctor said she was so anemic (very pale gums and had lost down to 7lbs) that he didn't want to take any more of her blood than we had to. It's a 5-6 week treatment...about $300 for a 5 week supply. We started to see improvement right away and her appetite really picked up. Shots are injected in the tummy - but Mama Kitty did very well with them. I wish I knew what to tell you - I hope so much he will be ok.elizabeth*Save the earth. It's the only planet with chocolate.*
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Subject: Please add to the CLS - and HELP - long, sorry
...He began losing weight about 2 weeks ago - gums pale as snow. Blood work shows a hematocrit of 7 - almost not compatible with life. He is still somewhat active - gets off the bed to go to the litterbox and sometimes to the rest of the house. Will eat if I put food in front of him. His vet thought we could get a remission until the blood work came back. He is getting raw liver, Clindamycin, 5mg pred every day, PetTinic, interferon. I have immunoregulin and could try that. I asked about Epogen and the way my vet explained it is that with feline leukemia, where the bone marrow is basically "dead" and not going to produce red cells, to give Epogen would be like knocking on the door when nobody is home. We decided against blood transfusions due to the stress and the short term result. Does anyone have any ideas?....
