Thank you for your suggestions. I am on my way to trying to get one of the
drugs you mentioned. Mylo has an appointment with a specialist on
Saturday,
that deals with chronic and severe illnesses so hopefully he can perscribe
me something that can help Mylo. As for vitamins...I'm not sure where to
get
that for cats, or even what kind of vitamins he needs. I will ask the
specialist when I see him. You mentioned some products but I'm not sure
where to get them. I'm in Toronto, Canada so I don't know if they are
available here. I will definitely check for them. I hope to get Mylo on
some
medication and vitamins that can help him. I will find out after the vet
appt. on Saturday.
Chris
>From: "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Reply-To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org
>To: <felvtalk@felineleukemia.org>
>Subject: Re: FeLV
>Date: Wed, 24 Jan 2007 20:24:58 -0500
>
>I 100% believe that the FELINE Interferon OMEGA is helpful for FELV, but
>it's not
>available in the USA through regular channels at this time. Your vet can
>request it
>directly from the manufacturer though... others here that have done it
can
>give you
>more info. That being said, while there's no scientific proof that it
>helps, many
>people give low dose ORAL Interferon ALPHA (human interferon) to their
>FELV+ cats
>(and it certainly can't hurt, studies are being done now, and we should
>have
>scientific proof of it's results by next year). Lots of members here
have
>had success
>with Immuno-Regulin, and it's certainly a good place to start for a ill
>symptomatic
>cat. I would try to get the feline interferon omega as well (I can send
you
>the
>studies to print off to take to your vet if he needs to be convinced).
Now,
>all that
>aside... the very best thing you can do is feed good food, and enough of
>it. That
>sometimes means you may have to syringe food into your cat's mouth
(force
>feeding, as
>it may be). OR, you can have a feeding tube inserted by your vet. You
>really must get
>the diarrhea under control! Have you tried supplementing with canned
>pumpkin (NOT the
>pie filling, the PLAIN pumpkin)? Add fiber any way you can! Missing Link
is
>a good
>supplement that is also high in fiber, or add some ground psyllium to
her
>food. Good
>nutrition is the BEST thing you can do on your own for her! Good food
>brands include
>Wellness, Innova, California Natural, and Chicken Soup for the Cat. For
a
>cat with
>diarrhea, I'd recommend the canned California Natural in the Chicken and
>Rice flavor,
>as it's a very bland food, and wont add to her digestive upsets! You can
>order all of
>those brands ONLINE if you can't find a local source. Watch her
electrolyte
>levels,
>with that prolonged of a diarrhea, it can be dangerous due to
dehydration.
>She also
>might need a blood transfusion if her anemia is severe. Don't let your
vet
>tell you
>there's nothing he can do, blood transfusions are not that difficult!
The
>hardest
>part might be finding a donor cat and blood typing, but your vet should
>KNOW all
>about that... if he doesn't... find a BETTER VET! I honestly think he
>should have
>mentioned it as an option already, IMO! I hate vets that say "sorry,
>nothing I can
>do" when they CAN do something, they just refuse to TRY.
>
>Phaewryn
>
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>
>
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