Marissa, I can't remember what dose I gave Cricket of the IR, but I did order it from Revival Animal Health and it cost me about $50 with shipping. It came pretty fast, but I might have paid extra to have it emergency shipped. I think it's listed as EqStim; that's the generic version. You probably don't need more than the 5 mL to start off with. I think the dosage for IR is .25 to .5 mL per 8 lb. cat, but don't quote me on that. I really hope that Slinky's fever goes down soon! I know it's worrying you, but I have heard several people say that a fever is not necessarily a bad thing always; it's the body's way of fighting off things. Maybe it's a good fever. Fingers and paws crossed here in Dallas.
:) Wendy --- Marissa Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi again everyone. Thanks so much for your support > and ideas. > > After Slinky's fever spiked to 104 last night, we > gave him some sub-q fluids and it went down to 103. > :-| Not great, but better. > > He did eat during the night and seemed to do > okay...but his fever is back up to 104 now. We > tried to give him more fluids, but he won't keep the > needle in. He got about 250 cc's in him but that's > it. We're gonna try more later with a smaller > needle, but...ugh. I HATE having to poke him and > take his temp and stuff all the time...he's getting > really sick of it! Poor baby. > > He feels very hot and is pretty lethargic. He's > still eating though. > > The doctor called to check in a bit ago > (!!!!!!!)...i don't know if that's normal but it > certainly hasn't been normal for me!!! She said > she's glad to hear he's eating. She thinks I'm > doing all I can and that eating and being alert > might be a good day for him. :( Seems possible > that the fever is his body adjusting to the > transfusion, but with the FeLV it's hard to know. > > I asked her about IR and Interferon and she said > she's never used it but saw it used with dogs in vet > school. She said she'd ask around today and see if > anyone had had positive results using it with cats > with FeLV. I saw someone's post about getting it > online w/o a scrip (can't remember who posted > it...sorry). It's not cheap! But I may be able to > swing a little. It's $35 for 5mL, $150 for 50mL. > But I have NO idea what the dose would even be. > Anyone know? I have a vet tech here all week so we > could give it here for now...but what would the dose > be?? > > Any ideas or suggestions would be great. > Thanks!!! > > MJ > > > --------------------------------- > Never miss an email again! > Yahoo! Toolbar alerts you the instant new Mail > arrives. Check it out. ____________________________________________________________________________________ Get your own web address. Have a HUGE year through Yahoo! Small Business. http://smallbusiness.yahoo.com/domains/?p=BESTDEAL
