Absolutely - hope it all works out. In my experience, with several
young cats, that's been the situation. But only for the young ones
less than 3 years old. Some of my older FELV cats do well. Think I've
lost 5 or 6, and presently have 3, all over 3 years old.
My point is that you need to start treating those young ones early,
when they appear healthy and be absolutely consistent - not wait till
they show symptoms. There's a tendency to wait, and you really need
to start supporting them early... The ones I've had regularly on
interferon have done well, but did die when they were about 2.5 years
old, and when at the same time, for one reason or another (vacation,
pet sitter, etc) they didn't get regular interferon or other
appropriate support .
My 3 older ones now don't get any extra supplements, and have done
great (2 are 10 years, 1 is 4 years). They are in a very stable
environment, get wet good cat food daily, and I don't know, just do
great.
Best of luck,
Gloria
On Feb 9, 2008, at 11:53 AM, Lance wrote:
I think the better way to look at is: the sooner the better. Some
positive cats get treated when they're extremely symptomatic and can
recover from problems like nasty URIs or GI troubles. We've seen it
here. But, it's better not to wait, and I think that this is one
place where some vets do positive cats and their owners a real
disservice. As some of you may remember, the vet that tested Ember
and found her to be positive just suggested that we drop in every
six months instead of every year. She said *nothing* about
interferon, supplements, good food, low stress environments, etc.
Not helpful! :( I've considered writing her a letter to relate my
experiences.
Lance
On Feb 9, 2008, at 8:55 AM, Jane Lyons wrote:
When they start showing symptoms, it's too late.
I'm hoping you're wrong Gloria.
We've managed to get rid of a lot of symptoms through homeopathy,
supplements, quality food and
excessive TLC. I couldn't bare to think it is too late.
Jane
On Feb 9, 2008, at 12:27 AM, Gloria Lane wrote:
I would think you generally start now, before symptoms. When they
start showing symptoms, it's too late.
Gloria
On Feb 8, 2008, at 8:32 PM, Sue & Frank Koren wrote:
When is the best time to start Immuno-Regulin? When they still
have no symptoms? I can still hardly believe Buzz has this
horrible disease. He seems so healthy and loves to play and has
a great appetite. How often do the success stories like
Minstrels come along? These postings have so much new
information and the internet sights have so much conflicting
information that it is hard to know what to think. I just know
the little guy cleaning himself in my lap right now deserves all
I can do for him.
Does anyone know if a lot of playing exercise is good for a FeLV
+ cat? He chases his toys so hard that he gets out of breath
sometimes.
Buzz had some vaccinations about a month ago, is he still in
danger?
I have always had cats but this is so new and I feel so
ignorant. I am so glad for this site, I have already learned
more real information that seems like it will actually help Buzz
then from all the reading I've done for the last several weeks
since I learned he was FeLV positive.
Thank you everybody for all your advise.