I think there is one kind of interferon (cat rather than human) that is given
daily and much more expensive.....
others may know more about that particular interferon.
L
----- Original Message -----
From: Lynne
To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org
Sent: Saturday, March 29, 2008 8:15 PM
Subject: Re: re spaying my kitten
That was our plan too but he only had 2 shots and had to be put down because
of complications with FIP and his leukemia.
----- Original Message -----
From: laurieskatz
To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org
Sent: Saturday, March 29, 2008 8:59 PM
Subject: Re: re spaying my kitten
Isabella gets interferon 7 days on/7 days off.
----- Original Message -----
From: Lynne
To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org
Sent: Saturday, March 29, 2008 7:51 PM
Subject: Re: re spaying my kitten
No, I wish I had known my cat was positive a year ago and I would have
put him on interferon then. By the time we did, it was way too late. Actually
I gave the Interferon to the Clinic and it was going to be used for a healthy
positive cat. I'm sure this will be of great benefit to your little girl.
Lynne
----- Original Message -----
From: Kathy Dillard
To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org
Sent: Saturday, March 29, 2008 6:33 PM
Subject: Re: re spaying my kitten
The last time she was at the vet was for shots and the vet told us to
bring her back in three weeks for a distemper shot and to discuss having her
sapyed. I believe they said they would do blood work at that time. After she
tested positive for feline leukemis I think their protocol is to just keep her
on interferon all the time. Do you think that is a bad idea?
Lynne <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Well, I guess you have to trust your vet. I still have misgivings
about it but will be getting my girl spayed also. I must confess I am very
nervous about having it done. She will never be an outdoor cat so there is no
cause for worry there but I think part of my adoption agreement was that I do
get her spayed. Why is your little one on interferon? Has she had routine
blood work done to make sure her CBC is ok? There was a young leukemia
positive cat, around 8 months old, at our vets whose bloodwork was excellent
and she was going to be spayed. So I don't know what the best thing to do is.
I never had a cat that was terminally ill before until Boo and it just seemed
everything went downhill rapidly after he was neutered. I'm just a little
paranoid these days.
Lynne
----- Original Message -----
From: Kathy Dillard
To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org
Sent: Saturday, March 29, 2008 6:14 PM
Subject: Re: re spaying my kitten
She was just checked by the vet and she has gianed weight (6 lbs)
and the vet said she seems very healthy. The vet said that cats that are not
spayed have more problems with cancer. She has be en in heat twice now and it
does seem to stress her out some and she eats less during that time
Lynne <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
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Kathy, personally, unless she has had bloodwork showing she is
the healthiest positive cat on the planet, I would not do it. I was told that
the stress of wanting to breed is harder on a cat than the stress of undergoing
neutering but if I had to do it again, I would never have had my positive male
neutered. Although he was pretty far advanced leukemia wise, I truly believe
his neutering caused him many additional problems that hastened his death. As
we know, spaying is a much bigger procedure than neutering. If she is going to
be an indoor cat onl y and you are willing to go through heats I would not do
it. Just my take on things. I now have a 3 year old female who has Feline
Herpes Virus, inactive at the moment, and I've only had her for a week. I am
not even going to think about spaying for at least a month. I want her to be
in excellent health, stress free etc before I'll even consider it.
Lynne
----- Original Message -----
From: Kathy Dillard
To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org
Sent: Saturday, March 29, 2008 10:18 AM
Subject: re spaying my kitten
My female kitten Foxy is about 8 1/2 months old. She has tested
positive for feline leukemia and is currently on a daily dose of interferon. My
vet has recomm ended having her spayed . Please advise and discuss pros and
cons. I feel very anxious and scared about having this procedure done but want
to do the right thing for Foxy.
kathy
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