I’m pretty sure that several people on this list have tried LTCI on their cats. I don’t recall much being reported, but there are times I don’t read the list closely. I’m somewhat skeptical that it does much, but it’s more because the company seems to mainly concern itself with marketing. I’d love to see clinical testing managed by a competent third party (I always think of Cornell here).
Anecdotally, a local FIV+ owner was pleased with LTCI treatment for her cat, as its sneezing was reduced or went away after treatment. I don’t know anything else about the case. If blood values improved, that might be interesting, but just knocking down one symptom (as far as I know) doesn’t strike me as all that miraculous. I had my vet look into getting it for my FeLV+, and while she found the presented information interesting, she also thought things seemed a little shady and unscientific. Feline recombinant interferon omega is the only drug we know of that has been scientifically shown to provide improvement in FeLV+ cats. This is according to the research paper on managing retroviruses released by the AAFP in 2008. Note: I have no stock in Virbac or anyone else who handles it. In fact, the companies handling feline recombinant interferon omega are also on my list for not working harder to get the drug approved in the States. It’s not solely the FDA’s fault that it’s not available domestically. As it’s not approved here, one has to deal with red tape and expensive, overnight cold shipping. Lance On Nov 11, 2013, at 4:08 PM, Jennifer Lewis <blonded...@mac.com> wrote: > Has anyone tried any other the other meds out there, like Lymphocyte T-Cell > Immunomodulator (LTCI)? > > Jennifer L, Munchkin and Brynn > > > > On Nov 11, 2013, at 12:54 PM, MaryChristine wrote: > >> http://goo.gl/uT6Evb >> >> not new to most of us, but always good to see things get the "official" >> recognition. tho it does end as most research articles do, "more research is >> needed." >> >> MC >> -- >> Spay & Neuter Your Neighbors! >> Maybe That'll Make The Difference.... >> >> MaryChristine >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Felvtalk mailing list >> Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org >> http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org > > _______________________________________________ > Felvtalk mailing list > Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org > http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org
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