I think the de Mari feline recombinant interferon omega study was done with symptomatic FeLV+ cats. I think. If I already had interferon omega and Ember was symptomatic, I would definitely try it. I know very little about what is suggested with LTCI (symptomatic vs. asymptomatic for treatment). Their website should mention this.
To clarify, there are two types of interferon given for FeLV+ cats: 1) interferon alpha (a product for humans that has anecdotally shown promise, but studies have failed to verify this) and 2) feline recombinant interferon omega (anecdotal evidence AND studies have shown promise). It’s easy to get #1 from pretty much any vet. They can write a prescription and have it filled by Roadrunner or another pharmacy that does drugs/compounding for pets. It’s also cheap. I think it’s ~$40 for a month and a half supply using the 5 days on/5 days off protocol. It’s somewhat difficult and expensive to get #2.Your vet has to go through an FDA program that used to be called Compassionate Use. This allows your vet clearance to import feline recombinant interferon omega, which they need, as it’s not sold in the US. There’s paperwork involved, though I don’t think it’s horrible. A dedicated, compassionate vet will do this for you. You then have to pay (through your vet) Abbeyvet In England for the drug and the overnight shipping—overnight from England. When I last priced this, it was ~$1300 for the drug and the shipping. I believe this is for something like 15 doses, but that’s all you give in a year, according to the established protocol. At least with feline recombinant interferon omega, you know you have something that has been proven to work, unlike other drugs I could mention. Will it produce results for a particular FeLV+ cat? Maybe? If Pookie is doing well, then I agree: don’t rock the boat. You might still look into what it would take to get feline recombinant interferon omega imported. Your vet might never have heard of it, and it might be useful to ask them to look into it. If you decide to do it down the road, you have that much less work to do to get it here. On Nov 11, 2013, at 6:48 PM, trustinhi...@charter.net wrote: > I took Pookie to the one of four vets in Wisconsin who has done LTCI > injections, but Pookie was sick, running a temp, and not eating when he was > seen. So he wasn't a candidate for the injection. Do the FELV+ kitties need > to be symptom free before they administer this? Also is this the same with > the interferon shots? And does anyone know who administers interferon in > Wisconsin? My inclination is if it isn't broken don't fix it...If Pookie is > doing well, I don't want to mess with him. And he is doing great now since he > had acupuncture. Seems so hit or miss with all this?? > > > On Mon, Nov 11, 2013 at 4:08 PM, Jennifer Lewis 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 > > _______________________________________________ > 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
