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Today's Topics:
1. Lymphocyte T-Cell Immunomodulator and FeLV
(debbie.ka...@comcast.net)
2. Re: LTCI injections ?? (Patti B.)
3. Re: Lymphocyte T-Cell Immunomodulator and FeLV (Amani Oakley)
4. Re: LTCI injections ?? (Amani Oakley)
5. Curly's gradual improvement (Randy Henke)
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Message: 1
Date: Thu, 19 Jan 2017 20:11:42 +0000 (UTC)
From: debbie.ka...@comcast.net
To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org
Subject: [Felvtalk] Lymphocyte T-Cell Immunomodulator and FeLV
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Hi, I have a 7 month old kitten that I am considering starting the
T-Cell injections for him. He is presenting with possible IBD right
now or GI Lymphoma. I am wondering if anyone has had cat/kitten with
similar symptoms and has used the Lymphocyte T-Cell Immunomodulator
injections? Also wondering if anyone has had a FeLV+ cat with
confirmed (thru ultrasound) thickened intestinal walls and if you've
done intestinal biopsy to determine IBD or GI Lymphoma. Thank you,
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Date: Thu, 19 Jan 2017 21:48:35 +0000 (UTC)
From: "Patti B." To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org
Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] LTCI injections ??
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Hi, I have a 7 month old kitten, Joe.........had an eye enucleation in
Sept. tested NEG-FELV. But.due to lethargy and the eye removal site
not looking right.I took him to my REGULAR vet. He has now tested
POSITIVE-FELV and is extremely anemic. He is eating well and drinking.
Getting laser on eye surgical site, BUT I would love to to try the
LTCI injections for him. Has anyone here tried them ?
Thanks, Patti
"The fate of animals is of greater importance to me than the fear of
appearing ridiculous; it is indissolubly connected with the fate of
men."
- Emile Zola (1840-1902)
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Message: 3
Date: Thu, 19 Jan 2017 23:42:45 +0000
From: Amani Oakley To: "felvtalk@felineleukemia.org" Subject: Re:
[Felvtalk] Lymphocyte T-Cell Immunomodulator and FeLV
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Hi Debbie
I tried them for several months, and tested blood work weekly. I
didn?t find the injections budged the low red
cell/haematocrit/retic/platelet counts at all. However, I recall
others in this group who have reported better results.
Are you new to the group? I don?t want to jump in with my experiences
with Winstrol if you have heard it all before.
Amani
From: Felvtalk [mailto:felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org] On Behalf
Of debbie.ka...@comcast.net
Sent: January-19-17 3:12 PM
To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org
Subject: [Felvtalk] Lymphocyte T-Cell Immunomodulator and FeLV
Hi,
I have a 7 month old kitten that I am considering starting the T-Cell
injections for him. He is presenting with possible IBD right now or
GI Lymphoma. I am wondering if anyone has had cat/kitten with similar
symptoms and has used the Lymphocyte T-Cell Immunomodulator
injections? Also wondering if anyone has had a FeLV+ cat with
confirmed (thru ultrasound) thickened intestinal walls and if you've
done intestinal biopsy to determine IBD or GI Lymphoma.
Thank you,
Debbie K.
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Message: 4
Date: Thu, 19 Jan 2017 23:43:19 +0000
From: Amani Oakley To: "felvtalk@felineleukemia.org" Subject: Re:
[Felvtalk] LTCI injections ??
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Hi Patti
See my response to Debbie, who just posted earlier today, with a
similar question.
Amani
From: Felvtalk [mailto:felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org] On Behalf
Of Patti B.
Sent: January-19-17 4:49 PM
To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org
Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] LTCI injections ??
Hi,
I have a 7 month old kitten, Joe.........had an eye enucleation in
Sept. tested NEG-FELV. But.due to lethargy and the eye removal site
not looking right.I took him to my REGULAR vet. He has now tested
POSITIVE-FELV and is extremely anemic. He is eating well and
drinking. Getting laser on eye surgical site, BUT I would love to to
try the LTCI injections for him. Has anyone here tried them ?
Thanks,
Patti
"The fate of animals is of greater importance to me
than the fear of appearing ridiculous;
it is indissolubly connected with the fate of men."
- Emile Zola (1840-1902)
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Message: 5
Date: Thu, 19 Jan 2017 20:53:21 -0600
From: Randy Henke To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org
Subject: [Felvtalk] Curly's gradual improvement
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It has been a little over a month ago that I asked for advice on this
forum
for our little girl, Curly.
At that point, I had little hope. She was so lethargic and her
hematocrit
had dipped to a critical 9%. I took everyone's advice, especially
Amani's,
and asked our vet for Predisolone, Winstrol and Doxycycline.
According to her latest CBC two weeks ago, she is still a very sick
kitty
but her hematocrit rebounded to 15% which I know is still very low.
All
other numbers are improving slowly as well. That was after less than
three
weeks of treatment.
She is due for another CBC next Tuesday and I am hopeful we will see
more
improvement. I've noticed her gums are more pink which I believe is a
good
sign.
We were still having problems with getting her to eat. She would have
her
good days and her bad days but her weight was still creeping down.
Last
week I asked our vet about Mirtazapine and our vet agreed to give us a
prescription for it. I have to thank Robert for mentioning this in one
of
his posts.
One day last week she didn't want to eat so I gave her a quarter pill
(3.75
mg) which is the dose our vet prescribed to give her daily. The result
was
phenomenal and almost a little scary. She was bouncing off the walls
within
a few hours and eating everything she could get her paws on. I almost
felt
a little sorry for her because it was like she couldn't sit still for
more
than a couple of minutes. But it was like getting our old Curly back
again
in just a single day!
The effect tapered off after a couple of days and we didn't feel
comfortable giving her another dose until she stopped eating again
because
of how dramatic the change was. I've read online that a smaller dose
could
be effective if given every 72 hours so we are going to try doing that
so
she keeps eating. It was incredible to see her weight go up by a
quarter
pound in just a couple of days.
We are continuing the Prednisolone and Winstrol at the recommended
doses
but our two week Doxycycline prescription ran out over a week ago. She
does
appear to still be making improvement without it but I'm wondering if
I
should ask for another prescription to keep that going as well.
I always worry about giving her the quarter pill of Doxy because I
know it
can cause esophageal damage if it isn't followed by liquids. I was
following the pill with the liquid Winstrol solution but wasn't sure
if
that was enough.
Many thanks to everyone who gave us advice. It looks like we might
have our
Curly back for at least a while yet and it's all because of you
people.
Randy
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