[Felvtalk] interferon alpha injected?
One of the vets here told someone with an FELV cat, that she could use interferon alpha as an injection. He didn't mention low dose ORAL interferon alpha. It's been my understanding that the interferon was absorbed in the back of the throat. Has anyone used interferon alpha as an injection rather than orally? Thanks, Gloria ___ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org
Re: [Felvtalk] new positive kitten
My cat was dx with FeLV just before he was a yr old, he's 5 now and we have not had to take him to the vet or anything (knock on wood).. If anything it just slowed him down a little faster, out of that kitten phase! Joslin & Zoey From: katskat1 To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Sent: Saturday, October 8, 2011 8:47 PM Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] new positive kitten I have 2 positives, one of them over 12 years old, the other about 2 or 3. Both of them have been intermingling with my negatives (currently 8 of them) for years. I keep the negatives up to date on vaccinations and haven't yet had one turn positive although I kept the very young cats away from them until they were older and thru the full series of vaccinations. On 10/8/11, john pollack wrote: > My cat, Tigger is almost 5. he was born with FeLV. he lives with my other 5 > cats, ranging in age from 1 to 15. none of the others have teste=d positive, > and they are checked yearly > > > > > From: JoAnn Fredo> To: "felvtalk@felineleukemia.org" > > Sent: Saturday, October 8, 2011 7:19 PM > Subject: [Felvtalk] new positive kitten > > > Message body > I was apart of this list 09/2000 when my husband and I adopted 3 kittens, > and all tested positive. We lost little Vinnie at 8 months due to lymphoma, > Molly developed lymphoma and we treated it. She lived 4 years, the lymphoma > never came back, the feline leukemia took her life. Toots lived 9 years, no > problems until the last month of his life he developed bone cancer. All 3 of > my babies received interferon and dimethylglycine every night. Two years ago > we adopted 2 more kittens, they were negative. This past Friday my > neighbor's daughter found a cute orange tabby kitten and asked us if we > wanted him. He tested positive, but it is not in his bone marrow. I have > everyone separated, and am looking for a home. I know may people mix > positive with negative cats, can you please tell if there are success > stories out there or if negative cats became positive. Thanks, Jo Ann > > ___ > 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
Re: [Felvtalk] interferon alpha injected?
Hi Gloria, I would be very interested in knowing what dosage that vet uses for an injection. Interferon comes in little vial with the lowest dose in a vial being one million units and is usually 3 million units. These vials are meant to be one injection for a human, but the oral dose for cats is only 30 units, I can't imagine how you would draw up an appropriate dose for a cat without doing the same dilutions that are done for oral treatments. Gary -- From: "Gloria B. Lane" Sent: Sunday, October 09, 2011 11:01 AM To: Subject: [Felvtalk] interferon alpha injected? One of the vets here told someone with an FELV cat, that she could use interferon alpha as an injection. He didn't mention low dose ORAL interferon alpha. It's been my understanding that the interferon was absorbed in the back of the throat. Has anyone used interferon alpha as an injection rather than orally? Thanks, Gloria ___ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org
Re: [Felvtalk] new positive kitten
I have 7 cats rangig in age from 18 months to 12 years. All are healthy. 2, Annie (5years) and Nitnoy (around 2 years) are positive. They have been together for 4 years and my vet told me that as long as I keep the negatives vaccinated there should be no problem. They all continue o be healthy with sleek, shiny coats, clear eyes, noses and ears. They are all full of energy. In short, no problems. If your other cats are at least 2 years and are up to date on their shots, I don't see any problems. Only Tiger may have one as h is a kitten, but if you feed good quality food, give him medical care when needed and give him lots of love, I wuld keep him . If you have hd him for 2 days minimum, he has already got you and yu wont be able to let him go. katskat1 wrote: > I have 2 positives, one of them over 12 years old, the other about 2 > or 3. Both of them have been intermingling with my negatives > (currently 8 of them) for years. I keep the negatives up to date on > vaccinations and haven't yet had one turn positive although I kept the > very young cats away from them until they were older and thru the full > series of vaccinations. > > > On 10/8/11, john pollack wrote: > > My cat, Tigger is almost 5. he was born with FeLV. he lives with my other 5 > > cats, ranging in age from 1 to 15. none of the others have teste=d positive, > > and they are checked yearly > > > > > > > > > > From: JoAnn Fredo> > To: "felvtalk@felineleukemia.org" > > > > Sent: Saturday, October 8, 2011 7:19 PM > > Subject: [Felvtalk] new positive kitten > > > > > > Message body > > I was apart of this list 09/2000 when my husband and I adopted 3 kittens, > > and all tested positive. We lost little Vinnie at 8 months due to lymphoma, > > Molly developed lymphoma and we treated it. She lived 4 years, the lymphoma > > never came back, the feline leukemia took her life. Toots lived 9 years, no > > problems until the last month of his life he developed bone cancer. All 3 of > > my babies received interferon and dimethylglycine every night. Two years ago > > we adopted 2 more kittens, they were negative. This past Friday my > > neighbor's daughter found a cute orange tabby kitten and asked us if we > > wanted him. He tested positive, but it is not in his bone marrow. I have > > everyone separated, and am looking for a home. I know may people mix > > positive with negative cats, can you please tell if there are success > > stories out there or if negative cats became positive. Thanks, Jo Ann > > > > ___ > > 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