Re: Virbagen Omega Interferon - Availability in Canada
Hi there, i am Sandra with Tabbs in Spain, I have just started my boy on Virbagen Omega, and thought that any information that you have would help you . so here goesIt cost me from my vets 403 euroes and the treatment is for 10 mu 2 treatments per bottle, the address on the leaflet is virbac SA-L.I.D. 1ere Avenue -2065m 06516 CARROS-francahope this may be of some help to you. sadly the cost is a lot, and if it works for my boy, I will be looking for another supplier, as I can not keep up with this cost every 3 weeks, Tabbs is on 1/2 bottle every other daygood luck Kindest Regards Sandra --- "Marlene Chornie" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: From: "Marlene Chornie" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>Date: Fri, 17 Feb 2006 20:51:49 -0500To: Subject: Virbagen Omega Interferon - Availability in Canada Hi All, I found out a bit of information regarding the "potential" availability in Canada. According to a Senior Veterinary Biologics Evaluator, Veterinary Biologics Section, Canadian Food Inspection Agency - apparently the manufacturer had submitted all the necessary paperwork, etc. for it to be approved for use in Canada, and it was "in the works" last year and it's anticipated approval was around May 2005 (as I had previously read somewhere). However, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency had requested a couple more items of information from the manufacturer, but they never heard back from the manufacturer. I wonder why that is??? I believe I have the correct address for the manufacturer in France (?) and am considering writing to them to ask them if they have any immediate plans for resubmitting for approval here. It's not the information I had hoped to find out, but it does give us at least a glimmer of hope on the horizon for it being available here in Canada. I'm guessing that would make it a little easier for those of you in the U.S to import it from here perhaps? Marlene Pekoe & Angel Digby
Re: Bailey Update
Good luck , thinking of you, and fingers crossedKindest Regards Sandra --- catatonya <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: From: catatonya <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>Date: Mon, 6 Feb 2006 20:50:51 -0800 (PST)To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.orgSubject: Re: Bailey UpdateIs it too soon to start putting in some (just a bit) of a/d of nutrical or something more substantial? Or is the doctor afraid it will start the diarrhea back.. I am just throwing out ideas. I have no clue. But if the bloodwork is good there is hope. I hope you get the steroids going soon. tBelinda Sauro <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Hi Tonya & All,He had diarrhea for 10 or 12 days, and I mean continuous diarrhea, it was ozzing out involuntarily whenever & wherever. It has been under control since this last Thursday so for the last 5 days he hasn't had it. Since Friday he has lost 4 more ozs., and is getting bonier. She did say that the steady diarrhea could definately have something to do with it, but if you could see the differen ce in just the last wek you would know why I feel something else is going on. His last bloodwork is better, that what's so puzzling. He isn't dehydrated, I've been giving him fluids every other day and each time we have gone to the vets, she said he is not dehydrated. His blood pressure came up to normal (120), it was at 80, so we just don't get it. She did say this is her first case of this type of anemia and she really doesn't know what to expect as far as symptoms and progression.She has a call into Greg Ogilvie DVM, he is an oncologist and leukemia related diseases specialist. He is out of town and should be back tomorrow so hopefully he will have some answers. She said from all she has read about this, it is usually seen in younger cats (2 to 4 yrs old, and usually in cats that were either born with the virus or got it shortly thereafter), so she is really surprised that Bailey has this type of anemia. Bailey was pos itive at 5 months of age so he was young when he was diagnosed and for all I know he may have been born with it he was a stray that showed up at the Walmart I was working at. I know we have been very lucky for 10 years but I'm greedy and want more ...The bad thing is most chemos are not a good idea because of the fact that his bone marrow is already sick and chemos will make that worse, not to mention that chemo just hasn't been shown to be very effective with this type of leukemia, but she said there is a new chemo being tried for this that is in the trail stages and she is going to ask Dr Ogilvie about that too. I told her we have nothing to lose and at this point I am willing to try anything. We all know the out come here and if there is anything that may give us a fighting chance I'm all for trying it!!What's strange too is there were no actual leukemia cells found, just preleukemia cells. She did find some info thou gh that say's some cats can convert to active leukemia in a matter of months or even weeks, and that is a possibility. Another bone marrow aspirate would confirm that but I don't see any reason to do that since we would continue with the same treatment course either way.I got the winstrol (antolobic steroid) tonight and will start it tomorrow, I sure hope it helps.-- BelindaHappiness is being owned by cats ...Be-Mi-Kitties ...http://www.bemikitties.comPost Adoptable FeLV/FIV/FIP Cats/Kittenshttp://adopt.bemikitties.comFeLV Candle Light Servicehttp://www.bemikitties.com/clsHostDesign4U.com (affordable hosting & web design)http://HostDesign4U.com---BMK Designs (non-profit web sites)http://bmk.bemikitties.com
Re: OT:Dental for my babies - need prayers
Good luck I know I you feel, and will be in your place very soon with one of my boystake care and good luck Kindest Regards Sandra --- "Hideyo Yamamoto" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: From: "Hideyo Yamamoto" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>Date: Thu, 2 Feb 2006 13:44:16 -0700To: Subject: OT:Dental for my babies - need prayers Hi, I have a couple of drooling kitties that I have been told that they need a dental work (I already have got done for Hannibal and RubyE) a few weeks ago – So, today, I took Savanna, and her sister Daisy, and their cousin, Sachi to the vet to see who needs it worst as I scheduled an appointment for one – Anyway, they offered to one dental today and keep another tomorrow so I can take care of two --- so, Savannah being very skittish, I asked my vet to do Savannah today so that she won’t have to come back.. they pulled a total of 8 teeth including one k-9 tooth – but she did very well! Tomorrow, I have to take Daisy back for her surgery since her gum is very very red.. and I am going to wait on Sachi, a little bit – please pray that Daisy’s surgery will go well and she will recover form the surgery with no problem – I would appreciate your prayers and sending her a healing energy – thank you very much in advance -
Re: Announcing...The first FeLV Talk Holistic and Regular Care for Sick Kitty...
yes please and many thanks this is my second e mail as I did not give you my e mail address[EMAIL PROTECTED] Kindest Regards Sandra --- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]Date: Tue, 31 Jan 2006 15:39:43 ESTTo: felvtalk@felineleukemia.orgSubject: Re: Announcing...The first FeLV Talk Holistic and Regular Care for Sick Kitty...
Re: Announcing...The first FeLV Talk Holistic and Regular Care for SickKitty Manual-written by YOU GUYS!!!
Yes please, that would be very helpfull, thank you for your time and being so thoughtfull. Kindest Regards Sandra --- "Gloria B. Lane" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:From: "Gloria B. Lane" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>Date: Tue, 31 Jan 2006 18:36:58 -0600To: Subject: Re: Announcing...The first FeLV Talk Holistic and Regular Care for SickKitty Manual-written by YOU GUYS!!!YES! WOULD LOVE IT! Thanks so much!Gloria- Original Message - From: "wendy" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>To: Sent: Tuesday, January 31, 2006 12:36 PMSubject: Announcing...The first FeLV Talk Holistic and Regular Care for SickKitty Manual-written by YOU GUYS!!!> Please email me if you would like me to send you a> copy of The Holistic and Regular Care for Sick Kitty> Manual. It's about 9 pages in a word document. I am> very excited about it. It is basically a composition> in glossary form of all the emails in the past four> months on the FeLV talk boards regarding care for sick> kitties, which means that all of us are the authors of> the manual. I can't send it out generally like an> email as it is too big and I don't think FeLV Talk> allows attachments. I will send to each of you> individually.>> :)> Wendy>> __> Do You Yahoo!?> Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around> http://mail.yahoo.com>>
Re: Pekoe Update - Not Very Good News
Keep banging away at every one, and don't rely on any one but your self to get results, as it is only you who cares so much. I had to change vets due to a lack of interest, in trying to help my cat Tabbs and I am still chasing around to make sure that every thing is being taken into consideration. Kindest Regards Sandra --- Sherry DeHaan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: From: Sherry DeHaan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>Date: Wed, 1 Feb 2006 18:34:49 -0800 (PST)To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.orgSubject: Re: Pekoe Update - Not Very Good NewsMarlene my prayers are with you and Pekoe SherryMarlene Chornie <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Hello All, I got Pekoe's repeat blood test results today. Last week, his results (for comparison) were as follows: RBC - 6.0 (Normal Range - 6.2 - 10.6) HCT (or PCV) - 0.32 (0.28 - 0.49) MCV - 53 (39 - 52) Platelets - 5 (93 - 514) Smear agrees with machine platelet count MPV - 21.5 (8 - 21) Rubricyte Count - 0.37 (0.0 - 0.0) Today's results were: RBC - 4.9 (Normal Range - 6.2 - 10.6) HCT (or PCV) - 0.25 (0.28 - 0.49) MCH - 20 (13 - 17) MCHC - 387 (300 - 344) RDW - 25.0 (14 - 17) Platelets - 12 (93 - 514) Smear agrees with machine platelet count T.S. Protein - 59 (60 - 80) Rubricyte Count - 0.16 (0.0 - 0.0) Interpretation: Marked ongoing thrombocytopenia. Moderate anemia non-responsive. No toxic changes observed in neutrophils. There are no atypical cells. Many basket cells. Consider Bone Marrow evaluation. His PCR test for Hemobart finally came back, and it was Negative. His vet said she almost wished it had been positive (as did I). I met with our vet to discuss the test results. Some of his results (other than what I've listed) were either marginally improved, or marginally worse compared to last week's. We (hubby and I) are not considering a Bone Marrow evaluation - what would be the point in putting him through that? We can already pretty much assume that this is the result of the virus in his bone marrow. The question is now, what (if anything) can we do to help him? Our vet is looking into importing Virbagen Omega Interferon. We live in Canada, and I've been checking on it's availability here since last spring - when I'd read somewhere that the manufacturer anticipated it's licensing for use in Canada. Are there any other Canadians on this list besides me? Or do any of you have any information regarding it's availability here yet? Pekoe himself is pretty much "normal" - his appetite is good, litter box habits still good, he enjoys sitting on our laps, is still interested in what's going on around him, etc. The only difference in him is that he doesn't play as hard as before, he's still licking the concrete floor some in the basement, and he wants to be by himself curled up in the basement at various times throughout the day. He's currently on 10 mg. Prednisone twice a day - although the vet is going to get back to me about tapering the dose in view of his latest blood results. He was also on Doxycycline (for possible Hemobart), but I guess that's not necessary now. She also said that a blood transfusion may be an option, if his PCV gets too low. And to think that a week ago, all I was worried about was some possible dental work for him . I've Google - searched until I'm blue in the face trying to find out if Virbagen Omega Interferon is available for use in Canada! I was able to provide my vet with the name of a Senior Veterinary Biologics Evaluator, Veterinary Biologics Section, Canadian Food Inspection Agency. I had emailed this person last year inquiring about the availability of the drug, but all she was able to tell me was that it was "not yet licensed for veterinary use in Canada". Hopefully, my vet will be able to find out what I couldn't. All my feelings of anger are re-surfacing against the SPCA - if you recall, we adopted both Pekoe and Digby from them, and discovered (after the fact) that this particular shelter wasn't doing their job properly - then had the nerve to cop an "attitude" with us when Digby died! Sorry to babble on so - just upset . Marlene Pekoe & Angel Digby Yahoo! Autos. Looking for a sweet ride? Get pricing, reviews, & more on new and used cars.
