Re: [Felvtalk] Staph Protein A

2009-08-10 Thread Amy
Hi Hebert, Do you mind if I forward this info to my vet so she can give me her opinion on Staph Protein A? Thanks Amy --- On Sat, 8/8/09, hebert ferrarezzi hferrare...@hotmail.com wrote: From: hebert ferrarezzi hferrare...@hotmail.com Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Staph Protein A To:

[Felvtalk] Research into FeLV: was Staph Protein A

2009-08-10 Thread MaryChristine
wow, hebert, thank you for these great posts! (and your english is better than many who claim to be native speakers.) i have always been under the impression, tho, that FIV, not FeLV, was considered by researchers to be more analogous to HIV/AIDS (an early hypothesis which i believe has been

Re: [Felvtalk] Research into FeLV: was Staph Protein A

2009-08-10 Thread Gloria B. Lane
I've read this too, MC, that FELV is considered a closer analogy to HIV... Gloria On Aug 10, 2009, at 10:07 AM, MaryChristine wrote: wow, hebert, thank you for these great posts! (and your english is better than many who claim to be native speakers.) i have always been under the

Re: [Felvtalk] More Hemobart

2009-08-10 Thread MaryChristine
additionally, hemobart seems to be regional, so if it's not common in your area, vets may not have been regularly testing for it over time. as mentioned, it's hard to diagnose (more accurately, doesn't always show up in each blood test, i guess you'd say), newer testing methods are probably

Re: [Felvtalk] Staph Protein A

2009-08-10 Thread gary
It won't matter much if we can't figure out how to get some. Anybody out there with a biological research company who would be willing to buy us some Staph Protein A for the research on our kitties? Gary -Original Message- From: felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org

Re: [Felvtalk] Research into FeLV: was Staph Protein A

2009-08-10 Thread gary
I haven't heard that anyone is presently doing any research on felines with Staph Protein A. What would really be frustrating would be to find someone to do it and have great success and then not be able to get Staph Protein A because it is not authorized as a drug or treatment for anything.

Re: [Felvtalk] Staph Protein A

2009-08-10 Thread Amy
Oh, my mistake. I thought I read that he got some from Sigma Aldrich. I'll have to go back and read more. Amy --- On Mon, 8/10/09, gary gcru...@centurytel.net wrote: From: gary gcru...@centurytel.net Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Staph Protein A To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Date: Monday,

Re: [Felvtalk] Staph Protein A

2009-08-10 Thread gary
He did, but I believe he also said he was a researcher. I spoke to them the other day and they said they only sell to researchers as Staph Protein A is not authorized for any kind of treatment or other use with animals. Gary -Original Message- From: felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org

Re: [Felvtalk] Research into FeLV: was Staph Protein A

2009-08-10 Thread MaryChristine
On Mon, Aug 10, 2009 at 1:22 PM, gary gcru...@centurytel.net wrote: I haven't heard that anyone is presently doing any research on felines with Staph Protein A. What would really be frustrating would be to find someone to do it and have great success and then not be able to get Staph Protein