[Felvtalk] Just tested positive

[Marsha]

Note to Maya on interferon alpha:  that is human recombinant interferon, 
much easier to obtain and less expensive than Virbagen Omega, which is 
feline recombinant interferon that must be imported.  I feel that the 
feline recombinant is a better choice, and currently can afford it, so I 
will go with that rather than the human version when the time comes.  
But....we all seem to be pioneers here.  You'd think that with FeLV 
being the one of the biggest causes of cat death, there would be more 
research, more certainty on courses of treatment. But while I've heard 
of one or two vets that swear by LTCI, more say they've had no luck with 
it.  The latest "flash in the pan" is a drug from Malaysia.  A couple 
years ago, the company signed up with another company that helps them 
through the FDA approval process.  But that takes a long time, and what 
if the company fails before then?  There has been at least one product 
that was being used in FeLV+ cats where the company went belly-up.  Not 
approved by any govermental agency, but being used off-label, some 
people felt it was helpful.

Marsha



On 7/24/2014 4:37 PM, Lance wrote:
> I used interferon alpha and Liquid DMG fairly regularly for my Ember. She also got Transfer Factor (human formula; not the one for cats), but I wasn’t consistent with that and was uncertain about its efficacy. I might have eventually looked into LTCI, but my vet did not like the lack of third-party data on the treatment. However, that doesn’t mean that it doesn’t work.
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