[Felvtalk] Interferon Alpha,

[Lance]

Hi Jetty,

You might check here for interferon alpha: http://www.roadrunnerpharmacy.com

Road Runner is an American pharmacy that specializes in medicine for animals. I have ordered interferon alpha from them a number of times.

I am surprised that interferon alpha, a human product, would be prohibitively expensive in the Netherlands, as it seems to be widely used and produced. I’m hoping that someone there can get it for you cheaper than it would cost to have it shipped overseas. 

I would seriously consider looking into Virbagen Omega, a feline recombinant interferon. It will be expensive, though it should be somewhat cheaper than it is for Americans (we need it flown overseas, overnight. VO is not given all the time. Usually, the doses are given over several weeks’ time, then the drug is discontinued. 

Virbagen Omega is the only treatment that has been proven to positively affect the course of the disease. All other drugs, including interferon alpha, have not shown any efficacy in scientific trials. See the Retrovirus Guidelines document available here:

http://www.catvets.com/guidelines/practice-guidelines/retrovirus-management-guidelines

Best wishes and hopes for you and your tomcat friend,

Lance

On Jun 3, 2014, at 6:45 AM, Jetty Dijkshoorn <jdidubai at gmail.com> wrote:

> Good day to you,
> 
>  I am new to your forum. 2 weeks ago a sweet tomcat decided that he wanted to join our group of 6 cats. Since umber 7 seemed a bit too much I found him a new owner but before given her this lovely guy. I went for a check up at the vet. He saw that he suffered from amnesia and tested him on feline leukemia and unfortunately this test turned out positive. As he is doing much better now than 2 weeks ago. He gained a  lot of weight and starts playing again I want to try to keep him healthy as long as possible. Looking for medicatons I landed on your very informational website. I think I want to start by giving him interferon alpha but this is very expensive in my country.
> 
> I saw that a liquid interferoon should not be that expensive, but the island pharmacy website is no longer in the air. Have you got another company and website where I could buy this medication? If I go for treatment in the Netherlands it will cost me 5 times as much.
> 
> Thank you for your advise and keep up the good work.
> 
> Jetty Dijkshoorn
> Holland
> jdidubai at dubai.com
> 
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