[Felvtalk] Interferon Alpha,

[Jetty Dijkshoorn]

Hi Lance,

thanks so much for your reply, very much appreciated. I checked on the
internet and found 10 ug at eur 152,00 at a webshop. Is that a price which
sounds reasonable to you as I have no clue at all. Talked to my vet this
afternoon and he was not that positive about using interferon. Wallie seems
to be doing right now he is eating a lot and is feelling much better than
when I let him in. The vet prescribed him antibiotics and a prednisone
treatment. If necessary will give him this interferom as well,

Waiting for your feedback,

Kind regards,
Jetty Dijkshoorn



2014-06-03 18:12 GMT+02:00 Lance <linimon at fastmail.fm>:

> 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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