On Jun 6, 4:17*pm, "Matthew" wrote:
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You may not like what me or cyber has to say *but welcome to Real life. *If
I was to come there I would drag you down to the vets office and make him
write it all out for you. Show the vet all of the info provide by our
resident helpers. *Ask him if this was true. *If you still had issues.. Than
drag you to another vet for a second physical opinion; third plus opinion
and make them write it down for you again. *If there was a difference of
agreement I would find a third vet. *We do it when we have problems. *Is
this so hard *or do I need crayons and a etch-a-sketch

What part of 'never-ending medication' don't you understand?
I can observe loss of appetite and vomiting; but I can't observe
liver damage, nervous system damage, or anemia; so those
could be advancing without anyone's knowledge, month after
month. I wouldn't know it and the vet wouldn't know it. Then
when the cat became obviously sick the vet could say it's the
leukemia, even if it really is the side effects. How would he
know?

I will look for a second opinion about the risks of using
interferon endlessly. That's essentially what I'm trying
to do here. I gave in and decided to do the interferon
for two on/off cycles, one of which has been done.
Since you know so much, why don't you tell me what
good interferon is supposed to do, since the disease
is incurable. Also, since the cat seems to me to have
good quality of life, I asked the vet if there is any chance
that the test gave a false positive result. He said no, with
certainty. Is that certainty reasonable? I don't know.