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Old June 13th 09, 02:01 PM posted to rec.pets.cats.health+behav
Calvin
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On Jun 13, 3:59*am, "Phil P." wrote:
I might be mellowing- or just exhausted- its kitten season... again. *It
doesn't seem like last year's kitten season ever ended. You know times must
be really bad when people throw away kittens like these:

http://maxshouse.com/Abandoned/Siamese_Kits_DSC8028.jpg
http://maxshouse.com/Abandoned/Siamese_Kit_DSC8025.jpg
http://maxshouse.com/Abandoned/parkinglotkittens.jpg

I tried to be patient with Calvin because I realized he only grasps about a
quarter of what he reads- that's why I had to repeat the same stuff over and
over before he was able to put it all together. *I think he wants to do the
right thing but since he only grasps a fraction of what he hears or reads he
has trouble trying to decide what the right thing is. *I gave up on him when
he started whining about feeling insulted.


(*being* insulted, not feeling insulted)

I grasped what you said well enough. But I didn't want to
have to spend the rest of my life, or the rest of the cat's life,
giving him interferon. So I clung to what I read on the
internet as being possibly true, because I didn't see any
reason for it to be a lie, and it was a list of frightening
possible side-effects, so it looked to me like I had a case
worth clinging to. Eventually, though, I had to let it go.

If you think my comprehension is low, then test me.
Tell me something that you think an intelligent person
in this forum should be able to grasp, and I will tell
you what it means, to the best of my ability. Then you
will be able to confidently state the level of my grasping
ability.

Or, of course, you can just not be bothered, and give me
the same old insults, because you have given up on me.
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Old June 30th 09, 04:41 AM posted to rec.pets.cats.health+behav
KMC Collins
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On Jun 7, 9:08*am, "cybercat" wrote:
"calvin" wrote in message

...

Mr. P, I wasn't asking why the cat was prescribed never
ending medication, I was expressing concern that any
harm that might come from it would build up indefinitely.
You're smart, no doubt, but you don't seem to be able any
better than anyone else to grasp the point


Your cat will die without it, and sooner than if you do not use it. So it
does not matter if in the end some of the side effects occur. They all die
eventuallty. You have to treat her with this so she does not die now.


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Old June 30th 09, 04:52 AM posted to rec.pets.cats.health+behav
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On Jun 4, 12:20*pm, calvin wrote:
Please see this link:

http://www.petplace.com/drug-library...n-a/page1.aspx

Here it lists liver damage and nervous system damage, in addition
to other side effects mentioned in the previous thread, such as
loss of appetite and throwing up, as possible side effects.

My vet saw the cat again two days ago. *At that time I told him
about having waited a week to start the interferon, and about my
concern about side effects. *He told me that he had never seen
side effects from interferon.

We are now in the week off from interferon, after the first week on
it.
Next Monday, the day before interferon is to start again, the cat is
to be neutered. *I will bring him home the next day, when the
interferon
is to start again. *The vet seems to think that the interferon may
help
with any weaknesses that the cat, having leukemia, might have
aggrivated by the neutering. *He recommended timing the neutering
so that it would be followed by a week back on interferon.

Does any of this make sense to those of you who are serious?



Hi... New to reading all of the egotistical posts, so many
condesending replies!! I have worked in veterinary internal medicine/
critical care for almost 6 years. In the industry for 15. I seriously
reccomend seeing an internal medicine specialist for your interferon
questions, rather than blogging them. I just started my 9 month old
cat on interferon for calicivirus. Yes, side effects are seen in every
medication, such as Advil : ) I am monitoring my cat by doing
bloodwork every 16 weeks, and obviously observing if there are any
neurologic abnormal signs are present. The truth is beginning with the
smallest prescribed dose and seeing if you notice a decrease in
clinical signs. The dose for interferon is extremely varying. I hope
this helped a little!
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Old June 30th 09, 05:48 AM posted to rec.pets.cats.health+behav
cybercat
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"KMC Collins" wrote
Does any of this make sense to those of you who are serious?



Hi... New to reading all of the egotistical posts, so many
condesending replies!!


Yes, this is very helpful. The cat is dead, asshole.


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Old June 30th 09, 07:29 AM posted to rec.pets.cats.health+behav
Phil P.
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"KMC Collins" wrote in message
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I have worked in veterinary internal medicine/
critical care for almost 6 years. In the industry for 15.


In what capacity?

If you are a vet- or at least a competent vet- you would know- rather, you
should know, adverse effects from low-dose (30 IU) interferon have never
been reported in cats. Adverse effects in cats are only associated with
high-dose SC, IM, or IP routes.


The truth is beginning with the smallest prescribed dose and seeing if you

notice a decrease in clinical signs.


How would you notice a decrease in clinical signs if there are none? The cat
is in the early stages of FeLV and still asymptomatic.

I hope
this helped a little!


Not in the least. In fact your post did more harm than good. You've probably
made the guy wary and begin worrying all over again when there's no reason
to.




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Old June 30th 09, 07:32 AM posted to rec.pets.cats.health+behav
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"Phil P." wrote

Not in the least. In fact your post did more harm than good. You've
probably
made the guy wary and begin worrying all over again when there's no reason
to.


Okay, now I am really confused. Calvin just said his cat died. Was this
another cat?


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Old June 30th 09, 07:51 AM posted to rec.pets.cats.health+behav
Phil P.
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"cybercat" wrote in message
...

"Phil P." wrote

Not in the least. In fact your post did more harm than good. You've
probably
made the guy wary and begin worrying all over again when there's no

reason
to.


Okay, now I am really confused. Calvin just said his cat died. Was this
another cat?


Yeah, I think so. He said the FeLV cat was a young stray he just took in a
few weeks ago.


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Old June 30th 09, 02:51 PM posted to rec.pets.cats.health+behav
cybercat
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"Phil P." wrote in message
...

"cybercat" wrote in message
...

"Phil P." wrote

Not in the least. In fact your post did more harm than good. You've
probably
made the guy wary and begin worrying all over again when there's no

reason
to.


Okay, now I am really confused. Calvin just said his cat died. Was this
another cat?


Yeah, I think so. He said the FeLV cat was a young stray he just took in a
few weeks ago.

I see. Either way it is sad, but I hope the other cat makes it.


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Old June 30th 09, 08:54 PM posted to rec.pets.cats.health+behav
Smokie Darling (Annie)
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On Jun 4, 1:20*pm, calvin wrote:
Please see this link:

http://www.petplace.com/drug-library...n-a/page1.aspx

Here it lists liver damage and nervous system damage, in addition
to other side effects mentioned in the previous thread, such as
loss of appetite and throwing up, as possible side effects.

My vet saw the cat again two days ago. *At that time I told him
about having waited a week to start the interferon, and about my
concern about side effects. *He told me that he had never seen
side effects from interferon.

We are now in the week off from interferon, after the first week on
it.
Next Monday, the day before interferon is to start again, the cat is
to be neutered. *I will bring him home the next day, when the
interferon
is to start again. *The vet seems to think that the interferon may
help
with any weaknesses that the cat, having leukemia, might have
aggrivated by the neutering. *He recommended timing the neutering
so that it would be followed by a week back on interferon.

Does any of this make sense to those of you who are serious?


Calvn,

I'm late to this game, but... I had a cat on Interferon every day for
over 10 years. She had FIV (feline immuno-deficiency virus). She had
none of those side effects.

All medications come with warnings. Because *some* animals had this
reaction does not mean that *your* cat will have them. It's simply a
warning. If it were commonplace that these effects happened, then
Interferon would not be used.

Smokie Darling (Annie)
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Old June 30th 09, 08:55 PM posted to rec.pets.cats.health+behav
Smokie Darling (Annie)
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On Jun 30, 12:32*am, "cybercat" wrote:
"Phil P." wrote



Not in the least. In fact your post did more harm than good. You've
probably
made the guy wary and begin worrying all over again when there's no reason
to.


Okay, now I am really confused. Calvin just said his cat died. Was this
another cat?


Oops, should have read the rest before I responded to Calvin. Sorry
for that.
 




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