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you aren't very old are you? You are not at the age where you
take meds regularly are you? The benefits of my meds outweigh the listed side effects. Besides those side effects affect different people differently and most times not at all. So if I do notice any of those side effects I will call my Dr and we will figure something else out. Better than the "side effects" I'd have without the meds. "calvin" wrote in message ... On Jun 6, 2:14 pm, "cyberpurrs" wrote: ... You've been told by experts that this is the right thing to do for your cat, in your cat's situation. Now what the **** do you want from us? I want you and Matthew to go away. I want the others to explain why it is wise to give a cat never-ending medication that may cause these side effects: liver damage nervous system damage loss of appetite vomiting anemia |
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On Jun 6, 4:17*pm, "Matthew" wrote:
... 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. |
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"calvin" wrote in message ... 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. For the last time: Those side effects were extrapolated from *HUMAN* - *HUMAN* - *HUMAN* studies that involved much higher doses (3 million IU) administered IM, SC, or IP.. The feline dose is only *30* IU *orally*- . I told you this a few times in your first thread. Did you read and understand the excerpts I posted from the two top veterinary drug handbooks? Plumb's Veterinary Drug Handbook. Plumb's is the #1 veterinary drug handbook. "Adverse Effects/Warnings - When used orally in cats, adverse effects have apparently not yet been noted. " Is there any part of that you don't understand? Here are the adverse effects that have been reported in *HUMANS*: "When used systemically in humans, adverse effects have included anemia, leukope*nias, thrombocytopenia, hepatotoxicity, neurotoxicity, changes in taste sensation, anorexia, nau*sea, vomiting, diarrhea, dizziness, "flu-like" syndrome, transient hypotension, skin rashes and dry mouth. Except for the "flu-like "syndrome most adverse effects are dose related and may vary depending on the condition treated." Now, do you understand that the adverse effects you read were extrapolated from studies in HUMANS and apply to HUMANS, NOT CATS? I don't know how much clearer I can make this. If you still don't get it, take your cat to your vet and ask him to find a good home for your cat. When your vet asks you why you're giving up your cat, tell him its because you're too obtuse to be entrusted with a cat. 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? Makes perfect sense. Surgery stresses the immune system. Interferon strengthens the immune system. |
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On Jun 6, 6:03*pm, "Phil P." wrote:
... you're too obtuse to be entrusted with a cat. I have nine cats, and have been taking cats to this vet for about a decade. This is the first time he has prescribed a NEVER ENDING medication. It bothers me because I care about cats. Insult me all you like. There's nothing at the link I gave that says the possible animal side effects were extrapolated from human side effects. You want me to just take your word for that, and if I don't, then you insult me again. Have a nice day. |
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"calvin" wrote in message ... On Jun 6, 6:03 pm, "Phil P." wrote: ... you're too obtuse to be entrusted with a cat. I have nine cats, and have been taking cats to this vet for about a decade. This is the first time he has prescribed a NEVER ENDING medication. It bothers me because I care about cats. Insult me all you like. There's nothing at the link I gave that says the possible animal side effects were extrapolated from human side effects. You want me to just take your word for that, and if I don't, then you insult me again. Have a nice day. So your point it, you are afraid of potential side effects. Anything else? Jesus. |
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"calvin" wrote in message ... On Jun 6, 2:14 pm, "cyberpurrs" wrote: ... You've been told by experts that this is the right thing to do for your cat, in your cat's situation. Now what the **** do you want from us? I want you and Matthew to go away. Tough ****. This is Usenet. I want the others to explain why it is wise to give a cat never-ending medication that may cause these side effects: liver damage nervous system damage loss of appetite vomiting anemia Right. And you are asking any asshole with a computer who subscribes to this group, when you already have the opinion of your VET and Phil, who has saved many of our animal's with his advice and experience, for WHAT REASON? Phil is right. You're stupid. |
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"Matthew" wrote So again I understand asking questions. It is a scary thing to have a person, friend, family member or pet go through long term problems. But THEY HAVE EXPLAINED BUT YOU ARE NOT LISTENING. STAY THE "F" off the internet blogs and if you have questions that your vet is not explaining to you or that you can't get from the forum. CALL ANOTHER VET FOR A SECOND OPINION. Asshole has been told all this. I guess he does not want to PAY a vet for a second opinion, so he's here repeating himself. |
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"calvin" I have a question? Are you what they consider mentally handicapped or in better terms I think the polite way is that person is slow. |
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On Jun 7, 12:13*am, "Matthew"
wrote: "calvin" I have a question? *Are you what they consider mentally handicapped or in better terms I think the polite way is that person is slow. short term medication - side effects may be tolerable long term medication - side effects may build up, month after month, year after year When you address that concern, I may begin to have respect for your advice. |
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"calvin" wrote in message ... On Jun 6, 6:03 pm, "Phil P." wrote: ... you're too obtuse to be entrusted with a cat. I have nine cats, and have been taking cats to this vet for about a decade. This is the first time he has prescribed a NEVER ENDING medication. That's probably because this is the first time you've had a cat with a NEVER ENDING DISEASE. It bothers me because I care about cats. I understand that. That's why I've spent so much time trying to get through your thick skull. Caring is good- but you're being obtuse to the point of idiotic. Insult me all you like. Think of an insult as a slap to snap you out of a delusion. There's nothing at the link I gave that says the possible animal side effects were extrapolated from human side effects. The link you posted didn't give *any* references to the source of their information. The *two* highly credible ****VETERINARY**** sources that I gave you *both* said the adverse effects that were mentioned on the site you provided were *only* reported in *humans* - not in cats. *Both* of the highly credible ****VETERINARY**** sources I provided clearly stated *no* adverse effects were reported in cats when given orally. Both of the sources I gave you are used in every veterinary college in the United States if not the entire world. You want me to just take your word for that, Its not simply my word. Did you understand the references I cited or do you have a reading comprehension problem, also? and if I don't, then you insult me again. I'm sorry to say I think your stupidity will kill your cat long before FeLV. |
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