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It's been over 4 months and 7 injections. Prob 6-8 blood profiles. I'm sure that our vet would say every cat would be different. The higher the viral "load", age, general condition, etc. 7 injections is more than is usually needed. Benjamin lost about 2 pounds over the course of treatments...

in the beginning we would change into hospital "scrubs" and booties before entering the room. We no longer do that. We have a small rug by the door that we stand on before leaving and spray a chlorine/water mix on the bottom of our feet or socks or shoes, whatever has been in contact with the...

My personal experience is that, while it's good to be cautious, FeLv is not quite the "Black Death" it's portrayed as. We currently have a FeLv+ cat in a "quarantine room" for 4 months now while it is being treated. All objects, especially litter boxes, food and water dishes, that come in...

The latest vet visit for Benjamin is promising. He is over the effects of the last 3 T-cyte injections. His weight, down to about 8 pounds, is starting to improve as is his anemia. We are concentrating on his diet for now. It is felt, by the vet, that 7 injections was appropriate for his...

Well then, there ya go. My story, if you will, came from my vet. The details centering around the test subjects in the HIV drug development. T-Cyte and HIV drugs are not the same at all, but shared a common point at some time in their development. Since they act similarly to target a...

Benjamin has the FeLv. It is asymtomatic at this point although it is causing health issues mainly on his red blood cells. His immediate health concern in anemia. It is expected that as the T-Cyte injections take effect that his related health issues will resolve. As mentioned, I have a...

It is my understanding (I could very well be wrong) that the T-Cyte drug was/is an "offshoot" of drug(s) developed for human HIV. I am currently treating a cat Benjamin with T-Cyte. I have a post up that documents his progress.

Benjamin just returned from his 7th T-Cyte injection. His progress at the end of the first 4 injections was not what our vet had hoped. The blood work still showed the FeLv virus present and the red blood cell parameters are still low. After consulting with the T-Cyte lab our vet began a more...

Benjamin just returned from his 4th T-Cyte injection. Weight stable at 10.3 lbs. LYM up a little to 6.00 from 4.28, but still in the normal range. RBC is up a little to 2.27 from 1.83. HCT(PVC) is up to 16.1 from 12.7. HGB is also up to 5.5 from 4.2. We are pleased with his red...

It was this vet who recommended it. She has a fair amount of "real world" experience with it and is as pro T-Cyte as a vet is likely to be over anything. She has had everything from failures to remission to retesting Felv-. It might be easy to dismiss T-Cyte as a "snake oil" cure for Felv...

Finally, it's a bitch as they say. Money aside there is a lot to consider. I've lost two cats to Felv over the past several years. I hate it. I hate having to deal with it. I refuse to kill (yes I said kill) a cat that isn't suffering just for convience. Time enough for that mercy when it...

Natmed I suggest that you go to the T-Cyte web page for information on the drug itself. As far as treatment goes, I would further suggest finding a vet in your area that has experience with the drug. The actual procedure or protocol would depend on a lot of things that I am in no way...

My wife and I have fostered a Felv+ shelter cat while it is undergoing T-Cyte treatment. Benjamin is quartered in a "quarantine-room" separate from our other 3 house cats. He has the run of the room and more attention than he's used to and seems content with the arrangement. He's been with us...