That is correct. If you read my original post, it describes how after my cat responded wonderfully to this drug (after being given a death sentence with his feline leukemia diagnosis) the internal medicine expert who had been treating my cat, told me that I had gone "old school" in using the drug. In speaking with my regular vet, it appears that when reports of possible liver damage surfaced, all the vets stopped using it, without looking any closer into the validity of the liver damage reports and without having alternative effective drugs to prescribe in situations like FeLeuk cats.
Amani -----Original Message----- From: Felvtalk [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Marsha Sent: May-01-15 7:17 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Update on Harley & Brock Hi Amani, I mentioned it to my vet this afternoon. He said it is a very old drug, and he's not sure he can even get it anymore, but would look into it. Marsha On 5/1/2015 2:51 PM, Amani Oakley wrote: > You know your cat's circumstances the best. However, my experience is that > the general veterinary community is mostly unwilling to prescribe Winstrol > and/or is quite unfamiliar with it (or only knows it enough to suggest that > there are possible liver side effects). Winstrol is a steroid, as you've > said, but it is an anabolic steroid, not a corticosteroid like prednisone or > dexamethasone, so it doesn't have the same interaction with NSAIDs. I > recommend you do your own research and come to your own conclusions. If I had > listened to the advice I was getting from the vet specialists I saw for my > critically ill cats, they would have died within months of the diagnosis > (which was what I was told was the best case scenario). > > In the end, you are the one speaking with your vet so you will be in the best > position to gauge how best to proceed. I am giving advice from the sidelines, > I know. > > Good luck. > > Amani > _______________________________________________ Felvtalk mailing list [email protected] http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org _______________________________________________ Felvtalk mailing list [email protected] http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org
