Regarding the Winstrol, are there any scientific studies I can show my vet?
On Mon, Sep 21, 2015 at 1:04 PM, Kelley S <[email protected]> wrote: > I am having a problem with the list. I never see the initial posts (for > example I did not see this one) , and there were many replies before the > thread hit my inbox. Merlin is hanging in there. > > On Mon, Sep 21, 2015 at 12:42 PM, Amani Oakley <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> That’s exactly what it does. In humans, it is also given to treat severe >> non responsive genetic anemia. However, it is an anabolic steroid which >> athletes use, so it is also excellent to build muscle mass in cats that are >> wasting and as I mentioned, it is a superb appetite stimulant. >> >> >> >> Quite unfortunately in my opinion, it got a bad reputation because (a) >> athletes abuse it and (b) there was this observation in the vet world that >> it caused liver damage. When our beautiful little Zander had his miraculous >> turn-around, I waited a full year to contact the internal medicine >> specialist who had seen in him in the ER clinic and had administered blood >> transfusions to Zander. That vet and everyone else had told us that there >> was nothing else that could be done when Zander reacted to the second blood >> transfusion, and we were told a third transfusion would likely kill him as >> he had now developed antibodies to the foreign red cells. When I called >> this vet to tell him of Zander’s amazing turn-around and the fact that >> Zander was actually still alive and doing very well after a year, the >> internist said to me that I had “gone old school” in using the Winstrol. >> When I asked him what he meant, he explained that they used to use Winstrol >> all the time for leukemia and a host of other conditions in cats, but they >> had stopped when some talk at some vet conference suggested that it might >> cause liver damage. I explained that we had followed Zander’s blood work >> closely, and while we did see a rise in some liver enzymes eventually, they >> went back to normal after tapering the medication, and there were no >> lasting problems with the liver. We have now seen this in several other >> cats with other conditions like sarcoma, FIP, etc. We have had good >> response to the Winstrol in almost every scenario we have tried it (and we >> always take the sickest of the sickest cats to look after), and >> occasionally we seek a spike in liver enzymes but it doesn’t affect the >> cats and it disappears with no lasting effect on the liver. >> >> >> >> Amani >> >> >> >> *From:* Felvtalk [mailto:[email protected]] *On Behalf >> Of *Jenn Trotter >> *Sent:* September-21-15 1:25 PM >> >> *To:* [email protected] >> *Subject:* Re: [Felvtalk] Testing the list >> >> >> >> Amani - I am interested in Winstrol. Is that something that has been >> tested to help non-regenerative anemia? >> >> >> >> On Mon, Sep 21, 2015 at 1:16 PM, Amani Oakley <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >> Hi Katherine >> >> >> >> See my email regarding use of Winstrol. I tried LTCI injections on our >> little boy, while monitoring him extremely closely with weekly blood work. >> The LTCI did absolutely nothing for him, though we tried it for at least >> six months. As soon as I put him on the Winstrol, and again, running weekly >> blood work, his red blood cell numbers began to climb – and I mean within >> days of starting the medication. They continued to climb, as did his >> platelets which had also been running low. His reticulocyte count >> (measuring new red cell production) also went up, and it had been at almost >> zero for more than 8 months before the Winstrol. We had given him several >> blood transfusions because he just wasn’t producing any red cells himself. >> >> >> >> Amani >> >> >> >> *From:* Felvtalk [mailto:[email protected]] *On Behalf >> Of *Katherine K. >> *Sent:* September-21-15 11:24 AM >> *To:* [email protected] >> *Subject:* Re: [Felvtalk] Testing the list >> >> >> >> We are hanging in there. My 2.5 year old, Jazz just went for his annual >> check up and weighed in at 13.5 lbs! He's quite healthy. My 12-13 yr old >> cat Krammer used to weight that much but has lost 2 lbs since May >> unfortunately, and is now down to 9.5 lbs. He is on a low dose of >> Prednisolone to stimulate appetite. I'm debating whether to buy more LTCI >> injections - he's had them monthly for the past 2 years but they're just so >> costly and hard to measure if they actually do anything. Sigh. >> >> >> >> On Mon, Sep 21, 2015 at 10:56 AM, Jennifer Lewis <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >> All good here. Brynn seems as healthy as can be... >> Jennifer L >> >> On Sep 21, 2015, at 7:52 AM, James G Wilson wrote: >> >> > Hey all, >> > >> > Just testing the list. There hasn't been any traffic in >> > awhile. Hope everyone and their little ones are doing well. >> > Best wishes. >> > >> > James G Wilson - [email protected] >> > (217) 816-8680 (cell) >> > http://weather62704.us (Weather for Springfield, IL) >> > >> > >> > _______________________________________________ >> > 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 >> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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 >> >> >
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