The lives or condition of life of our cats are not important to them. For that fact, our lives are not important, only their pockets full of money.
---- Amani Oakley <[email protected]> wrote: > I don't disagree with that sentiment, but I have to tell you that Winstrol is > not "big pharma". In fact, one of my frustrations is that there is a > medication out there which has proven itself to be extremely beneficial in > treating a lethal condition in cats, and yet most vets either don't know > about it or don't prescribe it. Winstrol, and other anabolic steroids, have > been blackballed by the scientific community because they hane been used as a > performance enhancing drug by athletes. Some of you who follow these things > will recall that it was Winstrol (Stanozolol) which was found in Canadian Ben > Johnson's samples which got him stripped of the gold medal in running in the > 1988 Olympics. Frankly, I don't understand why this association with illegal > use in athletes should mean that the scientific community as a whole refuses > to look at the effectiveness of this group of drugs. Moreover, looking at the > scientific studies that do exist makes it clear that there are no solid stud ie > s linking the use of these drugs to the many scary side effects the public > always hears about. Even if side effects do exist (as they do with virtually > every drug out there) athletes abuse these drugs by using them in huge doses > and "stacked" in combination with all kinds of other drugs, so this is hardly > reflective of how these drugs are supposed to be used, or would be used in a > medical context. > > We aren't professional athletes, and many cats the world over are suffering > from lethal conditions like leukemia, and yet, instead of being told that > there MAY be a medication that could help (and I'm not of course saying it > always does), we are instead routinely told there is nothing we can do but > watch our babies fade away from the infection. > > It is obvious that Winstrol is not on the "Big Pharma" approved list because > it is difficult to obtain, even from the vets, and they are pretty skeptical > about it, so it certainly isn't a medication which is being "pushed" or > promoted by "Big Pharma". With Zander, when he recovered from what was > clearly a death spiral (his PCV was 5% and he couldn't move, and couldn't > breathe without an oxygen tent over his head), and even though I had > meticulously run and collected his blood work both before and after the use > of Winstrol, some vets started to question whether he had had leukemia in the > first place. So, when the medication works when it isn't supposed to, then > the vets start saying that maybe he wasn't dying after all. > > I tried Winstrol on Zander out of sheer desperation. When we were told he > couldn't have any more blood transfusions because he had reacted to his > second one, we were giving him the LTCI injections and following his blood > work closely. The LTCI was doing nothing and I was watching his PCV drop > lower and lower again. When it reached 10 (after a high of only about 16 > after the blood transfusions), I knew I was going to lose him soon with no > other options available (after scouring the internet and speaking to experts > everywhere). I literally went through the drawer I keep all the cat > medications for all the emergency cat fostering I do, and I found Winstrol. > It had been given to me years before by another vet for a cat with FIP, but > the cat had passed away so quickly, I had had no time to even try the > medication. I remembered that the vet had said that the Winstrol MAY help to > stimulate appetite and make the cat feel better. I had nothing else so I > figured, what the hell, and u se > d it on Zander. I expected NOTHING. Three days later, I noticed this very > very slight blush on his so-pale gums, and I was pretty sure I was making it > up because I was so desperate. I showed my husband. He too thought he saw > something but both of us figured we were just so desperate for a miracle that > we were hallucinating. We took Zander to the vets that Saturday for > bloodwork, and his PCV came back at 12. We couldn't believe it and obviously > remained skeptical. But week after week, the PCV climbed steadily until it > was in the 30's, and he was eating and playing long before that. > > I don't think it is a miracle cure at all, but I do think it is a very good > option for leukemia, and I remain frustrated that this option is not being > offered in most situations where a cat has leukemia. It makes no sense to me, > and doesn't to this day, that most people are not even told about the option > of using it, when there are really no other decent treatments out there and > the odds of the cat surviving this infection are really really poor. Because > I had such an amazing response with Zander and his leukemia, I have used it > in other situations where again we are told the vets have no answers, and the > results continue to be pretty impressive, although unlike in Zander's case, I > have not confirmed them as thoroughly with serial weekly blood work. > > I shall now dismount from my soap box! > > Amani > > -----Original Message----- > From: Felvtalk [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of > Lorrie > Sent: September-22-15 8:23 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Big Pharma > > On 09-21, [email protected] wrote: > > > I am sorry if I sound so negative on modern medicine, but have had > > some bad experiences and it leaves me a bit suspicious of modern > > medicine. I have had a lot of luck with alternatives in cleaning up > > the side effects of it using an alternative salve and tonic. > > > > Can't say I blame you for being negative. Big Pharma is in it for > the almighty dollar! > > Lorrie > > _______________________________________________ > 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
