Ardy If you do decide to try the Winstrol, get his blood checked before and then after a few weeks on the Winstrol. If this works as well for you as it did for me, you will want some solid proof to demonstrate its effect. Hopefully, the vet will learn, as mine did since I got weekly blood work when Zander was on Interferon, then LTCI and then Winstrol. The blood work spoke for itself. Again, I have to say I have not seen anything else work so well to increase weight, stamina and appetite than the Winstrol so see if your vets will get it for you to try out.
Amani From: Felvtalk [mailto:felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org] On Behalf Of Ardy Robertson Sent: October-20-15 10:13 PM To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Stanozolol (Winstrol(R)) Hello – can I chime in here a bit? My cat Tigger is on Interferon (7 days on then 7 days off and repeat) for FeLV. I think it might be helping but his appetite is poor and I have to syringe feed him. Surprisingly a very large syringe seems to work better than the small ones. I go slow to make sure I don’t choke him and he might aspirate food into his lungs. For his comfort (and mind) I fold a heavy bath towel in half and put it around him the same way they do to us when we get our hair cut…then I clip it in back with a large office binder-clip. He doesn’t feel like I am restraining him and has actually gotten used to it, so less stress which is important for FeLV+ cats. Also I do feed the critical care food thinned out a bit but when he got constipated, my vet had me give him a couple tablespoons of pure pumpkin (no spices) and it worked wonderfully. I know he needs calories of good quality, but I think he also needs some carbs and bulk in order to keep regular, so I mix some baby food chicken (the #1 kind for little babies) and some rice baby cereal with some water. He does not seem to mind it. I also give him some water. He has since started eating fairly well, but still not drinking as much as he should. He is also on the appetite stimulant you mentioned. I had not heard about Winstrol before. The vets in my area have always euthanized cats at the first mention of FeLV so treating Tigger is a big of a learning experience for both of the offices that I take him to. I believe taking him to both clinics is sort of giving him a second opinion and they are both telling me they are learning about treating FeLV from him. Thank you very much for allowing me to be a part of this group and learn. Ardy Robertson From: Felvtalk [mailto:felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org] On Behalf Of Maya D'Alessio Sent: Tuesday, October 20, 2015 12:56 PM To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org<mailto:felvtalk@felineleukemia.org> Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Stanozolol (Winstrol(R)) Oh wow, yes I am in Waterloo. Can you send me your vet's information and I will pass it along to my vet immediately. He is mentioning AZT and interferon, but Merlot has a persistent fever and won't eat, I am assuming his body is not up to those drugs yet. He's currently on doxy, prednisolone and mirtazipine (appetite stimulant), and they gave him an antinauseant shot last night (cevinia I think). Question to the larger group; my cat is uncomfortable (although better than yesterday), I have to force feed him and he's on a ton of drugs. How long is this feasible? How long should I let it go if we don't see improvement? How do you make that call. With my last cat, she deteriorated so rapidly and it was so dire that it was a pretty straight forward call. On Tue, Oct 20, 2015 at 1:48 PM, Amani Oakley <aoak...@oakleylegal.com<mailto:aoak...@oakleylegal.com>> wrote: Maya, Seriously, I have to wonder about some vets. What is he offering you that will help your cat?? Anyhow, all I can say is I am happy I have a supportive vet. I will send you some links to stuff about Winstrol, but it is hard to find since the mind-set you have encountered already, is all too common, even when our cats are dying and there are few realistic alternatives. Most of the links I will send to you will not speak to the use of Winstrol specifically for FeLV, but speak to things like building up strength and improving appetite. Here is the first - very generic. http://www.petplace.com/article/drug-library/library/prescription/stanozolol-winstrol Amani P.S. - I also noticed you are not far from me. My vet is in Etobicoke, in the outskirts of Toronto. Perhaps your vet should call my vet? _______________________________________________ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org<mailto:Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org> http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org -- Maya D'Alessio PhD student B1 377B, x32320 Graduate Studies Endowment Fund Coordinator Biology GSA Vice Chair GSA Director At-Large University of Waterloo
_______________________________________________ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org
