IS WINSTROL SOETHING THAT HAS A LONG SHELF LIFE, SOMETHING I COULD GET JUST IN CASE?
---- Amani Oakley <[email protected]> wrote: > 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:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Ardy > Robertson > Sent: October-20-15 10:13 PM > To: [email protected] > 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:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Maya > D'Alessio > Sent: Tuesday, October 20, 2015 12:56 PM > To: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> > 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 > <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> 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 > [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> > 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 [email protected] http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org
