Ya, after Scotchy died following his rabies vaccination, they insisted on testing him for rabies because he had dug his claws into my arm hanging onto me for dear life when I took him back to the vet. They said they had to be sure he didn't have rabies in which case I would have been exposed. I had to pay $100 for them to send his head to Madison to be tested for rabies. They were really encouraging me to pay $700 to send his whole body down there. Hello!! I already had a dead cat - if they wanted to send his whole body they could do it without my $700. (I paid the $100 and tried not to think about what was going to happen.)
-----Original Message----- From: Felvtalk [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of [email protected] Sent: Saturday, October 24, 2015 2:57 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Coco update tHEY ALSO HAVE TO BE CAREFUL OF LAWSUITS, THE CAT DIES AND NO MATTER WHAT YOU SAID BEFORE, YOU MIGHT SUE. ---- Maya D'Alessio <[email protected]> wrote: > My vet seemed to really be influenced by the one study citing > potential liver issues. I get it, it could cause liver issues, but in > most cats it went away after coming off the drug, and if a cat is > literally dying, then potential liver side effects are much less of a > concern. To me it seemed like the vets don't want to use drugs that > have side effects they are concerned about...but then they wanted to > use AZT which is associated with non-regenerative anemia! I have a two > vet practice that I go to, the one vet is very understanding and has > been doing lots of research in to what I've been sending (she was > quite interested in the LTCI), but the other vet is not really > interested in hearing me out > > On Fri, Oct 23, 2015 at 8:13 PM, Maya D'Alessio > <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > My vet seemed to really be influenced by the one study citing > > potential liver issues. I get it, it could cause liver issues, but > > in most cats it went away after coming off the drug, and if a cat is > > literally dying, then potential liver side effects are much less of > > a concern. To me it seemed like the vets don't want to use drugs > > that have side effects they are concerned about...but then they > > wanted to use AZT which is associated with non-regenerative anemia! > > I have a two vet practice that I go to, the one vet is very > > understanding and has been doing lots of research in to what I've > > been sending (she was quite interested in the LTCI), but the other > > vet is not really interested in hearing me out > > > > On Fri, Oct 23, 2015 at 8:04 PM, Amani Oakley > > <[email protected]> > > wrote: > > > >> Ardy – good for you! > >> > >> > >> > >> Frankly, though, with the Winstrol, no matter what they come back > >> and tell you, I would insist. None of them will have to deal with a > >> bad outcome if that happens with Tigger, and you don’t want to be left > >> with “what-ifs”. > >> That has been my attitude since all this happened to me as well. > >> This is MY cat and I hold MY cat’s life in my hands and I am not > >> too interested in whatever weird perspectives they may have on what > >> is politically okay or not okay about Winstrol (and seriously – I > >> think it IS all about athletic doping scandals). > >> > >> > >> > >> I am very proud of you Ardy. Let us know how things go for you. > >> > >> > >> > >> Amani > >> > >> > >> > >> *From:* Felvtalk [mailto:[email protected]] *On > >> Behalf Of *Ardy Robertson > >> *Sent:* October-23-15 7:57 PM > >> > >> *To:* [email protected] > >> *Subject:* Re: [Felvtalk] Coco update > >> > >> > >> > >> I called both of my vet offices today. One was too busy to talk but > >> they said they would call me back tomorrow morning. The other one > >> talked to me and I was quite firm (proud of myself) telling him I > >> would like the 4 vets in the office to either speak with me in a > >> group, or talk amongst themselves and then I would come in and talk > >> about my Tigger’s future treatment. I talked about Winstrol to him, > >> and he promised to check with the veterinary specialists and see > >> what they have to say about it. I told him I wanted to know about > >> Tigger’s bloodwork (he has had blood tests, but no one has given me > >> any results so I am really in the dark). I told him I want to be > >> pro-active and not lose valuable time to treat things that pop up. > >> He made a lot of promises to me, and I sincerely hope he follows > >> through. I tried to impress upon him how important our little > >> furball is to us, and that he deserves to have everything possible > >> done for him. I told him I am willing to do the supportive care > >> longterm or whatever is necessary, but did not want to do the > >> unnecessary things. My goal is to change their minds about > >> instantly writing off kitties who happen to be unfortunate enough to have > >> this virus. I am so happy I found your group because I see that everyone > >> who has posted seems to be of the same opinion. > >> > >> Ardy Robertson > >> > >> Osseo, WI > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> *From:* Felvtalk [mailto:[email protected] > >> <[email protected]>] *On Behalf Of *Maya > >> D'Alessio > >> *Sent:* Friday, October 23, 2015 7:08 AM > >> *To:* [email protected] > >> *Subject:* Re: [Felvtalk] Coco update > >> > >> > >> > >> Good luck Kelley! Let me know how your vet reacts about the Winstrol. > >> > >> > >> > >> On Fri, Oct 23, 2015 at 3:51 AM, <[email protected]> wrote: > >> > >> tHAT IS WHAT MY VET SAID WHEN i GOT ANNIE. THE OTHERS ARE SAFE IF > >> THEY ARE VACCINATED. > >> > >> > >> ---- Kelley S <[email protected]> wrote: > >> > Well, I am happy to say she is eating like a champ. She ate one > >> serviing > >> > of Prowl today, plus a can of food, plus some dry food - I don't > >> > really like her eating dry but it will put weight on her. > >> > > >> > Best of all, my vet say he has no problems letting her in with > >> > the rest > >> of > >> > my vaccinated cats. I have 2 more vaccinations to go, one is > >> > tomorrow > >> and > >> > the other one is next Friday. He even said when he brought the > >> > FELV+ kittens to his house, he made sure his other cats were > >> > vaccinated first > >> and > >> > then let them in with the others. > >> > > >> > I'm going to try my best to ask again about Winstrol tomorrow. > >> > > >> > Kelley > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> Felvtalk mailing list > >> [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 > >> > >> > > > > > > -- > > Maya D'Alessio > > PhD candidate > > President > > Graduate Student Association > > COM 104 > > University of Waterloo > > > > > > -- > 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 _______________________________________________ Felvtalk mailing list [email protected] http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org
