Kelley wrote; "My understanding of panleuk (distemper) and parvo are that they are 2 different things, that dog parvo may have mutated from panleuk but they are not the same.but I am not a vet so..."
Which is why I said "sort of". Both Panleukopenia and Canine Parvo are parvoviridae. They are caused by different forms of parvovirus, and don't seem to cross species, but similar enough that the same test can be used to test for both. Now I'm going to digress ;) You've brought up another interesting and annoying bit of terminology ;) "Distemper" in dogs is caused by a paramyxovirus. "Distemper" in cats is caused by a parvovirus. There is a virus in the family paramyxovirus that affects cats, but it is thought to cause kidney problems, while the dog form is respiratory. From Vetvine; "It is speculated that a feline nephrotropic virus, such as FmoPV, may trigger a ... Feline morbillivirus, a previously undescribed paramyxovirus ..." It's really difficult to explain to some clients that no, your dog can't get "distemper" from your cat, or vice versa, but they can get similar diseases, which are in reality not at all the same thing. Off soapbox... Margo -----Original Message----- From: Kelley S Sent: Oct 26, 2015 1:20 AM To: felvtalk Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] FW: Feline vaccines was/: Stanozolol (Winstrol(R)) My understanding of panleuk (distemper) and parvo are that they are 2 different things, that dog parvo may have mutated from panleuk but they are not the same.but I am not a vet so... On Sat, Oct 24, 2015 at 11:05 AM, Amani Oakley <aoak...@oakleylegal.com> wrote: No – it’s primarily for red cell production. It is used for this in humans too, with severe cases of genetically-caused anemia. I found it worked on all three cell lines though, but it was the RBC’s/haematocrit (PCV) values that bounced back first. I think that because it has stimulating effects on the bone marrow, this is why it eventually perks up production of white cells and platelets as well. As I mentioned in my summary of what happened to Zander, we first noticed that Winstrol was having a positive effect because his gums started to pink up. Amani From: Felvtalk [mailto:felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org] On Behalf Of Maya D'Alessio Sent: October-24-15 7:36 AM To: Margo; felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Feline vaccines was/: Stanozolol (Winstrol(R)) Question about the Winstrol - is it good for RBC too? or mostly just the WBC? Has anyone used it in concert with Epogen (Erythropoeitin)? Or used Epogen instead? I'm concerned about the paleness of Merlot's gums. He still has decent energy though. _______________________________________________ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org _______________________________________________ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org