Frankly, it is not too late at all for the Winstrol. I have seen it pull back cats with a much much lower haematocrit than Robert is seeing.
Amani -----Original Message----- From: Felvtalk [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Lorrie Sent: December-24-16 5:49 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [Felvtalk] FelV kitten Robert, I am so sorry you are going thru this. I have lost many kittens who were born with the virus, which they got from their mother who was feral. All these precious kittens died at less than a year. At first they were so playful and looked so healthy I thought the two tests I'd had were surely wrong, but at 8 months I started to lose them one by one. The 4th and last (my favorite) made it to 11 months. I was devastated. On the other hand I have had several older cats at my sanctuary who must have contracted the virus when older. One died suddenly at 7 years old and the other is now 8 years old, and she has never been sick. You never know what will happen. If you had started your little guy on Winstrol a few weeks ago it might have saved his life, but it is probably too late now. I just wanted to tell you I am so sorry, and I know what you are going thru. Lorrie with 13 rescued cats at home and 32 in my sanctuary. On 12-24, ROBERT CHAPEL wrote: > Amani et al.... > > Any idea of the life expectancy of untreated non regenerative anemia > in a FeLV cat....Got a call on Yogi's Most Recent Bloodwork and the > vet states HCT of 14 and non regenerative anemia.... I was taken > aback and didn't ask nearly enough questions but it was VERY clear > that she felt it was time to put the little guy down..... I am at > the end of my money at this point and cannot take him to a bunch of > other vets hoping one will be willing to prescribe the cocktail that > is showing itself to be effective with others cats...( I don't think I > am going to get a lot of cooperation from the Vet I was using after I > gave her my opinion of her unwillingness to help me through > unconventional means).....Nor can I afford Bone Marrow Biopsies and > more definitive narrowing of the parameters of his drop in blood > values ( it's Xmas eve and they are all gone from the office).... As > much as I would like to save this little guy... He has so many other > things wrong with him that I don't know that I am doing him any > favors..... Temp is 104...weight has dropped a full pound in the last > 6 months.... If it weren't for the fact that he is still eating > heartily I'd put him down.... Without further treatment is it kinder > to put him down or allow nature to take it's course??.....The idea of > him suffering from an inability to get enough O2 is unacceptable.... > any suggestions are welcome.... but... please... no admonitions re: > what I _ should_ do..... I have learned an immense amount from this > experience and will NOT repeat it... My other boy is still doing OK > and I WILL find someone eventually that is willing to work with me.. > _______________________________________________ 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
