I suggest getting her brother tested ASAP and subsequently vaccinated
against FeLV if he is negative.

On Feb 25, 2017 9:57 AM, "Sandy" <swacht1...@comcast.net> wrote:

> this is from previous posts - get your kitty cat to a vet - hopefully -
> who will not be afraid to "go outside" the box.
>
> Winstrol – 1 mg twice a day
>
>
>
> Doxycycline – 1/5 to ¼ tablet (100 mg) twice a day
>
>
>
> Prednisolone – ½ 5 mg tablet, twice a day
>
>
>
>
>
> If there are problems with the intestines (vomiting, constipation, slow
> moving stools, stools of large diameters, all of which might be indicative
> of the effect of the virus on the intestines) you can try adding ¼ tablet
> of apometocloprimide.
>
>
>
> If the haematocrit level is REALLY REALLY low – like below 5-8, you might
> consider starting the Winstrol at 2 mg twice a day for a week, to try and
> kickstart things quickly, but given that there is going to be a likely
> increase in liver enzymes with the use of Winstrol, recognize that this
> might also increase the liver enzymes faster.
>
>
>
>  Hope this helps!  Amani
>
>
>
>  *From:* Felvtalk [mailto:felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org] *On Behalf
> Of *gary
> *Sent:* January-27-17 4:04 PM
> *To:* felvtalk@felineleukemia.org
> *Subject:* Re: [Felvtalk] My baby recently diagnosed with FeLV
>
>  Amani,
>
> Could you please give the dosages used for Zander's Protocol? I know they
> must have been previously given, but I cannot seem to find them.
>
> Thanks,   Gary
>
>  On 9/16/2016 8:52 AM, Amani Oakley wrote:
>
> Hi Sherri
>
>
>
> I hope you got some good news today. However, as you know, my experience
> is that the Winstrol needs to be used long term before the red cells are
> back into the normal range. I continue to recommend use of the Doxycyline
> to interfere with viral RNA synthesis. The Winstrol does not attack the
> virus, though I believe it makes the cat stronger overall and able to fight
> back. But at the outset of the treatment regime, I believe you must have
> the Doxycycline on board to try and reduce the viral load, or at least,
> keep it from rising.
>
>
>
> Amani
>
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>
> Hi Liz
>
>
>
> The only thing that works to turn back on red cell production is Winstrol
> (Stanazolol). It is an ANABOLIC steroid (as opposed to most steroids we are
> used to getting, like prednisone, which is a corticosteroid.
>
>
>
> Anabolic steroids are ones which build muscle, tissue, etc.
>
>
>
> Adding Winstrol to the combination of medication you have your cat on
> right now, would be the best thing to do. The Doxycycline acts to slow down
> or inhibit the reproduction of the FeLV virus by interfering the RNA
> duplication. The prednisone is helpful in keeping inflammation at bay, but
> neither of these helps to increase the red cells. The Winstrol acts
> directly and very quickly on the bone marrow and seems to get red cells
> generated again, quite promptly. At least it did for my Zander, and I have
> been contacted directly by several people from this group, who have
> reported to me that they also saw almost immediate (within 3 days) evidence
> of their cats’ gums/ears/pads pinkening up.
>
>
>
> The problem is that Winstrol is a controversial drug because it is also
> what professional athletes use to get bigger, stronger and faster. Quite
> unfortunately (since none of our cats are entering the Olympics) that
> association with doping scandals has cast a shadow on its use in both
> animal and people medicine. In human medicine, it is the only drug found to
> be effective in treating hereditary angioedema and anemia.
>
>
>
> Here is a blurb I found about it:
>
>
>
> Winstrol was first invented in 1959. Soon after that, the UK based
> Winthrop Laboratories created a prescription medicine from it. Later, in
> 1961, Winthrop’s patent was bought by the US based Sterling that started
> manufacturing and selling the drug in the American markets.
>
> In the beginning, Winstrol was used for a variety of medical reasons. But
> later, by the 1970s, the FDA had restricted its use to only promoting
> growth and treating osteoporosis. In the 1980s, there was a termination of
> the manufacture of anabolic steroids in the American market. But Winstrol
> was among those steroids which not only survived, but thrived in the 1980s
> and 1990s. During this period, its use was reinforced as a cure for anemia
> – as it had the power to boost red blood cell count, and was used as a
> treatment for facial swelling or angioedema.
>
> When the manufacture of Winstrol was finally discontinued, Ovation
> Pharmaceuticals bought the rights to manufacture it, in 2003. However,
> Ovation Pharmaceuticals have ceased their operations now, so the Winstrol
> products available today in the American markets are only generic and not
> pharmaceutical grade. Outside the USA, however, several large brands still
> manufacture and sell Winstrol.
>
> Genuine Stanozolol can be distinguished in water suspensions because it
> separates from the liquid into micrometer particles. These particles will
> fall to the bottom if the container is not disturbed for a few hours. The
> crystals have a milky white color.
>
> Winstrol can not only be used for humans, but it has veterinary uses as
> well. Weakened or injured animals can be treated with Winstrol in order to
> promote red blood cell count, strengthen bones, stimulate appetite, and
> enhance muscle growth. It has also reportedly been used to dope horses in
> US horse races.
>
> If your vet is willing to try this, he/she will need to order it from a
> compounding pharmacy.
>
>
>
> The dose should be 1 mg 2 times a day for a cat. If your cat is in poor
> shape and needs an immediate boost, start him on 2 mg x 2 times a day for a
> week or so, and then drop down to the lower dose.
>
>
>
> Your vet will undoubtedly say that Winstrol is known to cause liver damage.
>
>
>
> The first answer to this is, so what? FeLV will almost invariably result
> in the premature death of cats. The vets have nothing which is directly
> effective to fight FeLV. Things like Interferon may or may not assist but
> such a treatment is again a side treatment where you are hoping to boost
> your cat’s immune system, rather than a direct attack on the virus. It is
> also quite indirect in that IF the interferon helps, it will be more long
> term, and only if it manages to boost the immune system enough to permit
> your cat’s system to try and fight the virus, and when/if the virus is
> inhibited enough, then MAYBE (if the virus hasn’t already destroyed all the
> progenitor cells in the bone marrow) will red cell production begin to
> climb again. Winstrol is the only medication that I know of, (and believe
> me, I have looked!) that seems to work by turning back on those progenitor
> cells or possibly promoting the growth of new ones since it also works to
> enhance the production of bone cells (effective against osteoporosis).
>
>
>
> The second answer, regarding the liver damage, is that the only
> information about this is quite suspect, coming out of a very poorly
> designed research study where the cats in the study were given doses found
> effective on HUSKY SLED DOGS for lord’s sake! The cats were given a LOADING
> DOSE via intravenous injection, of 25 mg – more than 10 times the
> recommended daily dose for cats. That’s the only study which has found this
> supposed link between Winstrol and liver damage. And even in that study,
> with those remarkably ridiculous doses, the cats in that study only had
> elevated liver enzymes (no tumours, etc.) and the liver enzymes dropped
> back to normal levels when the Winstrol was discontinued. This is
> consistent with my experience as well. I refused to stop the Winstrol for
> my cat, when the enzymes went up, because he was going to die with the low
> red cell count he had. I kept him on Winstrol for around 10 months, before
> the red cells were in a normal range. During that ten month period, I would
> wean him down a few times, but ALWAYS the red cells would immediately drop
> again, so it was more than clear that it was the Winstrol making the
> numbers rise. So, in the end, he had Winstrol pretty much for the duration
> of 10 months and his liver enzymes went right back to normal again, once I
> discontinued the Winstrol – NO lasting damage. This was also my experience
> with a second cat with a nasal sarcoma, and where I used the Winstrol to
> keep her appetite up and reduce the swelling (she was 16). The enzymes went
> quite high at the outset of my use of Winstrol, but went back to normal
> when I weaned her off for a bit and then again when I ultimately took her
> off the Winstrol.
>
>
>
> Get the Winstrol if you can, and use it in combination with the prednisone
> (which I am told also helps to protect the liver when the Winstrol is used)
> and Doxycycline.
>
>
>
> Amani
>
>
>
> *From:* Felvtalk [mailto:felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org] *On Behalf
> Of *Liz McCarty
> *Sent:* September-15-16 1:40 PM
> *To:* felvtalk@felineleukemia.org
> *Subject:* [Felvtalk] My baby recently diagnosed with FeLV
>
>  Hi everyone,
>
> Looking for support, suggestions, and information. I've never had a cat
> with FeLV. We took our 1 year old, Hodor, to the vet because he seemed
> lethargic and in his stool there was a piece of floss that was red. At the
> vet things escalated and they told us he was severely anemic and would need
> a transfusion that day. I took off work and rushed him to a specialist. The
> vet there told us she would run an FeLV test before doing anything in case
> we wanted to avoid the extra tests and procedures. She told us he was FeLV
> positive and persistently talked to me and my fiance about euthanizing him
> which was out of the question for us. I took him to the vet thinking it was
> going to be minor and then she's talking to me about killing him! We went
> forward with the blood transfusion. It's been almost 3 weeks now. They had
> him on doxycycline  in case there was a bacterial cause, and prednisone.
> Last week he started interferon... Does anyone have experience with that
> and know if it was effective? I also started him on Pet Tinic.   Any other
> suggestions? Any insight into whether you think he will be able to pull
> through? He doesn't have cancer, they ran the tests but don't know if it's
> in the bone marrow.  I'm scared. We have another one year old, unrelated,
> and they are best friends. It breaks my heart to think they might be
> separated. She's not FeLV positive.
>
> Additionally I have set up a go fund me to help with the costs we
> incurred, and I want to donate half to FeLV research if anyone is
> interested.
> http://www.gofundme.com/2mzdpgk
>
> Mainly looking for support and advice. Thank you in advance.
>
> Elizabeth McCarty, ASW #36438
>
> ------------------------------
> *From: *dlg...@windstream.net
> *To: *"Molly Mou" <mollymou...@yahoo.com>, felvtalk@felineleukemia.org
> *Sent: *Saturday, February 25, 2017 9:15:50 AM
> *Subject: *Re: [Felvtalk] FeLv Positive cat
>
> I haave had no problems with this, all I can offer is prayer.
>
> ---- Molly Mou <mollymou...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> >  I am new to the list. Three weeks ago my 5-year old Miakitty was
> diagnosed with FeLv. The ELISA test showed slightly + for FeLv. Itook her
> to the vet’s initially because her lymph nodes were raging – all ofthem
> premandibular, prescapular, inguinal all the way to the popliteals
> wereenlarged. A needle aspirate of the lymph nodes result was
> hyperplasia,no lymphosarcoma. White blood cell count was normal, but she
> was anemic, butnot to the point of needing a transfusion.I was devastated
> and stunned at this diagnosis because she(the whole litter) was tested as
> kittens for FIV and FeLv and were negative. Myvet said the disease can stay
> in the bone marrow. I have her brother who isasymptomatic – confusing. I
> haven’t had him tested yet for FeLv yet.My vet recommended treatment with
> Immunoregulin. Theprotocol per Plumb’s is an IV injection twice weekly for
> two weeks, then 1injection once weekly for 21 weeks. She is now in her 4th
> week oftreatment. For the first two weeks, her lymph nodes decreased and
> becamesofter. But after the 2nd week her lymph nodes are raging
> againdespite the treatments. She is eating well, but not very active. Has
> anyone had experience with this treatment or any othertreatment(s) or
> advice to help my little girl? Thanks in advance,  Pat Peterson
>
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