---- Amani Oakley <[email protected]> wrote: > Marlene > > The suggestion of Winstrol/Doxy/Prednisone has been used repeatedly on cats > with leukemia and lymphoma. Also, Winstrol is very helpful when a cat is not > eating. Unfortunately, though there are other steroids, I am not certain you > will get the same result if you use another steroid in place of the Winstrol. > DO NOT USE another antibiotic. Doxycycline interferes with the virus > replication and is added on to assist in retarding the reproduction of the > virus, to enable the Winstrol and prednisone to have an effect. It is not for > a secondary infection. > > I find it bizarre that, over and over again, vets will dither while a cat is > dying. Put the cat on the meds, for goodness sake, and see the response and > if there isn’t an appreciable response after a reasonable period of time, > look for another option. But don’t have a debate while the cat is declining. > What's the worst that could happen? It doesn’t work? What other options are > they giving you???
COULD IT BE THAT VETS ARE WORRIED ABOUT LAWSUITS IF ANYTHING GOES WRONG? > > I find it odd that the vets say Winstrol is illegal in Europe. If you go on > line, you will see that it can be ordered from places like Germany. > > If necessary, get your vets to put him on the other steroid, though I really > doubt it will assist - Winstrol uniquely causes the turning on of blood cell > production in the bone marrow - I don’t think there is another steroid that > does this. Then go ahead and order the Winstrol online from Germany or > wherever else it can be sourced. But don't wait. The longer you wait, the > worse the condition of your cat, thus worsening the chances of anything > working. > > Amani > > -----Original Message----- > From: Felvtalk [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of > marlene melpignano > Sent: November-01-17 4:29 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Immunoregolin or Lymphocyte T-cell immunomodulator - > help > > Dear All, > Unfortunately last FNA of my cat showed that he has either a lymphoma or a > leukemia (in Belgium they are so bad that they cannot even have a conclusive > result). > My vet in Italy thinks I have to bring him to a university clinic to have a > bone marrow exam, in order to decide whether a chemotherapy is worth while. > > Have you had any experience with lymphoma or leukemia in Felv cats? Have you > treated them or would be desperate and painful for the cat? > > About Winstrol, the two vets were not against it, but it is illegal in Europe > and they would give me something similar in case I decide not to go for > chemotherapy. However, they would like to know whether your cats had already > a lymphoma or leukemia when you used it or were just Felv + and also whether > they had infections going on; otherwise they doubt about using doxycycline. > > Sorry for all the questions, but I am afraid there is not much to be done, > and if I want to make it a last try I have to be fast. As of today he is not > eating ... > > Thanks for your help > Marlène > > > Inviato da iPhone > _______________________________________________ > 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 _______________________________________________ Felvtalk mailing list [email protected] http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org
