[Felvtalk] Update on Harley & Brock

[Marsha]

Hi Amani,

I mentioned it to my vet this afternoon.  He said it is a very old drug, 
and he's not sure he can even get it anymore, but would look into it.

Marsha

On 5/1/2015 2:51 PM, Amani Oakley wrote:
> You know your cat's circumstances the best. However, my experience is that the general veterinary community is mostly unwilling to prescribe Winstrol and/or is quite unfamiliar with it (or only knows it enough to suggest that there are possible liver side effects). Winstrol is a steroid, as you've said, but it is an anabolic steroid, not a corticosteroid like prednisone or dexamethasone, so it doesn't have the same interaction with NSAIDs. I recommend you do your own research and come to your own conclusions. If I had listened to the advice I was getting from the vet specialists I saw for my critically ill cats, they would have died within months of the diagnosis (which was what I was told was the best case scenario).
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> In the end, you are the one speaking with your vet so you will be in the best position to gauge how best to proceed. I am giving advice from the sidelines, I know.
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> Good luck.
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> Amani
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