[Felvtalk] Update on Harley & Brock
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swacht1946 at comcast.net
Fri May 1 18:35:28 CDT 2015
this drug is still available - DRs. Foster & Smith even have it - by
prescription.
-----Original Message-----
From: Marsha
Sent: Friday, May 01, 2015 7:16 PM
To: felvtalk at felineleukemia.org
Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Update on Harley & Brock
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).
>
> 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.
>
> Good luck.
>
> Amani
>
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