[Felvtalk] Questions from a Newby

[Rain Tyler]

I am not familiar with Winstrol. Is it for anemia?  I feel like I have a lot to learn so I am glad I found this group.  

Background info:  about 18 months ago friends gave us a three day old tuxedo kitten that they found on a roadway.  After some initial difficulties, she thrived and became a beautiful healthy kitten.  We named her Penelope.    I never thought to have her tested for FeLV because I figured that if she had it then she contracted it in utero and I didn't think an infected kitten would thrive like she did.  But when she was spayed at 5 months we found out she was FeLV+.   A month later, a six week old orange tabby cat appeared by our mailbox.  We had him tested immediately and he was also FeLV+.  His name is Tarzan.   Our other cats are all negative and have all been vaccinated. 

At a Vet's suggestion we started a series of nine IV injections of ImmunoRegulin for both FeLV+ kittens according to the protocol.  We were hoping to boost their immune systems so that they could fight off the FeLV and possibly convert to negative.  During the early treatments Penelope had a bad respiratory infection and then a possible herpes infection.  I gave her L-lysine chews on a Vet's recommendation.  By the last IR injection, both cats seemed very healthy.  Tarzan tested negative but Penelope was still positive. So we tried once weekly ImmunoRegulin injections for twenty weeks. 

 Penelope was recently retested and is still positive. Since she has been perfectly healthy since last February, I've asked to continue the ImmunoRegulin on a once a month basis.   I really think that it has helped.  She is now 18 months old and is a pleasantly plump, active and happy cat.  I'd appreciate any suggestions on how to keep her that way.

Sorry this is so long and thanks to anyone who takes the time to read it and respond. 

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> Hi Jane
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> Speak with your vet. He probably uses a compounding pharmacy for other types of medication. This is where my vet gets Winstrol. Our vet can get the Winstrol in 2 strengths: 2 mg and 1 mg tablets. They are hard to cut in half, but for a long time, that is what I had to do since originally the compounding pharmacy only had the 2 mg size tablets. The tablets are very small and powdery when split, and dissolve very quickly with very little moisture. Therefore, it made life a lot easier when the compounding pharmacy started providing 1 mg sized tablets. If you can only get 2 mg tablets, you also have the option of just giving them once a day, but I think it is better to give 1 mg, 2 times a day.
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> I have no idea where you are located or how big the compounding pharmacy is that my vet uses, but it is called Chiron. (I?m in Ontario, Canada, and I think this compounding pharmacy is located close to Guelph Ontario, near the vet college there).
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> Definitely start your cat on the Winstrol as soon as possible. I have also found Winstrol helpful in a cat I highly suspected of having FIP. She is fine now.
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