[Felvtalk] Stanozolol (Winstrol(R))

[Maya D'Alessio]

Thank you Amani, I really, really appreciate the support. I will agree with
you that I do see the negative aspect of outlook from vets. With my last
cat, I was less informed, and agreed with everything the vets were
suggesting, including euthanization, as I was told she would just die
slowly otherwise. Maybe her outlook could have been improved with some time
and TLC. I feel a bit better with your 1 month time line, I was worried
about a time line of days. Have your cats continued with fevers for that
long? I am really concerned about how soon we should expect the fever to
turn around. I think once his fever gets better he has a much better chance
of regaining his appetite.

I have been syringe feeding the AD food (I think it's science diet), we are
trying to get 1 can in to him every day. I know he's not extremely
comfortable right now, but he has been a bit more active in the last day.
He's not grooming at all though.

On Tue, Oct 20, 2015 at 2:03 PM, Amani Oakley <aoakley at oakleylegal.com>
wrote:

> Hi Maya, I will send you a private email with my vet’s name and phone
> number.
>
>
>
> Regarding the intake of food, you need to support him while he fights this
> thing. I don’t think anyone can give you a hard and fast time frame
> regarding when to stop, but I will do my utmost to give my cats every
> chance. I usually can get sufficient baby food into them via syringe if
> necessary, for an extended period of time usually. I continue as long as I
> see that it is helping to allow him to live to fight another day. With
> something like leukemia, when they crash, you really should expect at least
> a month of convalescence and reduced appetite, while hopefully other things
> like the Winstrol start to increase his blood counts. He needs to keep
> eating while his blood counts go up, and you need to give him the time to
> recover.
>
>
>
> I know that other people have a very different view, and I have learned
> that people really are of two minds on this. I think it is a personal
> decision, but for me, I don’t give up unless I see there is no hope, and I
> don’t give up well after my vets are ready to throw in the towel.
> Thankfully, my vets know me well enough and trust me enough now, to let me
> work as hard as I can to save my cats. They provide support and help and
> advice, and have been wonderful enough to admit when I am successful when
> they had predicted nothing but failure.
>
>
>
> Amani
>
>
>
> *From:* Felvtalk [mailto:felvtalk-bounces at felineleukemia.org] *On Behalf
> Of *Maya D'Alessio
> *Sent:* October-20-15 1:56 PM
> *To:* felvtalk at felineleukemia.org
> *Subject:* Re: [Felvtalk] Stanozolol (Winstrol(R))
>
>
>
> Oh wow, yes I am in Waterloo. Can you send me your vet's information and I
> will pass it along to my vet immediately.
>
>
>
> He is mentioning AZT and interferon, but Merlot has a persistent fever and
> won't eat, I am assuming his body is not up to those drugs yet. He's
> currently on doxy, prednisolone and mirtazipine (appetite stimulant), and
> they gave him an antinauseant shot last night (cevinia I think).
>
>
>
> Question to the larger group; my cat is uncomfortable (although better
> than yesterday), I have to force feed him and he's on a ton of drugs. How
> long is this feasible? How long should I let it go if we don't see
> improvement? How do you make that call. With my last cat, she deteriorated
> so rapidly and it was so dire that it was a pretty straight forward call.
>
>
>
> On Tue, Oct 20, 2015 at 1:48 PM, Amani Oakley <aoakley at oakleylegal.com>
> wrote:
>
> Maya,
>
> Seriously, I have to wonder about some vets. What is he offering you that
> will help your cat??
>
> Anyhow, all I can say is I am happy I have a supportive vet. I will send
> you some links to stuff about Winstrol, but it is hard to find since the
> mind-set you have encountered already, is all too common, even when our
> cats are dying and there are few realistic alternatives.
>
> Most of the links I will send to you will not speak to the use of Winstrol
> specifically for FeLV, but speak to things like building up strength and
> improving appetite.
>
> Here is the first - very generic.
>
>
>
> http://www.petplace.com/article/drug-library/library/prescription/stanozolol-winstrol
>
> Amani
>
> P.S. - I also noticed you are not far from me. My vet is in Etobicoke, in
> the outskirts of Toronto. Perhaps your vet should call my vet?
>
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Maya D'Alessio
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Graduate Studies Endowment Fund Coordinator
Biology GSA Vice Chair
GSA Director At-Large
University of Waterloo
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