[Felvtalk] Coco update

Maya D'Alessio mdelow at gmail.com
Fri Oct 23 19:14:12 CDT 2015


My vet seemed to really be influenced by the one study citing potential
liver issues. I get it, it could cause liver issues, but in most cats it
went away after coming off the drug, and if a cat is literally dying, then
potential liver side effects are much less of a concern. To me it seemed
like the vets don't want to use drugs that have side effects they are
concerned about...but then they wanted to use AZT which is associated with
non-regenerative anemia! I have a two vet practice that I go to, the one
vet is very understanding and has been doing lots of research in to what
I've been sending (she was quite interested in the LTCI), but the other vet
is not really interested in hearing me out

On Fri, Oct 23, 2015 at 8:13 PM, Maya D'Alessio <mrdaless at uwaterloo.ca>
wrote:

> My vet seemed to really be influenced by the one study citing potential
> liver issues. I get it, it could cause liver issues, but in most cats it
> went away after coming off the drug, and if a cat is literally dying, then
> potential liver side effects are much less of a concern. To me it seemed
> like the vets don't want to use drugs that have side effects they are
> concerned about...but then they wanted to use AZT which is associated with
> non-regenerative anemia! I have a two vet practice that I go to, the one
> vet is very understanding and has been doing lots of research in to what
> I've been sending (she was quite interested in the LTCI), but the other vet
> is not really interested in hearing me out
>
> On Fri, Oct 23, 2015 at 8:04 PM, Amani Oakley <aoakley at oakleylegal.com>
> wrote:
>
>> Ardy – good for you!
>>
>>
>>
>> Frankly, though, with the Winstrol, no matter what they come back and
>> tell you, I would insist. None of them will have to deal with a bad outcome
>> if that happens with Tigger, and you don’t want to be left with “what-ifs”.
>> That has been my attitude since all this happened to me as well. This is MY
>> cat and I hold MY cat’s life in my hands and I am not too interested in
>> whatever weird perspectives they may have on what is politically okay or
>> not okay about Winstrol (and seriously – I think it IS all about athletic
>> doping scandals).
>>
>>
>>
>> I am very proud of you Ardy. Let us know how things go for you.
>>
>>
>>
>> Amani
>>
>>
>>
>> *From:* Felvtalk [mailto:felvtalk-bounces at felineleukemia.org] *On Behalf
>> Of *Ardy Robertson
>> *Sent:* October-23-15 7:57 PM
>>
>> *To:* felvtalk at felineleukemia.org
>> *Subject:* Re: [Felvtalk] Coco update
>>
>>
>>
>> I called both of my vet offices today. One was too busy to talk but they
>> said they would call me back tomorrow morning. The other one talked to me
>> and I was quite firm (proud of myself) telling him I would like the 4 vets
>> in the office to either speak with me in a group, or talk amongst
>> themselves and then I would come in and talk about my Tigger’s future
>> treatment. I talked about Winstrol to him, and he promised to check with
>> the veterinary specialists and see what they have to say about it. I told
>> him I wanted to know about Tigger’s bloodwork (he has had blood tests, but
>> no one has given me any results so I am really in the dark). I told him I
>> want to be pro-active and not lose valuable time to treat things that pop
>> up. He made a lot of promises to me, and I sincerely hope he follows
>> through. I tried to impress upon him how important our little furball is to
>> us, and that he deserves to have everything possible done for him. I told
>> him I am willing to do the supportive care longterm or whatever is
>> necessary, but did not want to do the unnecessary things. My goal is to
>> change their minds about instantly writing off kitties who happen to be
>> unfortunate enough to have this virus. I am so happy I found your group
>> because I see that everyone who has posted seems to be of the same opinion.
>>
>> Ardy Robertson
>>
>> Osseo, WI
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> *From:* Felvtalk [mailto:felvtalk-bounces at felineleukemia.org
>> <felvtalk-bounces at felineleukemia.org>] *On Behalf Of *Maya D'Alessio
>> *Sent:* Friday, October 23, 2015 7:08 AM
>> *To:* felvtalk at felineleukemia.org
>> *Subject:* Re: [Felvtalk] Coco update
>>
>>
>>
>> Good luck Kelley! Let me know how your vet reacts about the Winstrol.
>>
>>
>>
>> On Fri, Oct 23, 2015 at 3:51 AM, <dlgegg at windstream.net> wrote:
>>
>> tHAT IS WHAT MY VET SAID WHEN i GOT ANNIE.  THE OTHERS ARE SAFE IF THEY
>> ARE VACCINATED.
>>
>>
>> ---- Kelley S <moonvine at gmail.com> wrote:
>> > Well, I am happy to say she is eating like a champ.  She ate one
>> serviing
>> > of Prowl today, plus a can of food, plus some dry food - I don't really
>> > like her eating dry but it will put weight on her.
>> >
>> > Best of all, my vet say he has no problems letting her in with the rest
>> of
>> > my vaccinated cats. I have 2 more vaccinations to go, one is tomorrow
>> and
>> > the other one is next Friday.  He even said when he brought the FELV+
>> > kittens to his house, he made sure his other cats were vaccinated first
>> and
>> > then let them in with the others.
>> >
>> > I'm going to try my best to ask again about Winstrol tomorrow.
>> >
>> > Kelley
>>
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>> Maya D'Alessio
>>
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>>
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Maya D'Alessio
PhD student
B1 377B, x32320
Graduate Studies Endowment Fund Coordinator
Biology GSA Vice Chair
GSA Director At-Large
University of Waterloo
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