[Felvtalk] Stanozolol (Winstrol(R))

[Maya D'Alessio]

I would be careful about using erythropoeitin or darbepoeitin, both have
been shown to eventually (but not in every case) cause the cat's own immune
system to recognize the drug and destroy it, which would be less of a
problem if that was it, but unfortunately it also starts to recognize the
cats own natural erythropoeitin and destroy it as well. This ends
catastrophically badly, as without erythropoeitin, very little blood cell
production is able to happen in the body. It seems to take some time for
this reaction to happen, but I was just reading up on it for my guy
(Merlot), and from what I read I would be very hesitant to use it. I would
try Winstrol or something else first, before I tried the erythropoeitin.

On Tue, Oct 27, 2015 at 7:47 PM, Marsha <martia at lynxe.com> wrote:

> Amani, was one of the other medications darbepoetin alfa (Aranesp)?  I
> just heard about that today when I called my local vet to see if he has
> ever used Winstrol.  He hasn't used it for ages, but suggested that if
> anemia was the only issue, darbepoetin might be a possibility.  This would
> be for my cat Peaches, who has multiple myeloma and is FeLV negative.  The
> MM impacted her kidneys.  She  started chemo in August (cyclophosphamide),
> and is slowly improving appetite-wise, but she lost a lot of weight.  I
> think at her checkup next week, we will see a full remission, or close to
> it.  But her kidneys may have been impacted for the long term.  I am
> looking into Winstrol to help her bulk up (she had a bit of muscle
> wasting), improve appetite, and to help with her anemia.  She will be
> getting an iron injection for sure.
>
> Marsha
>
> On 10/20/2015 7:30 PM, Amani Oakley wrote:
>
> I feel for you Maya. If there are issues with anemia, then none of the
> other medications he has Merlin on, will touch the anemia, other than the
> Winstrol. Tell him you will sign a form if he wants you to do that,
> indicating that you take full responsibility for treating with Winstrol,
> but you want him to get it for you. Period. I just wouldn’t put up with
> that kind of thing, but of course, in the middle of a crisis is no time to
> be looking for a new vet (unless you want to travel to Toronto).
>
>
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Maya D'Alessio
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University of Waterloo
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