[Felvtalk] Sherries Vet

Thu Aug 18 20:42:29 CDT 2016

I will check with the vet next week about the dose when I see him and they
test Bogie¹s blood. Yes and the Pred. My cat was pretty high functioning to
be so sick. Eating, although less, playing and wrestling with his big
brother (A Pomeranian pup) once in awhile. Maybe that made a difference in
his mind.

Thanks for the prayers. I think some have been answered by finding this Vet
and this forum. I do my share of hovering as well. When she is sleeping I
will sometimes tip toe over to check her breathing and she opens an eye as
if to say ³Now what?². She is sitting in a window right now, staring at the
two bunnies under the bird feeder. I am sure she is wishing she was out
there with them. She wants to play still. She will chase the dog from time
to time and I am wondering if I should be keeping her in a room by herself
so that she rests all day. Do you have an opinion about that?

I found Bogie under the deck at a golf course where I play. It took a couple
of months to get her to get close enough that I could pick her up. That
night, it got below freezing here for the first time last year. What good
fortune for her and for us.

Thanks for all the valuable information.

Sherri

From:  Felvtalk <felvtalk-bounces at felineleukemia.org> on behalf of Amani
Oakley <aoakley at oakleylegal.com>
Reply-To:  <felvtalk at felineleukemia.org>
Date:  Thursday, August 18, 2016 at 8:33 PM
To:  "felvtalk at felineleukemia.org" <felvtalk at felineleukemia.org>
Subject:  Re: [Felvtalk] Sherries Vet

Hi Sherri

I did get a good result quickly but it is situation where the drug is
required to turn back on the bone marrow to produce red cells, and the red
cell numbers will take a while to climb back up.

I am wondering about the dose though. I had Zander on 1 mg two times a day.
However, I boosted him up to 2 mg two times a day for a few days at the
outset to get things working faster. Also, do you also have Bogie on the
prednisone at the same time?

Hang on  it is a slow, slow process. I had to hand feed Zander and I
hovered over him for months before I felt like he was out of the woods.
There were good days and bad days. I really really pray you get some good
results.

Amani

From: Felvtalk [mailto:felvtalk-bounces at felineleukemia.org] On Behalf Of
Sherri Godschalk
Sent: August-18-16 8:37 PM
To: felvtalk at felineleukemia.org
Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Sherries Vet

This vet clearly has used the Stanazolol in this situation before. I feel
lucky to have found him. Especially after reading about Amani¹s cats
response.

After Bogie¹s first dose yesterday, I actually saw her perk up a little. She
has been a good eater through all of this anyway and that didn¹t change at
all. Dr says she must have adapted to living with a lower red count to still
be playing some and eating at this level. (15) She did a couple of things
last night that she hadn¹t done in several weeks. Ran after the dog, tried
to scare me when I walked by.  Made me feel a little relief.

Today after the second doseŠshe is very lackluster. Still eating well but
sleeping a lot and not wanting the attention of anybody. She had problems
getting up to the first tier of her condo which has never happened before
that I have seen. Pale gums. It is a day to day challenge for both her and
I.

Trying to stay positive about this drug and am embarrassed somewhat that I
was hoping for very ³fast² results. I just want so badly for her to have
more time with us. She goes in for a baseline blood test with this new vet
next week. He said not to expect dramatic effects at that time but even some
movement on the uptick is a good sign.

I thought I would keep you all posted about how the drug is affecting my
baby¹s anemia as we go along. Good luck and best wishes to all on this board
and their furry children.

Sherri

From: Felvtalk <felvtalk-bounces at felineleukemia.org> on behalf of Amani
Oakley <aoakley at oakleylegal.com>
Reply-To: <felvtalk at felineleukemia.org>
Date: Thursday, August 18, 2016 at 12:05 AM
To: "felvtalk at felineleukemia.org" <felvtalk at felineleukemia.org>
Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Sherries Vet

Thank goodness that the word about Stanazolol is starting to get out to
these vets. This is very heartening to me.

Amani

From: Felvtalk [mailto:felvtalk-bounces at felineleukemia.org] On Behalf Of
Sherri Godschalk
Sent: August-17-16 3:43 PM
To: felvtalk at felineleukemia.org
Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Sherries Vet

I replied incorrectly to your question on this thread. Bit of amateur.  I am
in Fort Wayne, IN

On Wed, Aug 17, 2016 at 2:01 PM, ROBERT CHAPEL <bchapel at optonline.net>
wrote:
Sherrie....

Where are you located??    We have been back and forth SO many times here
about how to get a vet to prescribe Stanazole and here your vet prescribes
it unbidden!!!!  At least for a Felv+ cat I'd stay with this one for a
while.... Really hope your Kitty responds..

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