Harley is on meloxicam, and as I have been told by vets, extreme caution
must be used if you want to switch to a steroid (like Winstrol), from an
NSAID like meloxicam. There should be a clearance period in between
them, and I believe that would be very hard on Harley.
Marsha
On 5/1/2015 2:17 PM, Amani Oakley wrote:
Marsha
If you saw my previous (and first post) you'll probably think I am a one-trick
pony, but in your circumstances, you have little to lose and I am going to
suggest again that you might try using Winstrol on Harley and possibly with
Brock as well. I have used Winstrol (Stanozolol) in very dire situations with
several cats, and always managed to get at least some benefit from it. With a
17 year old cat who had a nasal adenocarcinoma, with an infection, I got some
reduction in the swelling of the tumour, increased appetite and less malaise.
She lived another 2 years after the diagnosis was made, even though she was
terribly fragile, even at the time of the cancer diagnosis.
With a second cat - less than a year old - who came from a feral colony where I
later learned many of the other kittens died at just a few weeks old and
several of the older cats were diagnosed with FIP - I was sure my new adoptee
also had FIP. She was quite seriously ill for two weeks with a very elevated
temperature, runny nose, eyes, etc., no appetite, and I could feel a very hard
tummy and hear serious wheezing. My vet confirmed she had fluid surrounding her
lungs (not in the lungs), which was possibly the wet form of the disease.
Again, with little to lose, I put her on the Winstrol and she recovered very
well, with the fluid around her lungs reducing significantly. There is nothing
wrong with her now, except continued wheezing and I plan to place her back on
the Winstrol for a month to see if there is a reduction in the wheezing.
Obviously, the decision to try this stuff will be yours to make and there may
well be significant risks to your cats because of everything else that is going
on, especially Brock with his heart issues. I am not a vet, but I have looked
after more than 300 strays and I routinely take the ones that others say have
no hope. Sometimes I can make a difference. Sometimes I can't. I am lucky in
having a vet (and before that, another vet) who both had confidence in my
abilities with my animals and are prepared to allow me to try things that are
not necessarily conventional when faced with a cat that has no prospect of
recovery.
No matter what you choose to do, I wish you every luck and my heart simply
aches for what you and your babies are going through. I can totally relate.
Amani
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