Maya My experience with Prednisolone is that it certainly isn’t enough on its own. It will do absolutely nothing for the red cell reduction and so I don’t know why you’re vets would recommend just that. Pair it with the Winstrol and it will help, but on its own, Prednisolone is certainly not something fight FeLV with. And of course, the antibiotics might help with secondary infections but again, not the FeLV.
Amani From: Felvtalk [mailto:felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org] On Behalf Of Maya D'Alessio Sent: November-14-15 8:56 PM To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Lymph nodes No, the vets have been adamant that Prednisolone is better. His WBC did react to it (and increase), which is good - well more likely, he was regenerating WBC on his own and the prednisolone slowed down the rate his body was killing them. I am still interested in pursuing it, but I don't know at this point how he's doing really. They gave him a 5 mg dose of prednisolone (1mg/kg dose) which I had him on once a day for about 10 days, now he gets it once every other day. He's about 75% of his normal self, but it's so hard to tell if one day is better or worse than the last. He is on an antibiotic, so I'm surprised if he's got another infection going on. His lymph nodes are rock hard, and he doesn't mind them being massaged/rubbed, which the vet said made him think it wasn't an infection. He seems very drowsy today, and less in to cuddles/purring, so I suspect he's feeling pretty off today, likely fighting whatever is going on. We just love him so much :( On Sat, Nov 14, 2015 at 8:48 PM, Amani Oakley <aoak...@oakleylegal.com<mailto:aoak...@oakleylegal.com>> wrote: Maya, I don’t think it is cancer. My guess would be that he is reacting to some infection. As others have said, it isn’t necessarily FeLV – it could be another infectious agent, but it is consistent with what you often see with FeLV. Did you ever get him on the Winstrol? Amani From: Felvtalk [mailto:felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org<mailto:felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org>] On Behalf Of Maya D'Alessio Sent: November-14-15 2:51 PM To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org<mailto:felvtalk@felineleukemia.org> Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Lymph nodes Yeah, the vet agreed, also mentioned it could be cancer. His temperature is good, and his WBC count has rebounded a bit, but hes RBC count has gone slightly anemic now. He's still acting relatively normal, more drowsy than when he was healthy, and less of an appetite, but he is still eating on his own. It's so hard to watch, I'm just desperately hoping his body fights back, but either way we will keep him comfortable and happy as long as possible. On Sat, Nov 14, 2015 at 1:25 PM, Amani Oakley <aoak...@oakleylegal.com<mailto:aoak...@oakleylegal.com>> wrote: Not a good sign at all. Again, consistent with active FeLV. Amani -----Original Message----- From: Felvtalk [mailto:felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org<mailto:felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org>] On Behalf Of dlg...@windstream.net<mailto:dlg...@windstream.net> Sent: November-11-15 8:08 PM To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org<mailto:felvtalk@felineleukemia.org> Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Lymph nodes If they are really large, I would have them checked just for my own peace of mind ---- Maya D'Alessio <mde...@gmail.com<mailto:mde...@gmail.com>> wrote: > Hello, > > Merlot has had an okay week and a half. He's eating on his own, not > normal appetite, but at least we aren't force feeding. He's happy and > comfortable, so I'm just so relieved. I noticed last night that his > lymph nodes in his neck are huge. Should I be worried, or is this a good sign? _______________________________________________ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org<mailto:Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org> http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org _______________________________________________ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org<mailto:Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org> http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org -- Maya D'Alessio PhD student B1 377B, x32320 Graduate Studies Endowment Fund Coordinator Biology GSA Vice Chair GSA Director At-Large University of Waterloo _______________________________________________ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org<mailto:Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org> http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org -- 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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