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Louise
#354 Jun 19, 2014
Sorry to address you as Dean, James. Regards~Louise
Trish
#355 Jun 20, 2014
Just placed an order a few days ago for the Nonovulin...am hoping to get it soon. Have one mama cat I have been unable to trap for a year! She's wily. Can anyone who has recently tried it give me some feedback? Just curious to see how it's going for you. I only have 2-4 cats (that I know of) that I am feeding, and almost all are fixed at this point, except for the wily mama, and one of her kittens, and the odd stray that comes by here and there.
Barbara in Orlando
#356 Jun 23, 2014
Just a note to say that as of Friday 6/24/2014, I will be allowing thefloridcatnews.com site to expire. I am in the process of moving all the information to floridacatnews.blogspot.com .

Also wanted to say that I had a problem with Nonovulin getting moldy after a week when I mixed it with water, so I emailed the seller who recommended that it not be mixed with water - I began using a pill crusher and mixing the particles in with the wet food, just crushing enough each week for that week's dose.
Trish
#357 Jun 24, 2014
Barbara in Orlando wrote:
Just a note to say that as of Friday 6/24/2014, I will be allowing the floridcatnews.comsite to expire. I am in the process of moving all the information tofloridacatnews.blogspot.com .
Also wanted to say that I had a problem with Nonovulin getting moldy after a week when I mixed it with water, so I emailed the seller who recommended that it not be mixed with water - I began using a pill crusher and mixing the particles in with the wet food, just crushing enough each week for that week's dose.
I saw a note about that somewhere, so I am using a pill cutter and crushing to mix with wet food. Just got the Nonovulin yesterday; administered the first dose in last night's feeding. The instructions from the seller advise administering three times a week, but I've read elsewhere once a week?
Barbara in Orlando
#358 Jun 27, 2014
Trish wrote:
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I saw a note about that somewhere, so I am using a pill cutter and crushing to mix with wet food. Just got the Nonovulin yesterday; administered the first dose in last night's feeding. The instructions from the seller advise administering three times a week, but I've read elsewhere once a week?
I'd definitely use Fairchild's dosing chart, which only recommends twice weekly feedings for very large groups of cats. I've tried without success to copy and paste the chart here but if you go to floridacatnews.blogspot.com , I've got a post titled "Nonovulin dosing chart with MG column added" which will give you MG dosing per COLONY. The original chart just had ML dosing since they use liquid Megace - I added the MG dosing conversion..
24-ABZ
Rotherham, UK
#359 Aug 22, 2014
Hi,
Thank goodness for a sensible advocate of cat contraception!!!!
Just one thing....as my vet and other's in the area will not prescribe or say 'there's no such thing'.... as one with a Sphynx queen whom I hope will have a litter or three one day but at 8 mths has had 3 consequetive, upsetting seasons in two mths, do you have cause to think the contraception may not be advisable for such a specialised pedigree??
Helen xx
brenda
#360 Sep 11, 2014
Hi my name is brenda , I live in johnstown pa n looking for HElP, to spay n neturd cats
i have contacted so many people but noone is responding back to me there are baby kittens and cats that need homes n i wanted to buy the birth control for cats but no vet here will sell me the producd i wnt to stop the cats from have kittens they are in jeberly of beinr killed or hurt.
please any help will be apprisheated.
momiecat
#362 Feb 11, 2015
leslie leavitt wrote:
I have used FeralStat on a feral colony for about 2 and a half years. Have not had one kitten born in that time. The cats appear to be healthy. I will continue to use it despite negative comments. The life of a feral is hard at best. They are already subject to all kinds of illnesses and diseases and while the thought of adding to their troubles with FeralStat is not my intention I will continue to use it. Preventing feral kittens from being born is my goal at this time. I have tried many times to trap these cats but they are very trap wary.
Leslie, my feral cat colony currently has about 7-8 cats. Is there any way you can write out some simple instructions on how to mid the capsules with the distilled water and then use a syringe to distribute the liquid dosage? It is hard for me to understand unless there are numbered step-by-step instructions. Thank you.

kymberleigh007
#363 Mar 3, 2015
I can't read the story b/c I don't have an invitation from the blogger to read it....according to Google Blogger!! Soooo frustrating how everything is tied to Google & Facebook these days!! I just want information and not EVERYONE in my life to know what Im doing/reading/etc. Grrrr!!!! I have a colony of 93 and I TNR religiously. I have a ton of people asking for help and I just found out about feralstat and now I can't even read about it!! Frustrated doesn't even cover it.
Christy
United States
#364 Mar 3, 2015
kymberleigh007 wrote:
I can't read the story b/c I don't have an invitation from the blogger to read it....according to Google Blogger!! Soooo frustrating how everything is tied to Google & Facebook these days!! I just want information and not EVERYONE in my life to know what Im doing/reading/etc. Grrrr!!!! I have a colony of 93 and I TNR religiously. I have a ton of people asking for help and I just found out about feralstat and now I can't even read about it!! Frustrated doesn't even cover it.
kymberleigh007,
I just tried to re-read the story. I was able to read it a month or two ago, but I just got the same thing as you.(Need an invitation)
It's my understanding they aren't making Feralstat at this time. However, there are alternatives to it.
catcandoo
#367 Apr 30, 2015
New delivery method for feratstat. One girl can only feed dry food. She grinds the tablets of a fine powder and dusts the dry food. Not a litter in 3 seasons.
MnGrrl
#368 Thursday May 28
Have been using Nonovulin for 6 months now. What would have been 15 litters is now 5, and only because 3 queens will only eat dry food, 1 got pregnant before I started and 1 came as a stray. Have tried to tell my vet and local rescues about it, but get brushed off as essentially a kook. Disheartening, so please keep the info out there.

It does work, and at these low doses--I use 2 pills per 20 cats once a week--I have had no side effects. I simply crush the pills in a morter and pestle, and mix with a can of really tasty wet cat food. I try to give about a half a teaspoon to each cat, so they get only a tiny, tiny dose.

One thing I have noticed and Nonovulin warns about is it WILL interrupt lactation. If one becomes pregnant (the dry food only eaters), I do try to pull the Nonovulin away at least 3 weeks prior to birth. The one queen that was pregnant "before dosing began" had her litter just fine, but she had no milk. I saved 2 of the kittens by bottlefeeding for a week. She soon came into milk and all are fine.

There must be an awful lot of politics around this issue. I had written off any contraceptive after finding the old bad-news stuff out there. But then I had a different vet working on a horse here one day, who said to "look into it through Google." However, when I went to get a prescription through said vet, it was like the line went dead. So thank heavens for Ebay.

For the first time ever, I finally have a real chance at getting a handle on my cat population. I wish this would go mainstream. It would avoid many needless deaths of cats.

an
#332 Oct 29, 2013
Megestrol acetate is available on E-bay WITHOUT a prescription. See mybirthcontrolforcats.com website for information on this.
JKPC
#333 Oct 29, 2013
I have ordered the cat birth control from International Drug Mart.com as directed on the website at the bottom of this post. I note that the website now informs that the drug is available on eBay. I haven't received or tried yet, but I do know that I have found it impossible to keep ahead of the kittens with TNR. I found it very encouraging when researching the drug, that it is used in humans for various treatments. I may have taken it when myself when I was being treated for estrogen based breast cancer and I am a survivor for 12 years now. I am really not worried about all the doom and gloom side effects hinted at by various internet sources. Not one source gives specific information. Wish me and the cats good luck and I will return next spring to let you all know how it goes!
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JKPC
#334 Oct 29, 2013
I forgot the website link but note that Dean posted it a earlier:http://birthcontrolforcats.com/index.htm
leslie leavitt
#335 Oct 29, 2013
Don't know if everyone knows or even cares after this exceptional site, but FeralStat is available again. You can get it from Westlab Pharmacy. Your vet has to call in the prescription, then they get in touch with you.
Dean
#336 Nov 6, 2013
I have the info on my website birthcontrolforcats.com about WestLab selling their version of Feralstat clone. They sell about 300 scoop jars but you must have a RX for it.

For those unable to convince a vet to RX you MA, your best option is the Bulgarian MA on Ebay or offshore pharmacies---no prescription needed.

See my website for latest info on anything about MA for feral cats. I have bought MA from WestLab with a RX as well as purchased it without a RX from Ebay and offshore pharmacies such as Int'l Drug Mart.

My website is meant as an informative site only. I have received hate mail for putting the site up, something I knew would happen, but I simply ignore the trolls and idiots that do so.

If you find the site informative and helpful, please make a donation to your local animal shelter or rescue group. I do NOT accept or want donations--the site is strictly a labor of love for me.

I hope the site has helped some of you out. I'll keep you posted as time permits. Please keep me posted of your experiences with MA.

Dean Jones
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#337 Nov 6, 2013
I have several feeders now using this hormone. One group with about 125-150 cats among them have not had a single litter of kittens this year. Other feeders that I can keep track of that have maybe 100-125 total have reported 1 litter. Just read the posts here and get the info to be successful. It is a life saver. 5574
Dean
#338 Nov 6, 2013
Thanks for the update catcandoo. That's good news to know.

Just curious if they are using the same dosages as outlined here & on my website? Also, are they using RX MA such as Westlab's or are they mixing with water as outlined here and on website?

Dean Jones
www.birthcontrolforcats.com
brenda
United States
#339 Dec 27, 2013
hi my name is brenda and i live in johnstown pa.
where i live there are a lot of stray cats and having kittens, my slef and a few other people i know take care of cats and kittens .iwas catching some of them and having them fixed and shots, and finding homes but not every one is interested in giving cts and kittens homes. so what i would like very much is to find out how to order this contraceptive. that would be most helpful to me and many others here in johnstown pa.my email address is 
brendai542yahoo.com
any one with any helpfull infromation please contact me.I HAVE HAD A PERSON ALREADY SHOT AND KILL 2 CATS WITH BOW AND ARROWS 1 WAS A MOTHER CAT W 3 UNBORN KITTENS WHICH DIED INSIDE HER DUE TO HER WOUNDS, AND SHE DIED 2 DAYS LATER.I DID HAVE HIM CHARGED WITH CURELTY BUT HE DID"T GET BUT A FINE AND PAY ME BACK FOR THE VET BILL FOR WE NEED TO ALSO GET TOUGHER CURLTY LAWS. THANK YOU ALL

THANK YOU ALL AND HAVE A SAFE AND HAPPY NEW YEAR.
leslie leavitt
#340 Dec 28, 2013
Dean: Thanks so much for your labor of love. Without you a lot of us would be stuck, not knowing what to do. Good karma to you You've earned it. Glad you are ignoring the hate mail. Some people just don't have enough to do.
Barbara in Orlando
#341 Jan 15, 2014
I've ordered and received Nonovulin from the Bulgarian seller on EBay. As soon as I've used up the last of my Feralstat I'll be giving it to three newcomers to my condo complex (cats that is !). Thank you Dean for that source.

I'm finding researching the pharmacy that makes Nonovulin difficult, but did find that they do business with the FDA.
JKPC
#342 Jan 17, 2014
I want to mention that if you are going to use this birth control on feral cats, you must be able to make sure that you can give the proper dose to each cat once a week. You must be able to manage that the cats do not jump from bowl to bowl which is not easy with just one person or with feral cats. I now realize why this form of BC has not been embraced by mainstream. I simply does not work for most people who are doing their best to manage feral colonies. I'm back to TNR on a regular basis and pray I can get most of them before the spring kitten season.
catcandoo
#343 Jan 17, 2014
JKPC--Everyone one I know who is using this BC (a total of roughly 300 cats) are thrilled with it. Litters reduced to zero or one in the colonies. A local vet who is a big supporter said that the health & death risks to the feral/stray cats of bearing litter after litter, of the risk of pregnancy & delivery, of fighting (10% problem pregnancies/delivery in tames), of having to stretch food as the colony grows, is far worse than the administration of Feralstat. Keep in mind you don't know how many cats you are feeding since very skittish ones stay out of sight until you are gone. There are also areas where you can never trap, but can feed. Imagine the lives of these cats without BC. We have all prayed that we could beat the breeding drive and the illusive little moms, and we were driven to use Feralstat for the sake of the cats.
Dean
#344 Jan 20, 2014
JKPC--you are wrong in stating "I (sic) simply does not work for most people who are doing their best to manage feral colonies."
MA does indeed work for me (no new births) and for hundreds of other feral cat colony caretakers from all over the world. I wish you could see the many emails I get on my website from happy and satisfied users of MA that MA has allowed them the chance to get control of their growing colonies until proper TNR could be implemented.
Keep in mind that MA is NOT an alternative to proper spay/neuter and TNR. One should never stop TNR on a colony just because MA is working to keep the population of the colony under control.
Uncontrolled oral contraceptives & vaccines for various species have been in use by game and wildlife officials for years in the wild in uncontrolled environments with excellent results. In such instances, just like MA for us, there is no way that game officials can control who "who gets what" in a dose of oral contraceptives dropped from an airplane in the wild to control certain species.
The use of MA in a feral cat colony along with TNR is MUCH MUCH better than NOT using it. Keep in mind that we are using very low dosages as well...much less than dosages administered in all published studies done on the side effects of MA.
I still stand behind my conclusion that the reason MA has not been endorsed by the "mainstream" is because of greed and money. There is no money in MA for "Big Pharma" and others who wish to line their pockets with mega-buck$ from contraceptives for dogs and cats.
I will bet dollars to donuts that if the "mainstream" does come out with an alternative to MA that (1) it will be expensive & under patent for years & controlled by a major pharmaceutical company (2) it will have to be administered in a vet office by a vet or medical personnel (thus leaving us feral colony caretakers "in the cold again").
I now am aware that there are efforts to try to bring to market (once again) a dog food laced with oral contraceptives. However, we are YEARS & YEARS away from seeing this in the USA and it will be administered first in other countries. 
http://600milliondogs.org/
This effort was tried back in the 70's & 80's by The Carnation Company but it was squelched. I go into detail about "why" it was shelved on my
birthcontrolforcats.com site.
The bottom line is MA does indeed work in low dosages...it is inexpensive (sometimes less than .11 cents per pill) and is now easily obtainable without a RX thanks to all the hard work and investigative efforts put forth by the dozens of people on this thread.
I hope all of you that are using MA in controlled low dosages continue to do so. MA has prevented millions of unwanted kittens in the past few years alone...it does work.
Dean
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Dean
#345 Jan 20, 2014
In re-reading my previous post, some may get the wrong idea by my statement that MA "is now easily obtainable without a RX thanks to all the hard work and investigative efforts put forth by the dozens of people on this thread."

MA is still available only by RX in the USA. However, it can easily be obtained from Ebay or off-shore online pharmaceutical companies.

And again, for those that email me, I do NOT sell or distribute MA. All of the questions you have concerning how to obtain MA without a RX are answered by going back and reading a few previous posts in this now 4 yr old thread, or you can visit my 
birthcontrolforcats.com website.

Dean
catcandoo
#346 Jan 29, 2014
DEAN, sorry I missed your question earlier about dosing in post #338. No, we don't use the dosing in your website. There were already 2 dosing protocols being used in the area and those are what are being used. Another girl powders it and sprinkles on kibble because that's the only way she can do it. Works great for her.
catcandoo
#347 Jan 29, 2014
BARBARA, I tried to email you at the addy in your post #308 to get your word doc that gives a digest of dosing schedules found in the forum, but it came back undeliverable. Would still like to have it.
Dean
#348 Mar 13, 2014
I thought this thread had vanished and was deleted by Topix as Topix moved their forums around a few weeks ago...glad we still have it going here as I just happened to "re-discover" it by using Google.

With spring approaching, I'm curious to hear from colony caretakers out there if they have any new litters or signs of pregnancy after using MA.

I have changed the links to this thread on my website so if former readers of this thread are lost, they can easily find it by going to my site.

I will soon update my site for you to download a translated French document of a French study done on the minimal side effects of MA. Barbara and I worked hard on the translating the French document to English and we now have a translated PDF document for those of you that may wish to show your vet to help squelch the misconceptions and myths of adverse side effects of MA.

Dean
catcandoo
#349 Mar 13, 2014
Dean, thanks. All the studies that help us will help kitties. So far, the people in my network are thrilled to use MA. In the whole 300 or so cats, only 2 litters have been reported. Could be the mom was dumped recently, or just didn't get enough MA. The feeders said the 2 moms were not familiar to them, but that can happen with shy kitties anyway.
cathy
#351 Mar 24, 2014
I just got mine on eBay...Thank God.....My best friend is overwhelmed by cats,we can't catch...Silly how easy it is.....How wonderful that we have such a place to go for help....We and our cat friends are soooooo thankful to you:-) :-) :-) :-) :-)
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Stacie C
#352 Jun 15, 2014
Time is all I need! MA on its way! Thanks stumbled uponbirthcontrolforcats.com Great information. I live in Stockton Ca. talked with a few other caretakers from northern California area .not one had heard about MA. WOW .
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James
#307 Dec 14, 2012
JKPC, I and others here are currently working on a website that will thoroughly explain the uses of megestrol acetate in very small doses to prevent estrus in feral cat colonies.

Barbara here on this thread has also put together a very nice concise and abridged/condensed version of the main topics/guidelines of this entire thread, which now has been ongoing for about 2 years.

Barbara also did a nice research paper on her own compiling cases of side effects of using MA in cats for estrus prevention.

As for side effects, as we all know here that have stuck diligently with this thread, the conclusion of side effects of MA is practically ZERO side effects if used in proper/low doses as we have all discussed here.

JKPC, until the website is up and running, which may be after Christmas, I suggest that you go back and read this thread in its entirety, paying extra attention to the last 200 or so posts...all the information you need for a presentation to others is here in this thread...it is just "spread out" a bit & will require some reading on your part.

Until the website gets up and live, take some time and peruse this thread...many, many people here have put a LOT of valuable time and effort into this for all others to learn from.

The entire purpose of the upcoming website will strictly be to educate rescue groups, veterinarians, feral cat owners, etc. that MA can be used until we can get ahead on TNR. Just keep in mind that MA is NOT a substitute for spay-neuter but is meant to complement it until proper TNR can be performed on a colony.

And while I'm on the subject of the future website, I have seen preliminary main pages of it in design form...in keeping with the Christmas tradition, I have to say that the first page looks really cool and appropriate...

Spoiler hint:

Webpage starts out with "Yes, Virginia, there REALLY is affordable birth for feral cats!..." (With apologies to Ms. Virginia O'Hanlon, the little girl that originally wrote the famous letter to the newspaper in 1897 asking if there was a Santa Claus and apologies also to Francis Pharcellus Church the editor who was given the task to reply to the little girl's question with his now famous editorial..)

It will be great and informative website for all to see and help prevent the births of millions of unwanted litters.

James
Barbara in Orlando
#308 Dec 14, 2012
JKPC- I've put together a summary of my experience with Feralstat/MA along with the studies I found related to MA on my website www.floridacatnews.com .

If you want to email me, I can send you the Word document where I copied most of the postings about dosing from this discussion. My email address istnrmakessense@grmail.com

I think one of the best contacts to share is Dr. Jennifer Fry at Fairchild Foundation in Berks County Pa. Her email address isfairchildfoundation@gmail.com and their site address is 
fairchildcat.org . She has used MA for over 10 years.

Barbara


JKPC wrote:
Thanks for your responses to my inquiry!
I have a the head of feral rescue group (affiliated with a local shelter which the group influenced to become a no-kill) coming tomorrow to do a mass trapping for TNR.
I met with her today when she delivered a new large group trap & asked why they weren't using "the pill for cats". She was unaware of MA/Feralstat and asked why it wasn't mainstream. I said I imagined it had to do with FDA. She also expressed concerns about side affects. I said if we woman can use a pill why can't cats? How bad would it be for a male to get a low dose?(We LOL about that & agreed the world might be a more peaceful place - no offense to you guys intended, really).
After cries for help to many rescue groups over several years, I was directed to thislocal group as they are affiliated in their TNR program with Best Friends in Kanab, UT. Being new to this thread, there is lots of reading to get to the important facts.
Would one of you who has participated in this thread over the years please post the important facts in summary form so I can print and give to this woman? She is a successful, high profile business woman here in SoCA & is committed to improving the quality of life for "community"/feral cats and she has contacts with Best Friends. She possibly could be a tremendous help to the kitty birth control movement.
THANK YOU!
James
#310 Jan 1, 2013
For everyone that has followed this thread for almost two years, we now have a website up that thoroughly explains mixing, dosing, etc. of megestrol acetate. It is basically a condensed version of this 2 year old discussion thread, all in one easy-to-read website.

The website is:

http://www.birthcontrolforcats.com

A thank you to my friend Dean for designing the site. A big thank you to all of you that have followed and contributed to this discussion over the years.

A website was long overdue for feral caretakers concerning birth control.

What a nice way to start out 2013. I hate to see this Topix thread come to an end--maybe it will still receive posts from time to time.

To all my friends here, Happy New Year...it's time to move on.

James
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Ellen
#312 Jan 2, 2013
kcook924 wrote:
Did the FeralStat work? I am faced with the same problem as many out there are.
Yes, FeralStat worked for me and other caretakers in my area. The cats have since been neutered and had no issues because of the FeralStat they were given for 9 months prior to their TNR. In fact, they looked great. I now have 5Colonies with new cats showing up all the time. I'm extremely upset that FeralStat was taken off the market. There's no way to TNR all these cats, some of whom won't go near traps of any kind. If anyone knows where I can purchase FeralStat, please let me know. Of course, I intend to have as many cats as possible neutered, but in the meantime, FeralStat is the only other option I have. Thank you. Ellen. 4loveofcats@optimum.net
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SoCAL
#313 Jan 2, 2013
Thank you James! Thank you Barbara! A BIG thanks from me personally and all the community cats that I feed, love and do my best to care for. Over the last month I have been able to TNR five cats but currently I don't think my efforts will stay head of the birth curve. I am so grateful for all the information shared on FeralStat!! Happy New Year Lucky #13 starting off with your new web site!!
Janis
Palm Desert, CA
BusyBee
#314 Jan 2, 2013
Ellen wrote:
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Yes, FeralStat worked for me and other caretakers in my area. The cats have since been neutered and had no issues because of the FeralStat they were given for 9 months prior to their TNR. In fact, they looked great. I now have 5 Colonies with new cats showing up all the time. I'm extremely upset that FeralStat was taken off the market. There's no way to TNR all these cats, some of whom won't go near traps of any kind. If anyone knows where I can purchase FeralStat, please let me know. Of course, I intend to have as many cats as possible neutered, but in the meantime, FeralStat is the only other option I have. Thank you. Ellen. 4loveofcats@optimum.net
Ellen, I sent you an email.
James
#315 Jan 2, 2013
Thank you for the compliment Janis. All thanks go to my friend Dean for doing the site by condensing all the info into detailed, but easy to follow guidelines for all to read and follow.

Also, there has been some question about the "Pet Vet Tips" page having a login box asking for a username. Dean tells me that is just experimental page for now & no information is actually on that site, he just plans to put up future tips for money saving on vet bills and he was just experimenting with a lockedlogin page. I think he likes to play with source code.:)

Also, I answered your guestbook post about a Facebook link on the guestbook itself. As I said, I'm ignorant on Facebook. I've never used it. Any help you can give me on getting a Facebook link setup is appreciated.

I'm glad to see this thread is still active.

James
James
#316 Jan 2, 2013
Ellen, I know BusyBee sent you an email. Thank you BusyBee. I also sent you one too Ellen.

James

Laurie
#319 Feb 20, 2013
janeyjan wrote:
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Hi Mommameow,
If you would contact the CatsafratRX online, and ask for a supply of ovaban, they would be able to help you..or..
If you would email me, perhaps I could offer my help,
My heart goes out to you, as I know how frustrating unwanted kittens can be. Janey
Janey,
We had a feral cat colony here two years ago and had been using Feralstat. The colony dwindled from 35 cats down to three! When we called Dr, John to get more, we were informed that he had passed away and that Feralstat was wrapped up in probate. We are now contending with two pregnant females and the beginning of something that we thought we had well under control. We are in dire need of a solution as we now have a neighbor who is trapping and turning these cats into a shelter. We need help! I'd appreciate any information that you can offer.
Laurie
Mommameow
#320 Feb 20, 2013
Laurie,
Call CatsafratRX and talk to them... Very very helpful people with a heart for what we do! Google the name and get their contact info - one of the best phone calls I have ever made!
Laurie
#321 Feb 20, 2013
Mommameow wrote:
Laurie,
Call CatsafratRX and talk to them... Very very helpful people with a heart for what we do! Google the name and get their contact info - one of the best phone calls I have ever made!
Thank you so much!!!! It's nice to know we aren't alone in all of this. I appreciate the help :-)
francie5
#322 Feb 26, 2013
i just ordered today from CatsafratRX!!! i have to try it .... my last colony cost me over $600 to finally fix it....and of course, we have new cats all the time. i am willing to take a chance with any health concerns because i simply cannot afford to maintain these colonies forever. i dont want them to outlive me!!!!! this is a wonderful site.....nice to know i am not the only one out there helping these ferals.....i love reading the letters.
Laurie
#323 Feb 26, 2013
Francie..I just ordered my batch today as well. It's time to get a handle on this colony before we too, get overwhelmed again. We used Feralstat for years with much success and it's GREAT to know that we can get some kind of control over this! Thank you soooo much CatsafratRX!!!!
leslie leavitt
#324 Feb 26, 2013
francie5 wrote:
i just ordered today from CatsafratRX!!! i have to try it .... my last colony cost me over $600 to finally fix it....and of course, we have new cats all the time. i am willing to take a chance with any health concerns because i simply cannot afford to maintain these colonies forever. i dont want them to outlive me!!!!! this is a wonderful site.....nice to know i am not the only one out there helping these ferals.....i love reading the letters.
Is this stuff a prescription item or what. I notice that their site says that all prescription items they will call your vet.
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Where on fairchildcat.org can I find Dr. Fry's information on using MA? I can't find it but do want to read it. Thanks.
Barbara in Orlando wrote:
JKPC- I've put together a summary of my experience with Feralstat/MA along with the studies I found related to MA on my website www.floridacatnews.com .
If you want to email me, I can send you the Word document where I copied most of the postings about dosing from this discussion. My email address is tnrmakessense@grmail.com
I think one of the best contacts to share is Dr. Jennifer Fry at Fairchild Foundation in Berks County Pa. Her email address is fairchildfoundation@gmail.com and their site address is 
fairchildcat.org . She has used MA for over 10 years.
Barbara
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James
#326 Mar 6, 2013
Catcondo, you can read Fairchild Cat's info on use of MA here:

http://www.fairchildcat.org/rich_text_1.html

Scroll down to bottom of page.

For those that seem to have problems finding MA/Feralstat, the website we set up, 
birthcontrolforcats.com pretty much explains everything in a concise and easy to understand manner. As for actually buying it here in USA, unless you have a Dr. RX, you will have to resort to offshore pharmacies.

However, many here have had success with CatsafratRX. Read back over the thread here for all the info on CatsfratRx...the info is here on this thread, just read back over old posts.

The 
birthcontrolforcats.com site will soon be updated as Dean did successfully purchase and receive Megace tablets in 40 mg form from an offshore pharmacy without an RX--check the site soon for updates for those of you having trouble obtaining MA tablets.

James
RaeN
#327 Jun 26, 2013
I want to thank everyone here from the bottom of my heart for giving me hope to dry the tears I've been shedding so many of lately. I used to have five indoor cats.... all spayed/neutered. At some point a few years ago strays started to show up... a couple here and there and every so often I'd see a new face creeping up out of the woods and then the kittens started showing up. Well, I know I don't have to repeat the story to those of you who know it so well. I've trapped and spayed a female here and there as I can afford to but the situation is so out of control that I spend nights crying, frightened of where it's all headed. The vet here offers a feral discount at over $100 a cat. That just doesn't work out very well for a couple old folks with a part time and SSD income, but we do try. I'm feeding a colony of 30 or so, it's hard to keep count for sure since most are tabby or all black. I have no idea where or how I'm going to find this medicine but you've given me a place to start and *HOPE*... Bless you...
Mommameow
#329 Jun 26, 2013
http://www.catsafratsrx.com/
Call these great people and start your search there ....
RaeN wrote:
I want to thank everyone here from the bottom of my heart for giving me hope to dry the tears I've been shedding so many of lately. I used to have five indoor cats.... all spayed/neutered. At some point a few years ago strays started to show up... a couple here and there and every so often I'd see a new face creeping up out of the woods and then the kittens started showing up. Well, I know I don't have to repeat the story to those of you who know it so well. I've trapped and spayed a female here and there as I can afford to but the situation is so out of control that I spend nights crying, frightened of where it's all headed. The vet here offers a feral discount at over $100 a cat. That just doesn't work out very well for a couple old folks with a part time and SSD income, but we do try. I'm feeding a colony of 30 or so, it's hard to keep count for sure since most are tabby or all black. I have no idea where or how I'm going to find this medicine but you've given me a place to start and *HOPE*... Bless you...
NrmNp
#330 Jul 6, 2013
There is a woman who does not live in our neighborhood who is putting dowm about 5 pounds of cheap cat food in our alley between 1 and 2 am every morning. The police say someone has to call it in and they need to catch her in the act before they can write her a ticket for littering. We're overwhelmed with cats. It's over $90 to turn them and a smaller 'donation' fo TNR if you trap yourself. I'm tired of seeing starving and dead kittens my backyard. Very sad situation. I hope I can get something done with this megastrol acetate.
leslie leavitt
#331 Jul 6, 2013
I don't know if everyone knows this or not but you can get Feralstat from Westlabs, the original pharmacy. You need a vet prescription or your vet can call in an order, then you call them.
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James wrote:
I think the reason that so much of this info we've all uncovered on feline contraception is so sketchy and "hidden" is that the veterinary association does NOT want feline/canine contraception. This is only my conclusion. I just think there's too much money to be lost by vets if there was declining birth rates in cats & dogs.
As for feral colonies being "flea-free" after dosed with MA..the more I think about it, colonies dosed with MA and being fed properly on a regular basis does make a much healthier colony. With no females in estrus in the colony, there is not as much fighting, competition, etc. Fleas are attracted to cats/dogs in poor health. A healthy cat usually has less fleas than an unhealthy one...just my thoughts.
A friend of mine is considering setting up a website...a sort of "what happened to Feralstat" or "An Alternative To FeralStat"..just sort of a way to make this info more widely known for feral caretakers...what do some of you think about this?
James
I think this is a wonderful idea! Thanks James
James
#288 Nov 27, 2012
My friend is willing to buy the domain name to disseminate the ifno we've all uncovered about using MA in liquid suspension in place of actual

The question I have, what do some of you think the domain name should be?

I'm open for suggestions....give me your input. Guess we need it to be simple & easy to remember and tell others about it without much chance for spelling errors...

Some ideas:
whathappenedtoferalstat DOT com

felinebirthcontrol DOT com

birthcontrolforferals DOT com

Any of you have other suggestions?

James
Randall
San Cesareo, Italy
#289 Nov 27, 2012
Or: feralcatbirthcontrol DOT com?

Randall
Annie
#290 Nov 27, 2012
How about "NoMoreFeralKittens DOT com
Barbara in Orlando
#291 Nov 28, 2012
James - if your target audience is people outside of the TNR /rescue world, I wouldn't use "feral" in the domain name since 90% of people either don't know the term or have a negative association with it.

FYI, after a post I read on another blog about the FDA being responsible for Feralstat being off the market I searched the FDA website, both regular and veterinary drugs and recalls,voluntary withdrawals, and safety alerts and there was nothing at all for "Feralstat".

I also read through the FDA guidelines for veterinarians as far as prescribing human drugs to animals, and they're given pretty wide latitude.

As far as the trademark, John Caltabiano is listed as "registrant" but I didn't check to see how the registrant passing away affects the trademark status.

My two cents - after advocating for humane treatment of feral cats here in Florida for years and coming up against a few well connected cat haters whose life goal seems to be keeping catch-and-kill the method of choice for "controlling" feral cats through animal control, it doesn't surprise me when anyone walks away from public endorsement of TNR/feral birth control. These people are vicious and tireless.
James
#292 Nov 28, 2012
Barabara, you are right about the majority of the public not knowing what the word "feral" means.
After I made my post above about the domain having the word "feralstat" in theDOT com site, I began to wonder about myself about trademark infringement...probably best the word "feralstat" be left out of the domain name.

I too have run up against the cat-haters and know exactly what you mean about that.

I myself too do not think that Feralstat was pulled because of FDA...if it had been, there would be record of it on the web somewhere. The ones that keep saying the FDA pulled Feralstat can't ever offer one shred of evidence to support that. Even some veterinarians erroneously report this as well, a perfect example was the post I posted here a few months ago about those vets that are on the payroll at one of those askDOTcom websites where a person asks a question and then pays the vet online when they answer it--lots & lots of erroneous information being "sold" to customers by these online vets when they ask about Feralstat. Not a single one of them ever quote this Topix thread or offer alternatives to their customers when asking about alternatives to Feralstat.

I think if there was a simple website setup with a condensed version of what we all have found out here on our own about a safe alternative to Feralstat, more & more unwanted litters would be prevented, plus the public and vets themselves would be more educated about feline contraception.

My friend has offered to set up a simple website for this purpose and I will supply him with the condensed & correct methods/info of mixing and dosing the MA, thus the public would not have to wade thru this now 2-yr old Topix thread for info on Feralstat alternatives.

Last weekend, I visited a large business and the employees there had "adopted" a small colony of feral cats on the premises..all employees feed them daily and they are trying their best to TNR the colony, but they can't get ahead of the game. I told them about MA and this thread...they are now in process of buying MA and mixing themselves until they can TNR the whole colony. The employees had no idea a feline contraceptive existed and neither did their vet (supposedly).

Keep suggesting domain names folks....I'll keep you posted..

James
Barbara in Orlando
#293 Nov 28, 2012
I think the site is a great idea. Anything that can be done should be done to spread the word that we finally have an edible birth control for cats. Especially since it looks as if this is going to have to be a grassroots movement since the large groups can't/won't endorse it.

If you need it, I copied all but the last couple posts from this thread that discussed dosage and where to get MA in to a Word doc.

As far as a name - what about catbirthcontrol dot com.

Barbara
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#294 Nov 28, 2012
What about:

BirthControlForCats DOT com ?

Easy to remember and spell...

James
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#295 Nov 28, 2012
James wrote:
What about:
BirthControlForCats DOT com ?
Easy to remember and spell...
James
I like your idea and also "Barbara in Orlando" suggestion of CatBirthControl dot com
BirthControl4Cats dot com (yours in another way :)

Did you get my email, James?
James
#296 Nov 28, 2012
Busy Bee, I like your suggestion as well. Yes, I did get your email...you should have received a reply by now..if not, email me back & I will resend it.

James
James
#297 Nov 28, 2012
Barbara in Orlando: Another good suggestion you have there for a domain name...I may just see if my friend will register two names and point the DNS settings to one site, that way we can be covered with two easy to remember names...after a few more suggestions for domain names, then maybe we can all decide and I'll send the domain names to my friend and let him register itwith domain services and then he can work on getting a web site up & running.

The MS Word document would be great to have with all the dosages listed. I can PDF it with Acrobat Pro X and people visiting the site would have access to a PDF as well as MS Word documents.

Last night while researching more on megestrol acetate for feline contraception, I ran across some foreign websites that referred to a drug known as "Megecat"...turns out this is a feline contraceptive prescribed by vets in other countries such as Belgium, Switzerland, etc. I haven't researched much more on the dosages, but it seems like it has been used for some time in other countries. I wonder why so many vets here in USA are unaware of MA in felines for contraception?? Hmm...just strengthens my hypothesis that there is too much $$$ involved in feline contraception here in the USA and the drug companies can't patent MA, thus we have to wait years & years for ACCD and FDA and drug companies to bring AFFORDABLE contraceptives for cats and dogs to market, if they ever do.

Barbara, you hit the nail on the head when you said this is turning into a grassroots effort. I'm glad we all stuck with this for the sake of the kitties as well as the caretakers.

I'm sure when the website goes up there will be all the naysayers and hate mail coming in from all over...I'm sure it will be bombarded...I know that is a "given"...I'm just surprised this thread itself has stayed so "clean" and not hijacked by the naysayers.

When I read your post Barbara, it reminded me of this quote: "Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed it's the only thing that ever has." -Margaret Mead

I'll keep you all posted on progress of the website as other suggestions come in.

James
JKPC
#298 Dec 10, 2012
Where can I get megestrol acetate/feralstat or ovaban?
Do I have to involve a vet?(Not likely here.)
The neighborhood is being over run by ferals. It is not feasible or affordable to trap & neuter all of the cats. Esp. with no help from neighbors or rescue groups. THANKS for any information you can provide.
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#299 Dec 10, 2012
You can google to find megestrol acetate on non-prescription foreign sites. Any MA strength will do. You would just have to break it down for the dosing protocol you choose. I've seen 2 so far, but have not read the entire site right here. Because only small amounts would be ordered, the product comes into the country relatively smoothly. What we would use for cats is not enough to make customs think we are setting up a resale operation.
Barbara in Orlando
#300 Dec 10, 2012
James - I emailed you the Word doc. with the MA dosage discussions from this forum - please let me know if you don't get it. Sorry about the delay - for some reason I don't get all notifications of new postings and just got one today.

As far as Megecat, that's interesting and not surprising. When I was searching PubMed for MA studies I noticed that vets outside the US often offered the full text of their studies for free on-line where very few if any studies from US vets were available in full. It's all very discouraging.

Thanks for the inspirational quote.
James
#301 Dec 10, 2012
I got it Barbara...I have replied via email to you.
Thank you so much!

Website will be up soon--may just be after Christmas though.

James
Debbie
United States
#302 Dec 12, 2012
So where can this product be purchased. I have several kittens this year. More than last year. ANd I would love to help keep this from happening. Too many cats that aren't wanted.
Debbie in Texas
United States
#303 Dec 12, 2012
I would love to find this product or anything like it. Any help anyone can give would be greatly appreciated.
Barbara in Orlando
#304 Dec 12, 2012
Did you read posting # 260 ? Excellent info. about approaching a vet about prescribing MA. My first request was a "no" (and he charged me for the visit) but that was a learning experience and I'll keep trying.

#269 and #299 mention ordering from foreign sources.
JKPC wrote:
Where can I get megestrol acetate/feralstat or ovaban?
Do I have to involve a vet?(Not likely here.)
The neighborhood is being over run by ferals. It is not feasible or affordable to trap & neuter all of the cats. Esp. with no help from neighbors or rescue groups. THANKS for any information you can provide.
steveh
#305 Dec 12, 2012
Barbara, Did the money grubbing bastard even give you a reason why. You should have told him to put his/her bill "where the sun don't shine"!!!! Please post his name & address - I'll be glad to contact him & it won't be to wish him/her a Merry Christmas. Good luck in finding a vet willing to write you a perscription - they're out there so don't give up. Steve
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SoCAL
#306 Dec 12, 2012
Thanks for your responses to my inquiry!
I have a the head of feral rescue group (affiliated with a local shelter which the group influenced to become a no-kill) coming tomorrow to do a mass trapping for TNR.
I met with her today when she delivered a new large group trap & asked why they weren't using "the pill for cats". She was unaware of MA/Feralstat and asked why it wasn't mainstream. I said I imagined it had to do with FDA. She also expressed concerns about side affects. I said if we woman can use a pill why can't cats? How bad would it be for a male to get a low dose?(We LOL about that & agreed the world might be a more peaceful place - no offense to you guys intended, really).
After cries for help to many rescue groups over several years, I was directed to this local group as they are affiliated in their TNR program with Best Friends in Kanab, UT. Being new to this thread, there is lots of reading to get to the important facts.
Would one of you who has participated in this thread over the years please post the important facts in summary form so I can print and give to this woman? She is a successful, high profile business woman here in SoCA & is committed to improving the quality of life for "community"/feral cats and she has contacts with Best Friends. She possibly could be a tremendous help to the kitty birth control movement.
THANK YOU!

#287 Nov 27, 2012
James wrote:
I think the reason that so much of this info we've all uncovered on feline contraception is so sketchy and "hidden" is that the veterinary association does NOT want feline/canine contraception. This is only my conclusion. I just think there's too much money to be lost by vets if there was declining birth rates in cats & dogs.
As for feral colonies being "flea-free" after dosed with MA..the more I think about it, colonies dosed with MA and being fed properly on a regular basis does make a much healthier colony. With no females in estrus in the colony, there is not as much fighting, competition, etc. Fleas are attracted to cats/dogs in poor health. A healthy cat usually has less fleas than an unhealthy one...just my thoughts.
A friend of mine is considering setting up a website...a sort of "what happened to Feralstat" or "An Alternative To FeralStat"..just sort of a way to make this info more widely known for feral caretakers...what do some of you think about this?
James
I think this is a wonderful idea! Thanks James
James
#288 Nov 27, 2012
My friend is willing to buy the domain name to disseminate the ifno we've all uncovered about using MA in liquid suspension in place of actual

The question I have, what do some of you think the domain name should be?

I'm open for suggestions....give me your input. Guess we need it to be simple & easy to remember and tell others about it without much chance for spelling errors...

Some ideas:
whathappenedtoferalstat DOT com

felinebirthcontrol DOT com

birthcontrolforferals DOT com

Any of you have other suggestions?

James
Randall
San Cesareo, Italy
#289 Nov 27, 2012
Or: feralcatbirthcontrol DOT com?

Randall
Annie
#290 Nov 27, 2012
How about "NoMoreFeralKittens DOT com
Barbara in Orlando
#291 Nov 28, 2012
James - if your target audience is people outside of the TNR /rescue world, I wouldn't use "feral" in the domain name since 90% of people either don't know the term or have a negative association with it.

FYI, after a post I read on another blog about the FDA being responsible for Feralstat being off the market I searched the FDA website, both regular and veterinary drugs and recalls,voluntary withdrawals, and safety alerts and there was nothing at all for "Feralstat".

I also read through the FDA guidelines for veterinarians as far as prescribing human drugs to animals, and they're given pretty wide latitude.

As far as the trademark, John Caltabiano is listed as "registrant" but I didn't check to see how the registrant passing away affects the trademark status.

My two cents - after advocating for humane treatment of feral cats here in Florida for years and coming up against a few well connected cat haters whose life goal seems to be keeping catch-and-kill the method of choice for "controlling" feral cats through animal control, it doesn't surprise me when anyone walks away from public endorsement of TNR/feral birth control. These people are vicious and tireless.
James
#292 Nov 28, 2012
Barabara, you are right about the majority of the public not knowing what the word "feral" means.
After I made my post above about the domain having the word "feralstat" in theDOT com site, I began to wonder about myself about trademark infringement...probably best the word "feralstat" be left out of the domain name.

I too have run up against the cat-haters and know exactly what you mean about that.

I myself too do not think that Feralstat was pulled because of FDA...if it had been, there would be record of it on the web somewhere. The ones that keep saying the FDA pulled Feralstat can't ever offer one shred of evidence to support that. Even some veterinarians erroneously report this as well, a perfect example was the post I posted here a few months ago about those vets that are on the payroll at one of those askDOTcom websites where a person asks a question and then pays the vet online when they answer it--lots & lots of erroneous information being "sold" to customers by these online vets when they ask about Feralstat. Not a single one of them ever quote this Topix thread or offer alternatives to their customers when asking about alternatives to Feralstat.

I think if there was a simple website setup with a condensed version of what we all have found out here on our own about a safe alternative to Feralstat, more & more unwanted litters would be prevented, plus the public and vets themselves would be more educated about feline contraception.

My friend has offered to set up a simple website for this purpose and I will supply him with the condensed & correct methods/info of mixing and dosing the MA, thus the public would not have to wade thru this now 2-yr old Topix thread for info on Feralstat alternatives.

Last weekend, I visited a large business and the employees there had "adopted" a small colony of feral cats on the premises..all employees feed them daily and they are trying their best to TNR the colony, but they can't get ahead of the game. I told them about MA and this thread...they are now in process of buying MA and mixing themselves until they can TNR the whole colony. The employees had no idea a feline contraceptive existed and neither did their vet (supposedly).

Keep suggesting domain names folks....I'll keep you posted..

James
Barbara in Orlando
#293 Nov 28, 2012
I think the site is a great idea. Anything that can be done should be done to spread the word that we finally have an edible birth control for cats. Especially since it looks as if this is going to have to be a grassroots movement since the large groups can't/won't endorse it.

If you need it, I copied all but the last couple posts from this thread that discussed dosage and where to get MA in to a Word doc.

As far as a name - what about catbirthcontrol dot com.

Barbara
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#294 Nov 28, 2012
What about:

BirthControlForCats DOT com ?

Easy to remember and spell...

James
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BusyBee
#295 Nov 28, 2012
James wrote:
What about:
BirthControlForCats DOT com ?
Easy to remember and spell...
James
I like your idea and also "Barbara in Orlando" suggestion of CatBirthControl dot com
BirthControl4Cats dot com (yours in another way :)

Did you get my email, James?
James
#296 Nov 28, 2012
Busy Bee, I like your suggestion as well. Yes, I did get your email...you should have received a reply by now..if not, email me back & I will resend it.

James
James
#297 Nov 28, 2012
Barbara in Orlando: Another good suggestion you have there for a domain name...I may just see if my friend will register two names and point the DNS settings to one site, that way we can be covered with two easy to remember names...after a few more suggestions for domain names, then maybe we can all decide and I'll send the domain names to my friend and let him register itwith domain services and then he can work on getting a web site up & running.

The MS Word document would be great to have with all the dosages listed. I can PDF it with Acrobat Pro X and people visiting the site would have access to a PDF as well as MS Word documents.

Last night while researching more on megestrol acetate for feline contraception, I ran across some foreign websites that referred to a drug known as "Megecat"...turns out this is a feline contraceptive prescribed by vets in other countries such as Belgium, Switzerland, etc. I haven't researched much more on the dosages, but it seems like it has been used for some time in other countries. I wonder why so many vets here in USA are unaware of MA in felines for contraception?? Hmm...just strengthens my hypothesis that there is too much $$$ involved in feline contraception here in the USA and the drug companies can't patent MA, thus we have to wait years & years for ACCD and FDA and drug companies to bring AFFORDABLE contraceptives for cats and dogs to market, if they ever do.

Barbara, you hit the nail on the head when you said this is turning into a grassroots effort. I'm glad we all stuck with this for the sake of the kitties as well as the caretakers.

I'm sure when the website goes up there will be all the naysayers and hate mail coming in from all over...I'm sure it will be bombarded...I know that is a "given"...I'm just surprised this thread itself has stayed so "clean" and not hijacked by the naysayers.

When I read your post Barbara, it reminded me of this quote: "Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed it's the only thing that ever has." -Margaret Mead

I'll keep you all posted on progress of the website as other suggestions come in.

James
JKPC
#298 Dec 10, 2012
Where can I get megestrol acetate/feralstat or ovaban?
Do I have to involve a vet?(Not likely here.)
The neighborhood is being over run by ferals. It is not feasible or affordable to trap & neuter all of the cats. Esp. with no help from neighbors or rescue groups. THANKS for any information you can provide.
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#299 Dec 10, 2012
You can google to find megestrol acetate on non-prescription foreign sites. Any MA strength will do. You would just have to break it down for the dosing protocol you choose. I've seen 2 so far, but have not read the entire site right here. Because only small amounts would be ordered, the product comes into the country relatively smoothly. What we would use for cats is not enough to make customs think we are setting up a resale operation.
Barbara in Orlando
#300 Dec 10, 2012
James - I emailed you the Word doc. with the MA dosage discussions from this forum - please let me know if you don't get it. Sorry about the delay - for some reason I don't get all notifications of new postings and just got one today.

As far as Megecat, that's interesting and not surprising. When I was searching PubMed for MA studies I noticed that vets outside the US often offered the full text of their studies for free on-line where very few if any studies from US vets were available in full. It's all very discouraging.

Thanks for the inspirational quote.
James
#301 Dec 10, 2012
I got it Barbara...I have replied via email to you.
Thank you so much!

Website will be up soon--may just be after Christmas though.

James
Debbie
United States
#302 Dec 12, 2012
So where can this product be purchased. I have several kittens this year. More than last year. ANd I would love to help keep this from happening. Too many cats that aren't wanted.
Debbie in Texas
United States
#303 Dec 12, 2012
I would love to find this product or anything like it. Any help anyone can give would be greatly appreciated.
Barbara in Orlando
#304 Dec 12, 2012
Did you read posting # 260 ? Excellent info. about approaching a vet about prescribing MA. My first request was a "no" (and he charged me for the visit) but that was a learning experience and I'll keep trying.

#269 and #299 mention ordering from foreign sources.
JKPC wrote:
Where can I get megestrol acetate/feralstat or ovaban?
Do I have to involve a vet?(Not likely here.)
The neighborhood is being over run by ferals. It is not feasible or affordable to trap & neuter all of the cats. Esp. with no help from neighbors or rescue groups. THANKS for any information you can provide.
steveh
#305 Dec 12, 2012
Barbara, Did the money grubbing bastard even give you a reason why. You should have told him to put his/her bill "where the sun don't shine"!!!! Please post his name & address - I'll be glad to contact him & it won't be to wish him/her a Merry Christmas. Good luck in finding a vet willing to write you a perscription - they're out there so don't give up. Steve
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SoCAL
#306 Dec 12, 2012
Thanks for your responses to my inquiry!
I have a the head of feral rescue group (affiliated with a local shelter which the group influenced to become a no-kill) coming tomorrow to do a mass trapping for TNR.
I met with her today when she delivered a new large group trap & asked why they weren't using "the pill for cats". She was unaware of MA/Feralstat and asked why it wasn't mainstream. I said I imagined it had to do with FDA. She also expressed concerns about side affects. I said if we woman can use a pill why can't cats? How bad would it be for a male to get a low dose?(We LOL about that & agreed the world might be a more peaceful place - no offense to you guys intended, really).
After cries for help to many rescue groups over several years, I was directed to this local group as they are affiliated in their TNR program with Best Friends in Kanab, UT. Being new to this thread, there is lots of reading to get to the important facts.
Would one of you who has participated in this thread over the years please post the important facts in summary form so I can print and give to this woman? She is a successful, high profile business woman here in SoCA & is committed to improving the quality of life for "community"/feral cats and she has contacts with Best Friends. She possibly could be a tremendous help to the kitty birth control movement.
THANK YOU!
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Thursday, July 24, 2008 FeralStat contraceptive: ACCD statement AnimalResources early requested a statement about FeralStat from leading feral cat and nonsurgical sterilization veterinarians and the Alliance ...
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