I don't know why your veterinarian did that. It's always been my understanding that tetracyclines are the only treatment for mycoplasma. I'd google the hell out of that one. And I'm very sorry. I'd either get another vet or get my own Doxycycline, Bird Biotic by Thomas Labs.
Very sorry for your loss, Marcia Sent from my iPhone On Feb 9, 2012, at 1:04 PM, Amanda Vollaro <avoll...@optonline.net> wrote: > I am sad to say that Kiss (FeLV + Blood parasite boy) did not make it. He > hung on for three days and fought like the dickens but could not shake it. > > What I need to know is why my vet prescribed azithromyicin and clavamox for > the parasite when doxycycline is the only proven treatment. I cannot get him > on the phone as he is in surgery, and I have another cat who has stopped > eating and is lethargic. I need her to get the appropriate treatment quickly, > she is the mother of most of our brood and is very special to us. > > Thanks, > Amanda Vollaro > avoll...@optonline.net > 516-350-0131 > _______________________________________________ > Felvtalk mailing list > Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org > http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org
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