Dear Kathy: If you are concerned, it is never a stupid question. There is nothing you can catch from Killian in the way of a virus that is related to her being FeLV+ or having a URI or something like that. Things like fleas and other external parasites can certainly take up residence on humans, but they are not harmful to your unborn child, just irritating to you.
The only real concern that I can think of is that there is slight risk of toxoplasmosis associated with cleaning the litter box, but if you are worried about that, the doctor can do a screening test for antibodies, I believe. And it is relatively easy to avoid by either wearing rubber gloves and/or washing your hands after doing any litterbox cleaning; better yet, have your hubby clean the litterbox until after the baby is born. If Killian had bloodwork done, then I am sure that was why your husband thought she got an "injection" in the neck. I don't think it makes a big difference where she got the B-Vite injection. Injections of B-Vites don't need an adjuvant as do vaccines and that is what is thought to be associated with the VIS. B-Vites can also be incorporated with subQ fluids, though whenever I've tried that the cat has complained bitterly as it makes the fluids "sting." If the name of the abx began with a "C" it was probably Clavamox (a combo of amoxicillan and something else, I believe) or Clindamycin (which is usually indicated for infections in the mouth such as severe gingivitis) but the latter does not need to be refrigerated and is very gnarly tasting. I would be curious as to why the vet prescribed abx as that won't address anything viral, but is only effective for bacterial infections. But many vets routinely prescribe abx to address the possibility of opportunistic bacterial infections that may be waiting in the wings. I would definitely call and ask for an explanation. If there is no evidence of bacterial involvement, there may be homeopathic remedies that could be helpful without tweaking her GI tract the way abx can. If she is getting abx be sure she gets some probiotics or yogurt or acidophilus to counter the effects abx have in destroying the beneficial gut bacteria as well as the noxious sort. Here's hoping this will be just a minor episode and Killian will be back to normal soon. Is she on any kind of immunosupportive therapy? Sally in San Jose
