Hi Nina The situation has been a bit overwhelming for me. As this was the other vet in the office we saw Friday. I did not feel too comfortable telling him what to prescribe. I told him about the zithromax and he prescribed something else. He is a good vet. He did not prescribe for the eye because I was not able to get anything in his eye at the time. Your method was what I was doing until the eye became too painful for me to even touch that near it. I was able to use the antibiotic ointment this AM. I still need to talk to his regular vet about the monthly injections of immunoregulin and if she is willing to do the oral low dose alferon. I had hoped to see her Friday but she had a conference to attend. Junior is about the same some days seem better than others. He still eats dry food. I had not seen him do that for days. I know there is no magic bullet for FeLV but I was hoping for a better outcome than his being sick all the time.
As for the steroids are you speaking about for his eye? I think I can discuss that with Dr Staunton next time I see or speak with her. I will also check on the ketophen. Thanks Sally Hi Sally, I just wanted to comment on getting the antibiotic ointment in Junior's eye... If you put a line of the ointment on your finger and gently apply it to his closed eye, (on the line where his eyelids meet), at least some will go in his eye and it should help at least keep his eye moist. I didn't see you comment on Michelle's post about steriods. Have you been to a specialist for his eye? Maybe your vet could just consult with an ophthalmologist over the phone to see what they think of the situation? Speaking of old fashioned pain meds... I have used Ketofen syrup for dogs. It doesn't taste bad, slight "medicine" taste, but not bitter and the the dosage, (at least for small dogs), is small enough that I'm betting it could be hidden in some baby food, or easily squirted in his mouth. I did a quick search on it to see if it can be given to cats and came up with the following site on pain control for dogs and cats: http://www.2ndchance.info/pain.htm Nina Sally wrote: I knew that I skipped a day on the aspirin.. also the vet said the anti-inflammatory properties were good for his eye. He ate more today.good sign I hope. sally
