I agree - sounds perhaps like this vet doesn't know much about FIV and
"full blown aids" whatever that is. Perhaps she's "assuming" kitty
has some kind of lymphoma in the intestinal area. I'd wait for the
other vet to come back also.
The metro (Flagyl) sounds good. I'm just wondering why kitty is on
Prednisone, especially if kitty has no immune system. 1/4 Immodium
sounds ok - I usually use old-fashioned Kao Pectin, although have to
get the kind for animals at a farmers association store (NOT the
grocery store, it can't be used on cats).
I usually use Panacur as an initial effort for kitty diarrhea,
assuming parasite, then if that doesn't work, I go to something else.
Sometime I cut the kitty diet back to canned or boiled chicken and
white rice, to placate the digestive tract.
Never tried putting sugar in Clinda, but I'm inspired to try it
sometime, thanks.
Gloria
On Aug 13, 2009, at 12:13 PM, Susan Hoffman wrote:
"full blown AIDS"???? Does Rebecca have FIV (sometimes mistakenly
referred to as kitty AIDS) or FeLV?
Metronidazole is the "metro" you're referring to. It's typically
prescribed for giardia and other intestinal parasites.
Unless this gets significantly worse, I would hold off on the stool
sample till your regular vet gets back. Half the time you get a
negative on the fecal test only because the parasite has not reached
sufficient mass to be detected on the test. A lot of vets treat
symptomatically.
Bonus with the metronidazole is that it supposedly will settle an
upset tummy (I assume this is based on feedback from human patients)
and may improve appetite.
Are you giving pill or liquid metronidazole? The stuff is one of
the worst tasting meds around. I usually liquify and add a little
sugar to make it more palatable.
--- On Thu, 8/13/09, Iva Lark Emily Seaberg
<[email protected]> wrote:
From: Iva Lark Emily Seaberg <[email protected]>
Subject: [Felvtalk] Rebecca - Tummy troubles
To: [email protected]
Date: Thursday, August 13, 2009, 9:57 AM
Rebecca had a significant gum
infection when she was diagnosed almost two weeks ago and
the vet had placed her on Clindamyacin twice a day for ten
days, and Prednisone twice a day for 7 days and then once a
day for 21 days. I started the Clindamyacin about 7/8 days
ago and the Prednisone a few days ago. Becca has gradually
developed diarrhea, and this morning it was worse, to the
point she had leaked a bit on the bed where she slept. I
felt so bad for her! So I called the vet to see about
stopping the Clinda or if there were other options/causes I
should be concerned about.
The vet said to give her a quarter of an Immodium AD pill
twice a day, and reduce the Prednisone to once a day and to
switch to an antibiotic Metro something for a week. The vet
said Clinda doesn’t usually give diarrhea? She said it
could be the Prednisone but her bigger concern is that it
may be a gut bacteria making her sick so the Metro should
help with that. She really stressed that Becca is in full
blown AIDS essentially, has no immune system and is a
ticking time bomb for something so I need to stay on top of
this and if Becca isn’t 100% better in 48 hours she wants
to do a stool sample culture. This is not my usual vet, who
is still on vacation until next week. Aside from the
diarrhea Becca is acting just fine, though she didn’t
finish all of her dinner last night which I can understand.
Should I be terribly concerned at this point? I almost felt
like the vet was trying to panic me a bit and brace me for
this being the end. How likely is that? I’m heading on my
lunch to get her new meds, but I was going to go to the gym
after work as usual but if I need to rush home after work
instead I will.
Iva
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