there's a whole subset of vets and individuals who insist upon considering FIV the equivalent of HIV/AIDS (joel is of that school), and use not only human terminology (ARC, full-blown AIDS, etc) but treating FIV with AZT and the drug cocktails that are used in humans. luckily, i have never encountered any of these folks in real life, as everything i've read shows that while this might have made sense when the virus was first isolated in the late 80s, subsequent research has shown that the viruses are not that similar. (despite what we've just learned re: their both being lentiviruses!)
so i'm with my friends here saying wait til your regular vet gets back! if this one is claiming your cat is in some full-blown-HUMAN-disease, i'd be terribly concerned, myself, especially if kitty is supposed to have FeLV and not FIV to start with.... folks, doesn't met often cause diarrhea, too, tho? i'm not accustomed to clindamycin doing that, myself, tho it could just be the disturbance of the intestinal flora. i go for yogurt or pumpkin before i add any other antibugs..... MC -- Spay & Neuter Your Neighbors! Maybe That'll Make The Difference.... MaryChristine Special-Needs Coordinator, Purebred Cat Breed Rescue (www.purebredcats.org) Member, SCAT (Special-Cat Action Team) _______________________________________________ Felvtalk mailing list [email protected] http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org
