Glad to hear that Merlot is eating some on his own. That’s great! Regarding AZT, you might check the Feline Retrovirus Guidelines paper for more information:
http://www.catvets.com/guidelines/practice-guidelines/retrovirus-management-guidelines <http://www.catvets.com/guidelines/practice-guidelines/retrovirus-management-guidelines> AZT can cause non-regenerative anemia. More information in the PDF. Lance > On Oct 22, 2015, at 6:28 AM, Maya D'Alessio <[email protected]> wrote: > > He ate 1/4 cup of dry food on his own over night! I am so happy. I'll still > be supplementing with force feeding, but such an improvement. > > Amani, my vet called yours yesterday and is just waiting to hear back. I am > not interested in starting azt unless merlot gets worse, I share the same > concerns about how harsh it is on the cat, and the literature didn't > conclusively show improvement. > > I want to hold of on another blood check until Sunday. As long as he is > visibly improving, I'm not as worried, and I want to give his body time to > regenerate all those white blood cells. > > Thank you to everyone for the support. We aren't out of the woods yet, but > merlot is not giving up! > >
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