Re: [Felvtalk] Urgent Advice Needed

2012-02-11 Thread Marcia
retired) and I'm going to have a devil of a > time trying to get to see her. But I'm going to try. > > Amanda Vollaro > avoll...@optonline.net > - Original Message - From: "Beth" > To: > Sent: Friday, February 10, 2012 9:36 PM > Subject: Re: [

Re: [Felvtalk] Urgent Advice Needed

2012-02-11 Thread Marcia
I don't know why your veterinarian did that. It's always been my understanding that tetracyclines are the only treatment for mycoplasma. I'd google the hell out of that one. And I'm very sorry. I'd either get another vet or get my own Doxycycline, Bird Biotic by Thomas Labs. Very sorry for y

Re: [Felvtalk] Urgent Advice Needed

2012-02-10 Thread Amanda Vollaro
vet on Long Island (and possibly in all of NY), and she does things the old fashioned way. Problem is she does mostly surgery (semi retired) and I'm going to have a devil of a time trying to get to see her. But I'm going to try. Amanda Vollaro avoll...@optonline.net - Original Messa

Re: [Felvtalk] Urgent Advice Needed

2012-02-10 Thread Heather
Can u contact rescues around you to try to find some doxy? Most I know usually have it on hand. Very sorry to hear about Kiss:( Scent from my wireless handheld litterbox =^..^= On Feb 10, 2012, at 9:36 PM, Beth wrote: > So sorry to hear about Kiss. Poor baby. > Are sure he had Hemobartonella?

Re: [Felvtalk] Urgent Advice Needed

2012-02-10 Thread Beth
So sorry to hear about Kiss. Poor baby. Are sure he had Hemobartonella? Doxy would have been the treament. I had a non FeLV cat who had it. So sad. Beth dlg...@windstream.net wrote: >If you have any question about the antibotic and cannot get a reasonable >answer from him soon, I would go for a

Re: [Felvtalk] Urgent Advice Needed

2012-02-10 Thread dlgegg
If you have any question about the antibotic and cannot get a reasonable answer from him soon, I would go for a 2nd opinion. Do yo have a 24 hour emergency vet near you? I can get to one i about 1 hour and they have a very up to date set up with ultrasound and the works. Amanda Vollaro

[Felvtalk] Urgent Advice Needed

2012-02-10 Thread Amanda Vollaro
I am sad to say that Kiss (FeLV + Blood parasite boy) did not make it. He hung on for three days and fought like the dickens but could not shake it. What I need to know is why my vet prescribed azithromyicin and clavamox for the parasite when doxycycline is the only proven treatment. I cannot g