Re: [Felvtalk] how long does it take for an infected cat to regain its strength

2011-11-28 Thread nckittenbird
Dana, Macey is not on AZT... The only supplement she is on now is L-Lysine. I also adopted another FeLv+ kitten who is 2 months older than Macey, kinda as a big brother and playmate for her. Right now, both stay in my office, behind closed doors, as I have many other cats who are not

Re: [Felvtalk] how long does it take for an infected cat to regain its strength?

2011-11-23 Thread nckittenbird
To chime in on this subject, my recently adopted FeLV+ kitten Macey (now 5 months) had a really bad URI that turned into pneumoniia ~ 3 months ago. She was initially sent home with Clavamox and Metoclopramide (for vomitting), and she got a Zofran injection at the vet in MA (where I adopted

[Felvtalk] how long does it take for an infected cat to regain its strength?

2011-11-22 Thread Dana Jarvis
My cat was diagnosed on Nov.10th but had been sick probably a couple of weeks prior to diagnosis. He was laying around the house alot and not really acting his playful self. I thought he had worms so when I took him to the vet I was shocked because I never heard of this virus. He also had

Re: [Felvtalk] how long does it take for an infected cat to regain its strength?

2011-11-22 Thread Maureen Olvey
I'm not sure about the other, but pneumonia can really make a cat feel bad. Amoxicillan may not be strong enough. I'd call the vet back and ask if a different antiobiotic might help more. I know Baytril is a stonger antibiotic but I don't know if that's the best or not I just know that