"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 <melleph...@sbcglobal.net> wrote: > From: Iva Lark Emily Seaberg <melleph...@sbcglobal.net> > Subject: [Felvtalk] Rebecca - Tummy troubles > To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org > 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 > _______________________________________________ > Felvtalk mailing list > Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org > http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org > _______________________________________________ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org
