[Felvtalk] Help with Yeast Infection

[Katherine K.]

Welcome to the group, Corrine. I am very sorry about your kitty's diagnosis
but we are here to support you and her. I don't have any experience with
ear yeast infections in cats but others on the list may. If you are also on
Facebook there is an "Owners of FeLV+/FIV+ Cats" private group that is
pretty active too.

On Wed, Sep 7, 2016 at 10:24 PM, Corinne Shank <cms9323 at hotmail.com> wrote:

> My cat who is 7.5 years old has had on and off yeast ear infections for
> the past 2 years.  After the last infection that did not respond to
> treatment,  I asked the vet to see if she had any immune deficiency issues
> as I had read that yeast was opportunistic where cats have a suppressed
> immune system.  Unfortunately the test for Felv (Elisa) came back
> positive.   I am just devastated as she is my little princess.   When I got
> her as a kitten,  she had tested positive but tested negative a month
> later.  I was told that if a kitten tested negative after positive,  that
> she had shed the virus and would be free of Felv.   I guess that is not the
> case.    I would have never brought her home if I had any idea that she was
> positive as I have another cat who was and still is Felv negative.
>
> So the problem I have now is what to do with her ears.   The vet said to
> use Gentizol every couple of days to keep the infection down.  Are there
> any other recommendations?
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