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<P>Kelley,</P>
<P> Sorry this has been so frustrating. I want to comment o one particular statement;</P>
<P>"it is likely the URI panel will tell<BR>us the cause is viral, in which case antibiotics were never indicated to<BR>begin with and there is no cure for a virus."</P>
<P> That's not entirely true. The panel might target which antibiotic would actually work if it's a secondary bacterial infection. But, it IS more likely that it was basically viral. I know you said you love this Vet, but perhaps she's not familiar with the use of famciclovir inn cats with URI's. It doesn't work with anything but herpes, but since that is a frequent cause of URI in cats, it's certainly worth a shot. I've had very good results with it, and it has become one of my first lines of defense for my FeLV babies. If they sniffle or sneeze more than 24 hours, they start on it.</P>
<P>This article addresses t's use in Herpes, focusing on the ocular aspect, but dosing is discussed, and the URI connection;</P>
<P><A href="http://www.vscot.com/LibraryForms/FamciclovirUseFelineHerpes.pdf">http://www.vscot.com/LibraryForms/FamciclovirUseFelineHerpes.pdf</A></P>
<P>This covers a study with URIs as well as ocular and dermatitis...</P>
<P>Maybe someone will let you try it.</P>
<P>HTH,</P>
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<P>Margo<BR><BR></P>
<BLOCKQUOTE style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; TEXT-DECORATION: none; FONT-FAMILY: arial,sans-serif; FONT-WEIGHT: normal; COLOR: black; FONT-STYLE: normal; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px solid">-----Original Message----- <BR>From: Kelley S <MOONVINE@GMAIL.COM><BR>Sent: Jan 21, 2015 7:23 PM <BR>To: felvtalk <FELVTALK@FELINELEUKEMIA.ORG><BR>Subject: [Felvtalk] So frustrated <BR><BR>Well, it has been over a month and Merlin still has a cold. He has no<BR>ocular or nasal involvement. He has sneezing and congestion. When I took<BR>him to the vet in my new location, he diagnosed him with a mouth tumor.<BR>Also gave him antibiotics. I took him back for surgery a week later. I<BR>called that am and told them he was still symptomatic and asked if they<BR>wanted me to bring him in and they said yes because they thought the tumor<BR>may be contributing to his breathing problem.<BR><BR>I contacted the holistic vet up here and they gave me an estimate of $600.<BR>The office visit is $200, which I actually get because they give you an<BR>entire hour. Then they want to run a URI panel, which is another $200, and<BR>then some other test which I can't remember. Merlin is worth any amount of<BR>money to me, but I do have other cats and I just have a problem spending<BR>$600 on a cold when either he or they may need something more urgently<BR>later and if I have already spent money I will not have the money then.<BR><BR>So I called my old holistic vet, who I dearly love. I told her what this<BR>vet wanted to do, and she asked who the vet was, I told her, she said she<BR>knew of her but did not know her. So she said the URI panel will tell<BR>what is causing the URI, but as he has had antibiotics additional<BR>antibiotics are not going to help, so it is likely the URI panel will tell<BR>us the cause is viral, in which case antibiotics were never indicated to<BR>begin with and there is no cure for a virus. So that's basically a waste<BR>of $200. That concerns me. My old vet didn't come right out and say it<BR>but I don't think she is pleased with this vet. She doesn't think Merlin<BR>should have been under anaesthesia a week after tx for a cold. Also the<BR>vet apparently gave him 2 doses of Revolution a week apart. He did not<BR>tell me or charge me for the last one but it is in his chart. Also he took<BR>2 teeth out and did not tell me. So, does he need a dental? If so I would<BR>have highly preferred them to call and ask to do it while he was already<BR>under.<BR><BR>My holistic vet wants him to be on Natrum Muriaticum, which I looked up and<BR>it is table salt. At least if that is a waste of money it will be a waste<BR>of .88. Also wants him nebulized with saline, and on a raw diet which I am<BR>lagging badly in having him on.<BR><BR>By the way, I am not getting anyone's initial posts here. Sometimes I get<BR>the follow ups. No way to tell if I am getting them all.<BR><BR>Kelley, Merlin, and Coco.<BR></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY>