<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html charset=utf-8"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><div class="">Glad to hear that Merlot is eating some on his own. That’s great!</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Regarding AZT, you might check the Feline Retrovirus Guidelines paper for more information:</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><a href="http://www.catvets.com/guidelines/practice-guidelines/retrovirus-management-guidelines" class="">http://www.catvets.com/guidelines/practice-guidelines/retrovirus-management-guidelines</a></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">AZT can cause non-regenerative anemia. More information in the PDF.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Lance</div><br class=""><div><blockquote type="cite" class=""><div class="">On Oct 22, 2015, at 6:28 AM, Maya D'Alessio <<a href="mailto:mdelow@gmail.com" class="">mdelow@gmail.com</a>> wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><div class=""><p dir="ltr" class="">He ate 1/4 cup of dry food on his own over night! I am so happy. I'll still be supplementing with force feeding, but such an improvement.</p><p dir="ltr" class="">Amani, my vet called yours yesterday and is just waiting to hear back. I am not interested in starting azt unless merlot gets worse, I share the same concerns about how harsh it is on the cat, and the literature didn't conclusively show improvement.</p><p dir="ltr" class="">I want to hold of on another blood check until Sunday. As long as he is visibly improving, I'm not as worried, and I want to give his body time to regenerate all those white blood cells.</p><p dir="ltr" class="">Thank you to everyone for the support. We aren't out of the woods yet, but merlot is not giving up!</p>
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