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Originally Posted by danielle d
Ok well the vet has tried him on 2 types of antibiotic so far... I'll ask about the testing, he's on the Hills science Plan food wet twice a day and dry is out all of the time. He doesn't have ulcers and seems to be eating and drinking as normal.
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OK for one thing - antibiotics do not have any effect on viruses!
FHR & FCV (aka Cat Flu) are viruses. Antibiotics in this case will only give his immune system a boost to fight off any other secondary infections.
It's possible he has something affecting his immune system such as FeLV or FIV... making it harder to deal with the flu. The only way you can find this out is to have tests done.
However Chlamydia can go on & on if it's not treated properly. Chlamydia is a retrovirus - not a proper virus - and can therefore be totally eliminated with the right ABs.
With all this to-ing and fro-ing to the vets, I'd be interested to see why it was recurring: Flu? an underlying immune problem like FIV/FeLV..? or something easily sorted like Chlamydia? A Chlamydia swab isn't expensive, neither are FIV/FeLV snap tests. It's harder to swab for flu as it can only be done when the cat is shedding either or both the viruses.