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I don't have an FIV cat, but several of us here have oldies with dodgy kidneys and arthritis and use Metacam for pain relief (for quality of life), but keep an eye on kidney function. There's a thread here that might help - it's not ideal, but you don't need to panic! http://www.catchat.org/felinef...

Well we went back to the vets and have now got him back on the eye ointment, but our usual vet was on holiday, so we saw another different one, he said he'd like us to go back in a couple of weeks to see the other vet to see what he thinks is best. He also gave him an antibiotic injection in case he...

In my experience eye infections can take weeks to get under control, I spent the best part of 6 months trying to get Hectors cleared up once and for all and it took several changes of drops to finally knock it on the head. Just keep plugging away with the vet visits. Hi thanks for your message. I t...

Did the vet use dye when examining his eyes? 2 weeks back Bobby seemed very reluctant to open his left eye. When we tried to see what was the matter, we could not see anything. At first the vet couldn't either. But then she used a green dye and found two tiny spots. She said they were ulcers and ga...

Hi Just wondered if anyone knows of any home/alternative remedies for treating our FIV cat's recurring eye problems, he'd had antibiotic drops and ointment 3 times now, but a week or 2 after stopping them it flares up again. The vets have checked his eyes and can't find any foreign bodies, scratches...