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I do not believe that she has been tested for Lyme. I can call the vet and see what his thoughts are. We have another follow-up appointment in 2 weeks. Since she is FIV+ I thought her symptoms may be solely related to it, but I can't rule out bone infection/ disease or Lyme disease, which makes...

So the vet said that he does not believe it to be a bone disease or arthritic based on her x-rays and the recurrence of the problem being 10 months apart. He also said the swelling I felt was between her arterial bone and another bone in her leg- and it was not painful to touch. If it were a...

I will definitely look into it - she has her follow-up appointment tomorrow so I will ask her vet about her thoughts on a bone infection - and I want copies of both of the radiographs for sure. 

Thanks Joseph - I will ask my vet if she believes it to be arthritic too. However, her swelling/ pain etc. only subsided with antibiotics - not with prescription NSAID pain relievers (used to treat arthritis) which makes me think it was more of a localized infection.  

You are right - I thought the Fel-o-vax lv-k was the FIV and FeLV vaccination in 1, but I was wrong. I will get her the supplements you recommended. Do you have any thoughts on the LTCI therapy?

I found Samantha outside as a stray. She was underweight, had fleas, and had an abscess on her leg. Since then she has become my best buddy!

Hello LGD! I decided to post her full medical history here just to show you what she's been through since I found her :) SAMANTHA KIRKWOOD OVERALL HEALTH NOTES Found Samantha as a stray on 8/27/13. Estimated DOB 2/27/13. She was underweight, she had fleas, and had an abscess on her back...

She was previously prescribed Onsior, and then at the last vet visit they prescribed her Clavamox (antibiotic) and Meloxicam (I gave her one dose). I can ask about the western blot test too- and I will definitely retest in 6 months :)