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@SafariDoc Let me ask them. I talk to my vet every Tuesday after merlin weekly treatment so I will ask him then.

@SafariDoc Ohh, found it. It's IDEXX, I think. That's what's written on the results. I went to their website and see saw the test name on their webpage Tests and Services | IDEXX Reference Laboratories - IDEXX US

@SafariDoc His titer is 1:32,768. It's been like that since the first diagnosis and hasnt changed throughout treatment. But the last test we did was October 26. He is due for another one on his next visit. I don't know what kind of antigen test is being used. The results just say...

Thanks for the info @SafariDoc ! I am so interested in reading the article of the indoor cat with cryptococcus. I will have to remind myself to keep looking out for it Merlin is an indoor only cat who got it. He is currently on fluconazole and terbinafine daily, prednisolone twice a week and...

I forgot to mention. Merlin was also on predisolone when he lost his appetite. He was taking it every day for 2 weeks, and then he went down to every other day. He is still taking it now and is on twice a week. To be honest, I don't really think the prednisolone helped with his appetite but...

@dcat471 I know you said he is a dry food eater only, but I highly recommend trying this wet food. It's called Royal Canin Recovery food. It's for cats and dogs who are recovering from surgery or illness and have no appetite. It is supposedly more appetizing than other foods, smellwise and...

@profcat I know! It was really hard to find information on Cryptococcus except the general stuff on the internet when Merlin first got diagnosed it. Just wanted to give everyone an update, so Merlin was not responding well to the Intrafungol (itraconazole). His 2nd antigen test came out that...

@hexiesfriend Thank you sooo much for sharing! Wow only a week before seeing results.. that is amazing!!! I'm so glad to finally hear of someone who said they were able to get rid of it in the nasal cavity area. Was your cat's nose swollen as well? My vet also said something similar, that...

@fionasmom I am also sorry for what you went thru :( and thank you for sharing your story with me. In the beginning when he came out positive for crypto, it was so hard to find anyone who gone through this horrible infection/disease. I literally spent hours and days on the internet trying to...

I was also wondering if anyone knows whether or not the damage to his nose is reversible. I asked my vet and he said they can't surgically remove that swelling nodule in his nose or whatever it is. I'm not really sure if the fungal medicine is supposed to make that go away or if he will have...

@silent meowlook Yes he has been checked for FELV/FIV twice. Once last year when I first adopted him and then again when this started. And yes, he is indoor only. He has never escaped either so I have no clue how he even got this as I heard its from pigeon droppings. My vets theory is that...

I'm feeling so discouraged lately. And was hoping to hear of anyone who's had some success with fighting Cryptococcus, or just success stories in general. I adopted my cat Merlin a year ago. He was found in the parking lot of Target and came with giardia. I successfully treated him for...

He's not overweight, nor does he need to loose weight.  He's still a growing kitten.  Sorry,  I should have made it clearer, I just call him my "fatty" cause he loves to eat. I have to reduce his food intake because I was giving him too much food (first time doing both wet and dry so I didn't...

Verdict from the vet: my new cat is healthy but is a fatty that likes to eat    Vet said I'm feeding him too much, so I need to cut back on his meals so he doesn't become overweight.  Also said to feed him more dry, than wet.   Last night, he had his normal one can for dinner at 6pm.  I...

@LTS3  Thank you for that suggestion, I just looked at Soulistic's site and I'm definitely going to go try these out once I finish off these weruva cans.   @AbbysMom  Yes I know what you mean.  My last 2 cats were super picky about their food.  I tried a bunch of great brands and they wouldn't...

Thanks @Aldewyne   !! I signed up to get my free trial bag.  I did a search, and quite a few stores carry it in my area. 

The Nutrisource dry kibble I'm feeding is 21% (24 g) carbs per cup.  I guess its not too bad compared to the really good stuff on the market.   Unfortunately, my schedule doesn't allow for me to feed him purely canned food.  So it's going to have to be a mixture of wet and dry regardless.  I...

@Columbine  Thank you so much for all that information!! it greatly helped alot!  I'm going to look into those automatic feeders tonight once I get off work.  And yes my cat seems to prefer the wet food but has no problems eating the dry food I leave out lol. I did ask the shelter when adopting...

When I was syringe feeding my sick cat right before he passed away, my vet recommended small amounts at least 6 times a day.  He was about 12-13 lbs when he became very sick.  

I know ;( I really wanted him to get him on the Nature's Variety Instinct which said it had 45% protein, 19% fat and 3% fiber but he wont touch that stuff.  I go to a local family owned pet store that only sells the good stuff and they were super nice and gave me like 20 different food samples...