Please, help my kitten.

akami

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My 5 months old Norvegian forest kitten had been diagnosed with tritrichonema. He had it for over a months before finally being diagnosed. He was on Albon for almost a month (which didn't help, obviously). He is now on ronidazole. Even before ronidazole, about a week since he started to be sick (about 3 weeks before we finally had him diagnosed correctly) he developed a strange, hip swaying, waddling gait. It is getting worse. Two different vets checked his hips and spine and legs and said that there is NO damage. He is getting weaker and weaker. Makes few steps and lays down. He is eating okay. Drinking a little bit, in addition, in order to avoid dehydration we have him drink from the syringe about 2ml 4 times a day. Especially AFTER administrating ronidazole. He is sleeping and resting a LOT. Though he is alert, and can follow sound and/or image. He has no diarrhia, or constupation, though his stool is soft. His head is not jerking, his eyes are focusing correctly, his heartrate is NORMAL. What can be causing this strange, rickety, wobbly, weird gait and weaknes. He literally gets tired after 10 steps. His blood tests has only TWO problems. Eosinophils are 0% while the norm is 2%-10% and WBC count is 30.55 with norm of 5.5 - 19.5. His tests show NEGATIVE for Feline Leukimia and Feline Aids. Please, if anyone can help us to save our kitten.
 

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I think it's side effects of the medication.  I knew about possible neurological side effects but I found others in this article that fit http://www.vcahospitals.com/main/pet-health-information/article/animal-health/ronidazole/786   Unfortunately this is serious medicine but it's the only one that treats this.  I have heard and I seen in this article that people should wear gloves when handling the medicine and cleaning out the litter box.  I don't want to scare you, medication is always a benefit versus risk equation.  This is the only medication that will successfully treat this.
 
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