My cat Buster was diagnosed with FELV when he first arrived at my house at approximately 6 months old, he is now almost 2 years old. About 6 months after I found him he became symptomatic, at least in his skin health, he was diagnosed with feline leukemia related giant cell dermatosis by a specialist at a veterinary university hospital. After a course of AZT his skin problems (lesions near mouth and on pads) had seemed to subsided. He had to stop taking the AZT as his RBC was dropping after each blood count. He is currently on an antibiotic, clavamox tabs, 2x per day, mixed with wet food. However, he continues to have skin related problems on his pads and his red blood count has fallen-an effect of the FELV according to the vet. The vets don't want to risk another CBC because of the low blood count. He has taken exclusively the clavamox for about 3 months as well as 1 month prior to that. He has had no side effects, but I am wondering about any long term effects that antibiotic usage could have? Any other suggestions for an FELV kitty? Buster and I thank you!