after the 10 days of levoquin I stopped it, then started back on the septra ds again along with the biaxin xl and plq continuing. I did this for 4 months, and it seems to have gotten the bart for me...

how is he pulsing it in? the reason dr. h did the biaxin xl and plaquenl with the levoquin at he same time was to get the bart with 2 intracellular meds at the same time! he thought it would really throw them off, and I guess it did.

But I don't think there's a right or wrong answer here. Every llmd has their combo of meds that has worked well for them adn their patients...go with what the two of you decide and see how it goes. You can always change if you don't hthink it's working for you...

remember you're a team!

Best of luck with it..I'll keep you in my prayers that it will do the trick!!

The Bartbusting plan entails pulsing in the Cipro for 2 weeks with Biaxin, Plaquenil, & Malarone or Mepron, and giving the Septra a rest simultaneously.

Otherwise, you will just be re-exposed to it all over again if your cat is a carrier. Supposedly, upwards of 40% of cats in some geographical areas are carriers of Bartonella.

In fact, according to a handout from our vet, which he printed off of a veterinary website, if a pet owner has Bartonella, then there's a 95% chance that the owner's cat(s) will be positive for Bartonella, also. Sorry, I don't have the veterinary website for this statistic, so I can't post it.