{"id":35688,"date":"2025-11-11T13:09:14","date_gmt":"2025-11-11T13:09:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/joomhost1.com\/leishvet\/?page_id=35688"},"modified":"2025-11-12T07:28:31","modified_gmt":"2025-11-12T07:28:31","slug":"therapy-in-cats","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/joomhost1.com\/leishvet\/therapy-in-cats\/","title":{"rendered":"Therapy"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row row_height_percent=&#8221;0&#8243; back_color=&#8221;Alive-green1&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; content_parallax=&#8221;0&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;180015&#8243; back_color_type=&#8221;uncode-palette&#8221;][vc_column column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; position_vertical=&#8221;middle&#8221; align_horizontal=&#8221;align_center&#8221; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; shift_x=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y_down=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; medium_width=&#8221;0&#8243; mobile_width=&#8221;0&#8243; width=&#8221;1\/1&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;122025&#8243;][vc_custom_heading auto_text=&#8221;yes&#8221; text_color=&#8221;accent&#8221; heading_semantic=&#8221;h1&#8243; text_size=&#8221;h3&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;123021&#8243; text_color_type=&#8221;uncode-palette&#8221;]This is a custom heading element.[\/vc_custom_heading][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; shift_x=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y_down=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; medium_width=&#8221;0&#8243; mobile_width=&#8221;0&#8243; sticky=&#8221;yes&#8221; width=&#8221;5\/12&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;173105&#8243;][vc_single_image dynamic=&#8221;yes&#8221; media_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; advanced=&#8221;yes&#8221; media_items=&#8221;media|original,sep-one|reduced,caption&#8221; media_text=&#8221;under&#8221; media_overlay_opacity=&#8221;50&#8243; media_h_align=&#8221;center&#8221; media_padding=&#8221;2&#8243; media_text_reduced=&#8221;yes&#8221; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;366139&#8243;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;7\/12&#8243;][vc_column_text text_lead=&#8221;small&#8221; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;127198&#8243; el_class=&#8221;text-justify&#8221;]Information regarding the therapy for FeL is currently derived solely from descriptive, non-controlled studies.<\/p>\n<p>Empirical treatment involving two of the most recommended drugs for dogs is generally considered clinically effective and appears to be safe in most cases. The most frequently used protocol is currently the combination of meglumine antimoniate and allopurinol. However, allopurinol or meglumine antimoniate monotherapies have also been found clinically effective and widely used, particularly in case of adverse effects with one of the two drugs. In certain instances, allopurinol is the preferred choice when owners prefer to avoid performing subcutaneous injections.[\/vc_column_text][vc_custom_heading text_color=&#8221;Alive-green5&#8243; text_size=&#8221;h5&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;614002&#8243; text_color_type=&#8221;uncode-palette&#8221;]Table 2. 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