I know this is a little long, but I also know that all of you love your pets as much as I love mine and I think it's important for me to share this with you to hopefully help prevent anyone having to go through what we did this past month.
I had bought Bio-Spot for my cats last summer. It was on sale for a really good price. When it arrived it seemed the amount of meds in each dose was excessive compared to other flea meds I'd used and I didn't like the way it made their fur look like someone had put hair gel on it. But I paid for it so I was determined to use it up and not waste the money. Lucius had lost a chunk of hair on the back of his neck. I was pretty sure it was because I'd changed his food from Science Diet Low Allergy to the Chicken Soup For Cat Lovers food. He has food allergies, but darned if I can figure out which ingredients he's allergic to besides mostly dairy (milk, eggs, yogurt). So I switched him back to the SDLA and when it came time to put on a new application of flea meds I put it on the spot where he'd lost fur figuring it'd be easier than trying to hold him and separate his fur by myself. A day later he didn't seem to act himself. He was really quiet and sleepy and wanted alot of attention. That is so not him! He only gives/wants attention on his terms. So when he gets like that I know something is wrong. I had his yearly check-up in two days so I thought I'd wait and hope he got better. If he didn't I planned on talking with the vet about it. I assumed his lethargy had to do with the original loss of fur from a week earlier and that he was getting worse with one problem. Lucius didn't get better and unfortunately when I took him for his yearly check-up it was with a brand new vet I'd switched to in order to try to save money. Big Mistake. While 'nice' the vet didn't take me seriously and I had to suggest to her what might be wrong with him. Like bugs or something related to his food allergies, etc. When I left the office and got home I was in tears. He was sick and getting worse and she acted like I was overreacting. So I took him back to my old vet. I'd always trusted them and they'd always treated my pets like they were their own. I'd only left because they were on the expensive side and now that we had Jaelyn I wasn't sure we could afford to stay with them. Dr Schroepe looked him over and asked me a bunch of questions. One of them was if I'd given him flea meds recently and what brand it was. I hadn't considered that part of the problem at all. But I told her yes and it was Bio-Spot. After some more tests she came back and told me he was having a toxic reaction to the flea meds. Even more so because I'd put it directly on the skin instead of on the fur where it would've been diluted somewhat. She told me that she's had quite a few patients in with toxic poisoning due to Bio-Spot and highly recommended I never use it again. She gave him a shot of steroids (I think it was) and I told her I'd throw away the remaining doses I had. By the time we got home I could tell he was starting to improve. At least enough to sit up and show interest in the scenery when I pulled into the driveway. It took a couple days before he was back to himself. I called the new vet and cancelled my appointment for the check-up of the other two kitties and made an appointment at the old vets for them. I'm angry with myself over the whole deal. At this point I don't care how much our old vet costs, when it comes to the safety of our family they're the only ones I trust 100% to keep them healthy. I'm dearly hoping none of you have to go through what Lucius and I did. Jesslan No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG. Version: 8.0.138 / Virus Database: 270.6.6/1627 - Release Date: 8/22/2008 6:48 AM
