Jenn,
I'm fully aware of the logic behind not freely handing out prescription
drugs, or advising people on medical treatments based on the reporting
of a couple of symptoms. Not being an idiot, I'm fully aware of the
idiots that are out there, and the danger of arming them with
medications at whim. In this specific case, and in general with feral
cats that can't easily, (or, many times, at all), be examined and cared
for in the same way a house cat might, I am willing to do something
that MIGHT help, rather than do nothing at all for fear it's the wrong
thing. In other words, in many cases, I'm willing to intervene on the
side of proaction. I would just like to find a vet that understands
that without this sort of help, these cats may be doomed to slow
lingering deaths anyway. It would be infinately better for these
animals to have a vet work closely with a caregiver making sure the
choices we make are the most informed they can be.
Nina
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Just try to change your way of seeing
this situation Nina. Your vet may truly have your cat's best interests
at heart, She may have had a client in the past who was an idiot and
killed their cat at home with meds she gave out, and that made her less
trustful of people now, so she just doesn't want to take any chances
with any animal's health. Also, the FDA and USDA are very strict about
which drugs get used for which purpose. Many times it's a pain in all
of our asses, like the Feline Interferon, we can't get it here (in the
USA), and it sucks. But other times, it can save animals (and humans
too), like in Michelle's case with Bramble, she lives outside the USA,
and her flea medication (Stronghold) did not say on the label "not for
use in sick or weak cats", and now Bramble is very ill from it. In the
USA the same drug here (Revolution) has that warning on the box. The
government is, if anything guilty of creating laws that protect us TOO
MUCH (think the seatbelt law). Much preferable to a government that
does not give a crap at all and lets any freak with snake oil poison us
all (think Hartz). Your vet is probably the same way, she's doing what
she feels is necessary to protect you and your cats, maybe it's going a
tad too far, but I'm sure she means well. You called her and told her
you have a sick cat, and that it has a sore on it's neck from
scratching, she probably wants to be sure the cat is not really ill or
getting an infection before she gives you the meds. Back to the flea
meds, the Revolution, that's the same med that I'm talking about
Michelle gave to Bramble, you are NOT suppose to give it to sick or
weak cats, so your vet is probably correct in not giving it to you if
you've told her the cat is sick. See? You just have to change your
perspective around some. Of course, there are vets who are only in the
business to line their pockets, but we'll hope she isn't one of those.
Have you tried calling other local vets and asking them if they can
sell the Acarexx to you without an office visit? I think you can use it
even on a sick cat, so you may have better luck not mentioning that
your cat has been sick, and ONLY asking for the earmite meds, not the
Revolution.
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Thank you very much Jenn. I had read that Ivermectin is now approved,
can't remember where I saw it though, somewhere in my research
travels.
It does however still require a prescription when packaged for this
specific use. Really, I want to be fair and charitable, but I feel
like
hitting somebody.
Nina
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