I trust Nina's opinion, Jane. I hope so much that MeMe will rally soon. Please give her kitty kisses from us.
Elizabeth, Phelix, Antonio, Tiffany, Lexie, Shakiti, Tori, Othello On 6/2/07, Nina <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Jane, This is just my personal opinion, but I would stop the Drontal, at least until you can talk to your vet. The fact that she was improving and that it is highly suspect that the Drontal put her off her food and (may have stressed her enough to bring back the runny eye symptom), makes me think that a step backward might be in order. When I looked into treating Giardia with Drontal, I neglected to also check for dosages. I don't know the mg dosage you are giving her but 2x daily for 5 days seems excessive to me. Worming meds, by their very nature are toxic. She may be refusing to eat because she's nauseous, give her some time to settle her stomach before you start to worry too much. Nina Jane Lyons wrote: > It has been one week since MeMe's diagnosis and yesterday > I thought we were making progress. Her swollen glands are > noticeably diminished, her sneezing has all but stopped and her > bad breath from stomatitis is very much improved. > > Her appetite has been great and I have been able to get her > to finish the daily dose of FortiFlora (probiotic) which my vet > is so hopeful about. We are also giving her the Maitake-DMG > twice each day. All was fine until the Drontal tablets arrived. > My vet prescribed two tablets daily (the canine variety) for 5 > days to treat her Giardia. She had consulted with Bayer before > prescribing it. The Metroniidazole that she had been on did not work. > > Last night her right eye became very runny and she threw up a good > bit of what looked like clear liquid. This morning she refused food > (I tried everything I could think of) and I resorted to putting a blob > of Nuti-cal on her paw. I suspect the Drontal is upsetting her stomach. > I cannot reach my vet until Monday and cannot give her supplements > on an empty stomach. > > She is so sweet and so vulnerable. I wish I could get her to a place > where she has > a fighting chance. > Thanks for listening. > Jane > > > > > > >
