She's a lucky kitty - I had a Persian with a very small mouth -
couldn't get Flagyl or Albon down her to save me. Think I finally
used Panacur.
Gloria
On Nov 11, 2007, at 11:25 AM, wendy wrote:
Hi Gloria! Good to hear from you! Regarding your question about
how I got liquid down Ensie...she had never let anyone touch her
until I brought her home. I'd played with her with string for the
five years before everytime I went to see my grandma, but she never
let me get too close. The first night I brought her home, she let
me touch her. And she has turned into a love. She still does not
like to be picked up, but is getting better. She will sit in my
lap and loves to be close to me, so that's how I was able to get
the liquid down. We'll see if she goes for it again tonight
though. I'm betting she won't...lol! Her little mouth is so small
I couldn't pill her if I tried. I asked if it could be given
transdermally and I guess antibiotics don't work that way, but the
chicken flavored compound is a great idea. I will definitely keep
the panacur in mind if things don't go well tonight. Thanks for
the suggestion!
Also, Ensie tested negative for FeLV and FIV, so she's been let
into the general population in the house. She is a very happy kitty!
:)
Wendy
"Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful committed citizens
can change the world - indeed it is the only thing that ever
has!" ~~~ Margaret Meade ~~~
----- Original Message ----
From: Gloria Lane <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org
Sent: Sunday, November 11, 2007 11:12:42 AM
Subject: Re: Ensie/Dosing tips for Flagyl/Fecal tips
I've always used Flagyl tablets so have no experience with a liquid
or gell - course you've for a feral there, so you can't easily do
tablets and they taste bad ... anyhow you might talk to the
druggist about compounding it in chicken flavor or something?
Course if he/she is feral, how do you get the liquid down?
Another thought - One vet gave me panacur and I use it quite a bit
- its' liquid and not as repulsive to my cats as Flagyl,
apparently. I did 1cc for 3 days. so shorter term than Flagyl.
Might ask your vet about that...
Gloria
On Nov 11, 2007, at 11:03 AM, wendy wrote:
Hi guys,
I hope this post finds you all well. We finally got Ensie, my
grandmother's feral from NC diagnosed correctly. They weren't
doing the fecal right at the vets, and finally we got a fill-in
vet who not only did the float, but also did another procedure
that I can't remember. I think it involved a smear and slide, but
not sure. Anyway, the vet said that Ensie had no more roundworms,
as she did when we first brought her back to Texas, but that she
had two other issues: Mega-bacteria and cyclospores, or something
like that, which is what is causing her diarrhea. She said she's
never seen bacteria that large before. She also said Ensie had
zero good bacteria, or flora I think she called it, in her
stomach. So she prescribed Flagyl and Bene-Bac. I gave Ensie her
first dose this morning of the Flaygyl and she went nuts. She did
NOT like it at all. And the stuff is cherry flavored! What are
they thinking? Do cats like cherry flavoring? lol. So I
wondered if any of you had any good ideas for dosing liquid cherry
flavored Flagyl to your kitties? I am thinking it won't go over
in tuna, but maybe something else???
Thanks for any advice!
:)
Wendy
"Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful committed citizens
can change the world - indeed it is the only thing that ever
has!" ~~~ Margaret Meade ~~~
----- Original Message ----
From: Susan Ang <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org
Sent: Monday, November 5, 2007 1:37:47 PM
Subject: Autumn and Diarrhea
Hey All,
Autumn is doing really well overall. She's been feeling so good
in fact that she's been trying to steal human food. She's tried to
do this as long as we've had her. The only difference is that
she's now bigger and sneakier. On Friday night she got into a
plate and ate some pizza crust with a little sauce on it. She also
ate part of a cooling banana bread loaf on Saturday. When I set
the loaf out she was playing happily in another room - when I
turned around she was munching away~_~ The problem is that she's
developed diarrhea. She has no other symptoms. We try hard to keep
her out of people food, but if you turn your back for a second she
gets into your plate. Should I get her in to see a vet ASAP or
just wait and see? I understand that sometimes people food upsets
their stomachs. I have a soft food for cats with intestinal
troubles. Should I take away her hard food and give her the I/D
formula? She's also had terrible kitty gas.
Thanks,
~Susan A
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