where do you get Vetericyn VF in gel form?
On Tue, Nov 5, 2013 at 8:13 PM, KG BarnCats wrote:
My FIV+ diabetic foster Boo came to me very skinny with the fur licked
off
his belly and back legs. The vet office where he had been office cat
(until his FIV status was discovered) tried steroids, diet changes
etc. I
transitioned him to balanced homemade raw food. The transition in his
case
amounted to putting a plate in front of him, and his fur quickly back
in
thick and plush. He has gained quite a bit weight and looks great
now,
aside from a chronic weepy eye.
For the dermatitis / lesions, I would personally start with Vetericyn
VF
(vet strength version) in the hydro gel format since that clings
better.
It kills fungus, bacteria, viruses etc. I've had very good luck with
that. That will help in the interim til you can discover the
underlying
cause.
KG
On Tue, Nov 5, 2013 at 8:49 PM, Bonnie Hogue <ho...@sonic.net> wrote:
Lance
I had a cat with perseveration licking who removed all the fur under
her
front leg. No one ever found a "root cause" and the only thing the
vet
could think of was a steroid shot. That was 23 years ago! My Martha
did
not have FeLv that we knew of. She lived to be nearly 21 years old.
The
steroids helped but did not cure her problem. This doesn't directly
answer
your question, but I offer it in case it helps. Your obvious care for
Ember
is so touching. Best of luck.
Bonnie
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On Nov 5, 2013, at 5:34 PM, Lance <lini...@fastmail.fm> wrote:
Hi all,
My Ember has had dermatitis for about two months now. A month ago,
the
vet gave her a Convenia shot, and that didn’t seem to change things
much. I
gave her 2mg of chlor trimeton twice a day for five days, and that
hasn’t
changed anything substantially. She has lesions on her neck and
shoulders,
and there also must be some near her backside, as she’s licked some
hair
off her legs, lower tail, and stomach.
I should note that I’m 99.9% certain this has nothing to do with
fleas.
Ember has no exposure to other animals or the outside (she’s isolated
in a
set of rooms on the second floor of this house), I have seen no fleas
on
her, and I haven’t had any jump on me. The vet found none on her when
she
went in a month ago.
I spoke to the vet today, and she mentioned that they usually give
cats
with this type of dermatitis a steroid injection, but that she
worries
about doing that to Ember, given her FeLV+ status. The vet did say
that,
rather than an injection, we could try tablets. That would at least
allow
us to control how much exposure Ember gets. Right now, this doesn’t
seem to
be life-threatening. I’m wondering what others have done in this
situation.
Thanks,
Lance
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