Re: Pekoe Digby - Update - Antibiotics, esophagus ulcers?

2005-03-21 Thread Melbeach
. Marlene, what are Pill Pockets? -Kyle - Original Message - From: Marlene Chornie To: Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Sent: Sunday, March 20, 2005 8:42 AM Subject: Re: Pekoe Digby - Update Nina, I use the compounded liquid form of Doxycycline. Until

Re: Pekoe Digby - Update - Antibiotics, esophagus ulcers?

2005-03-21 Thread Lernermichelle
I put the dox in a glob of Nutrical, which also works. I make sure it is totally covered with the stuff. The Nutrical also makes the pill go down easy, and they like the taste. Michelle In a message dated 3/21/05 8:04:28 AM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: At any rate, I

Re: Pekoe Digby - Update - Antibiotics, esophagus ulcers?

2005-03-21 Thread Melbeach
Michelle, what's Nutrical? -Kyle - Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Sent: Monday, March 21, 2005 8:08 AM Subject: Re: Pekoe Digby - Update - Antibiotics, esophagus ulcers? I put the dox in a glob of Nutrical

Re: Pekoe Digby - Update - Antibiotics, esophagus ulcers?

2005-03-21 Thread Lernermichelle
It's a gel that comes in a tube and has lots of nutrients and calories and is formulated to taste good to cats and dogs so it can be given as a supplement or food substitute when they are sick or underweight. Because it's so gooey, it coats pills well too. Most if not all vets sell it over

Re: Pekoe Digby - Update - Antibiotics, esophagus ulcers?

2005-03-21 Thread Nina
20, 2005 8:42 AM Subject: Re: Pekoe Digby - Update Nina, I use the compounded liquid form of Doxycycline. Until the liquid form came in, the vet gave me a few pills to start with, which they broke up for me since his dose was 1/3 tab. twice a day. When I gave the pills

Re: Pekoe Digby - Update - Antibiotics, esophagus ulcers?

2005-03-21 Thread Lernermichelle
That's a good idea. But I wonder if Grace thinks of the pilling as something the two of you do together-- you describe it as such a cooperative endeavor ("occasionally Grace and I have a hard time pilling")! It made me laugh. Michelle In a message dated 3/21/05 5:27:24 PM Eastern Standard

Re: Pekoe Digby - Update

2005-03-20 Thread Terri Brown
, 2005 9:55 PM Subject: Pekoe Digby - Update Hello All, It's been almost a month since I first found and posted to this group. I'd like to thank you all for the warm and supportive welcome. So much has happened in that month, that it's taken me this long to "colle

Re: Pekoe Digby - Update

2005-03-20 Thread Marlene Chornie
Nina, I use the compounded liquid form of Doxycycline. Until the liquid form came in, the vet gave me a few pills to start with, which they broke up for me since his dose was 1/3 tab. twice a day. When I gave the pills, I used these things called Pill Pockets and they worked quite well.

Re: Pekoe Digby - Update

2005-03-20 Thread Nina
Marlene, I'm going to ask my vet about compounding the Dox into a liquid, thanks. I'm so thrilled that you have a vet that's almost as invested in FeLV as we are! Fantastic. I may just move to Canada! Please keep us posted on any words of wisdom you recieve from your vet. Would she be