RE: looking for advice re kitty prozac

2008-06-24 Thread MacKenzie, Kerry N.
Thank you! -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of C PQ Sent: Tuesday, June 24, 2008 12:01 PM To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Subject: RE: looking for advice re kitty prozac I entered this conversation late, but if this has not been said, then

RE: looking for advice re kitty prozac

2008-06-24 Thread C PQ
c0NQ%3D%3D > Subject: RE: looking for advice re kitty prozac > Date: Tue, 24 Jun 2008 10:57:15 -0500 > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org > > Thank you all, you wonderful folks, for the many great suggestions -- I'm > passing t

RE: looking for advice re kitty prozac

2008-06-24 Thread MacKenzie, Kerry N.
vtalk@felineleukemia.org Subject: Re: looking for advice re kitty prozac Different drugs have different absorbtion rates. We could not do transdermal prozac wth Peepers because we could not tailor the dose reliabily when given through the skin. If your vet prescribed a certain med, ask the v

Re: looking for advice re kitty prozac

2008-06-24 Thread Belinda Sauro
We had Cody's fluoxetine's compounded into a transdermal gel that we rubbed on the inside of his ear. -- Belinda happiness is being owned by cats ... Be-Mi-Kitties http://www.bemikitties.com HostDesign4U.com [affordable hosting & web design] http://www.hostdesign4u.com ForYouByUs.com [cu

Re: looking for advice re kitty prozac

2008-06-23 Thread Barb Moermond
was the foaming during or immediately after pilling?  gelcaps and a pill gun could fix that - I don't know about the other forms ssri's come in (fluoxetine is an ssri) e.g. pill, capsule, injection etc  Barb+Smoky the House Puma+El Bandito Malito "My cat the clown: paying no mind to whom he sh

Re: looking for advice re kitty prozac

2008-06-23 Thread Belinda Sauro
Baytril can be given as an injection, it is an inter-muscular injection thought, not sure on the clavomox, it does come in liquid though if that is easier. -- Belinda happiness is being owned by cats ... Be-Mi-Kitties http://www.bemikitties.com HostDesign4U.com [affordable hosting & web d

Re: looking for advice re kitty prozac

2008-06-22 Thread Kelley Saveika
und foster cat with a bad URI, and he had to spend a week at the >> vet (at a cost of over $300) because I absolutely could not give him oral >> meds. Can this be done with Clavamox or Baytril? >> Laura >> >> >> --- On Sun, 6/22/08, Belinda Sauro <[EMAIL PRO

Re: looking for advice re kitty prozac

2008-06-22 Thread Kelley Saveika
t;> I have a 24 pound foster cat with a bad URI, and he had to spend a week at >>> the vet (at a cost of over $300) because I absolutely could not give him >>> oral meds. Can this be done with Clavamox or Baytril? >>> Laura >>> >>> >>> --- O

Re: looking for advice re kitty prozac

2008-06-22 Thread MaryChristine
oster cat with a bad URI, and he had to spend a week at the >> vet (at a cost of over $300) because I absolutely could not give him oral >> meds. Can this be done with Clavamox or Baytril? >> Laura >> >> >> --- On Sun, 6/22/08, Belinda Sauro <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>

Re: looking for advice re kitty prozac

2008-06-22 Thread Susan Hoffman
week at the vet (at a cost of over $300) because I absolutely could not give him oral meds. Can this be done with Clavamox or Baytril? Laura --- On Sun, 6/22/08, Belinda Sauro <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > From: Belinda Sauro <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: looking for ad

Re: looking for advice re kitty prozac

2008-06-22 Thread Susan Hoffman
Laura --- On Sun, 6/22/08, Belinda Sauro wrote: > From: Belinda Sauro > Subject: Re: looking for advice re kitty prozac > To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org > Date: Sunday, June 22, 2008, 1:58 PM > That is also what I did with Cody, we started with the most > commonly used of

Re: looking for advice re kitty prozac

2008-06-22 Thread Kelley Saveika
gt; > > --- On Sun, 6/22/08, Belinda Sauro <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > From: Belinda Sauro <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Subject: Re: looking for advice re kitty prozac > > To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org > > Date: Sunday, June 22, 2008, 1:58 PM > > Th

Re: looking for advice re kitty prozac

2008-06-22 Thread Laura Mostello
, 6/22/08, Belinda Sauro <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > From: Belinda Sauro <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: looking for advice re kitty prozac > To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org > Date: Sunday, June 22, 2008, 1:58 PM > That is also what I did with Cody, we started with t

Re: looking for advice re kitty prozac

2008-06-22 Thread Belinda Sauro
I used flouxetine with Cody for about 6 months, we never had that problem. I sounds like it probably tastes awful and he is foaming when he gets a taste of it. Have her put it in a pill pocket or gel capsule and I think that would solve it. It worked very well with Cody also. Stopped im

Re: looking for advice re kitty prozac

2008-06-22 Thread Belinda Sauro
That is also what I did with Cody, we started with the most commonly used of the drugs (amytriptaline), we tried 2 or 3 before trying the prozac, they all helped but only the prozac stopped it completely. > I tried amytriptaline (that's probably spelled wrong!) on Ruben for > inappropria

Re: looking for advice re kitty prozac

2008-06-22 Thread Belinda Sauro
By that I mean I had it compounded too ... -- Belinda happiness is being owned by cats ... Be-Mi-Kitties http://www.bemikitties.com HostDesign4U.com [affordable hosting & web design] http://www.hostdesign4u.com ForYouByUs.com [custom printing] http://www.foryoubyus.com __

Re: looking for advice re kitty prozac

2008-06-21 Thread Sherry DeHaan
Kerry,We use amitryptaline at the shelters and I have 2 of mine on it right now.Mystique has a piddle problem and Xander an attitude problem.I use the compounded form on Xander and the pill on the other. Also when I first started giving Mystique the pill she drooled and foamed badly.I now cut th

Re: looking for advice re kitty prozac

2008-06-21 Thread Laura B
Hi,   I've been using Paxil on my cat (per the vet) for inappropriate urination, over grooming and general aggression towards my other cats for a few months now and it has been working wonderfully, with no visable side effects.  Polly (cat) I adopted from a free roam shelter several years and is

Re: looking for advice re kitty prozac

2008-06-21 Thread catatonya
I have used 'clonicalm' for overgrooming. But I didn't like the side effects of that either. Spraying is such a problem! I'm sure there must be something to help. Has she tried putting a scratching post or food by where he sprays? tonya "MacKenzie, Kerry N." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

Re: looking for advice re kitty prozac

2008-06-21 Thread Kelley Saveika
We have two kitties on antianxiety drugs. We get them compounded through a compounding pharmacy in Arizona. We tried Feliway and it did NOTHING, though I understand it works for some. On Fri, Jun 20, 2008 at 4:40 PM, MacKenzie, Kerry N. < [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Dear all > > Has anyone ev

RE: looking for advice re kitty prozac

2008-06-20 Thread Debbie Harrison
I tried amytriptaline (that's probably spelled wrong!) on Ruben for inappropriate urination.I now believe that it was his first signs that something was wrong with him internally My daughter used the same drug (we had it compounded into a cream we could rub into the ear...pilling was ou

Re: looking for advice re kitty prozac

2008-06-20 Thread Marylyn
Has she tried Feliway? And checked him beyond reason for UTI infections? On Jun 20, 2008, at 4:40 PM, MacKenzie, Kerry N. wrote: Dear all Has anyone ever used a kitty "Prozac" such as fluoxetine? One of my co-workers whose cat has always been a sprayer--and she's had him for YEARS, kudos