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Amber to the vet this morning
On Jun 29, 9:38*am, (---MIKE---) wrote:
The vet didn't find anything notable. *He gave her an antibiotic shot and said to let him know how she does. Mike, If a vet cannot find a problem, you must not allow them to give an antibiotic. There is no reason for it and giving it when there is no diagnosis is irresponsible and ads to the growing problem of the development of antibiotic resistance. More importantly, I fear this vet gave your cat a Convenia shot. This is a very dangerous drug that is ONLY indicated for skin infections and it does not eave the system for at least 62 days, so if your cat has a reaction you have no way of getting this drug out of the body and he damage goes on and on and on. If you have read the H ad B newsgroup, you may have seen the discussion about the cat that died from a reaction to Convenia. NEVER EVER allow a vet to give this shot, and if this is what was given, watch your cat closely for the next few months as Convenia can cause severe anemia, skin necrosis, and many other horrible things including death. My clinic will not use this drug. |
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Amber to the vet this morning
The antibiotic shot was amoxicillin. Amber ate a good supper last night
but didn't want any breakfast this morning. Maybe she is not a morning person any more. If she doesn't eat supper tonight she will go back to the vet tomorrow for blood work. ---MIKE--- In the White Mountains of New Hampshire (44° 15' N - Elevation 1580') |
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Amber to the vet this morning
On Jun 30, 6:12*am, (---MIKE---) wrote:
The antibiotic shot was amoxicillin. *Amber ate a good supper last night but didn't want any breakfast this morning. *Maybe she is not a morning person any more. *If she doesn't eat supper tonight she will go back to the vet tomorrow for blood work. * * * * * * * * * ---MIKE---In the White Mountains of New Hampshire * (44° 15' *N - Elevation 1580') I'm glad to hear that the shot wasn't Convenia, but also am equally frustrated that this vet gave an antibiotic shot at all, especially considering the revelation that there was no bloodwork done. The antibiotic will skew the results of a CBC, and I don't understand why this vet would not have done bloodwork in the first place. That's standard operating procedure when you have a cat that is having eating issues and a physical exam shows nothing. Did they thoroughy check her mouth for any ulcers or dental issues? Having to make a second trip (not fair to you or Amber) and incur the cost of another office visit (not fair to you) is unnecessary when this coud have been taken care of at the initial visit. Another thing you should consider is giving your cats a variety of foods. IIRC you only feed chicken Wellness. That could be a problem, as cats can and do get bored with eating the same food day in and day out. In a natural environment they would have a large variety of things to eat. You could certainly add the turkey and beef/chicken wellness to the rotation, and also any flavors of Innova EVO 95. All of these foods, like the chicken you now feed, are grain free. |
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Amber to the vet this morning
"---MIKE---" The antibiotic shot was amoxicillin. Amber ate a good supper last night but didn't want any breakfast this morning. Maybe she is not a morning person any more. If she doesn't eat supper tonight she will go back to the vet tomorrow for blood work. "---MIKE--", Mosey the =^;;^= here, um can I talk to Amber for a minute? This is hard for me to talk in hoominspeak..Amber, eat your supper and stop worrying your dad... You need your nice food to get your water allotment. You don;t like going to the vet...do you? Hve a nice dinner * Mosey gives the keyboard back to Mom, and goes to the kitchen and begins to mrrrrrrrt! * ---MIKE--- In the White Mountains of New Hampshire (44° 15' N - Elevation 1580') |
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Amber to the vet this morning
here's hoping se eats, Lee
"---MIKE---" wrote in message ... The antibiotic shot was amoxicillin. Amber ate a good supper last night but didn't want any breakfast this morning. Maybe she is not a morning person any more. If she doesn't eat supper tonight she will go back to the vet tomorrow for blood work. ---MIKE--- In the White Mountains of New Hampshire (44° 15' N - Elevation 1580') |
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Amber to the vet this morning
Amber ate a good supper last night (Wednesday) and this morning ate some
breakfast. She can walk on the carpet now without catching. To answer Catlady, she had a blood panel last November. The vet suggested that if she didn't improve that another one would be a good idea. ---MIKE--- In the White Mountains of New Hampshire (44° 15' N - Elevation 1580') |
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Amber to the vet this morning
hopitus wrote:
On Jul 1, 5:15 am, (---MIKE---) wrote: Amber ate a good supper last night (Wednesday) and this morning ate some breakfast. She can walk on the carpet now without catching. To answer Catlady, she had a blood panel last November. The vet suggested that if she didn't improve that another one would be a good idea. ---MIKE---In the White Mountains of New Hampshire (44° 15' N - Elevation 1580') What hopitus wrote did not come through! How are you anyway? Best wishes. MLB |
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