can clavimox kill a cat?

From: (lakinapook)

I found out that they worked on salary plus commission because someone
from my regular vets office used to work there, and after I told her
the whole story, she explained the situation to me.

Boy, that sure doesn't seem right that a vet clinic should work on commissions.

They argued and argued until I said
"refund my money, or I am reporting you, period, so you can either
take your chances with the regulatory agency, or refund the money".
Apparently, they were unwilling to take that chance, because they did
refund my money. They sent this snotty letter with the check that
said that I wasn't welcome at their facility anymore. Oh boo hoo,
like I would have gone back there anyway.


Good for you for sticking to your guns and I'm glad to hear you got your money
back.

Lauren
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Thanks yngver, that is actually very helpful. I am going to research this.

ospam (Yngver) wrote in message ...
(lakinapook) wrote:

I suppose its possible. I don't recall ever being spoken to about
heartworms in cats. I always thought that it was just a dog thing. I
will have to check into that.

No, cats can get heartworm as well, and detecting it may be harder than it is
with dogs. Sometimes the cat appears perfectly normal and then suddenly dies of
heart failure.

With our cat, I don't remember the actual eosinophil count but the vet said it
was extremely high, high enough to suspect heartworm. I don't think it was as
high as 1309, however. A high level of eosinophils indicates the body is
reacting to something foreign--like parasites, or allergens.
It's possible your cat died of heart failure due to heartworm infestation,
although I don't know quite what the other parts of the blood test indicate. I
believe a high CPK is consistent with heart attack or heart failure.

(Yngver) wrote in message
...
(lakinapook) wrote:

Yes, they did run blood work on her. I am absolutely not qualified to
read the results, but these items did stand out.
Sodium level was 160, and was rated HIGH
CPK level was 610 and was rated HIGH
Platelet count was 195 and was rated LOW
Eosinophils was 1309 and was rated HIGH

Don't know if anyone else knows what those things might indicate.

I'm not a vet and can't really interpret those figures except to say that
when
a stray cat we took in tested very high for eosinophils, the vet suspected
heartworm. Is this a possibility? Heartworms can cause sudden death.

Thanks yngver, that is actually very helpful. I am going to research this.

ospam (Yngver) wrote in message ...
(lakinapook) wrote:

I suppose its possible. I don't recall ever being spoken to about
heartworms in cats. I always thought that it was just a dog thing. I
will have to check into that.

No, cats can get heartworm as well, and detecting it may be harder than it is
with dogs. Sometimes the cat appears perfectly normal and then suddenly dies of
heart failure.

With our cat, I don't remember the actual eosinophil count but the vet said it
was extremely high, high enough to suspect heartworm. I don't think it was as
high as 1309, however. A high level of eosinophils indicates the body is
reacting to something foreign--like parasites, or allergens.
It's possible your cat died of heart failure due to heartworm infestation,
although I don't know quite what the other parts of the blood test indicate. I
believe a high CPK is consistent with heart attack or heart failure.

(Yngver) wrote in message
...
(lakinapook) wrote:

Yes, they did run blood work on her. I am absolutely not qualified to
read the results, but these items did stand out.
Sodium level was 160, and was rated HIGH
CPK level was 610 and was rated HIGH
Platelet count was 195 and was rated LOW
Eosinophils was 1309 and was rated HIGH

Don't know if anyone else knows what those things might indicate.

I'm not a vet and can't really interpret those figures except to say that
when
a stray cat we took in tested very high for eosinophils, the vet suspected
heartworm. Is this a possibility? Heartworms can cause sudden death.

(lakinapook) wrote:

Thanks yngver, that is actually very helpful. I am going to research this.

You're welcome. One place to look is
http://www.heartwormsociety.org/FelineHeartwormInfo.htm

If you decide it sounds as though it could have been heartworm, it may be some
comfort to you to know that often when a cat goes into crisis from acute
infection, it can be so sudden and so serious that nothing can be done to save
the cat. So if that was the case, there was probably not much you or the vet
could have done. Even when heartworm infestation is known and the cat is being
monitored at a clinic when in crisis, many times the cat cannot be saved.
Again, I'm sorry for the loss of your cat.

(Yngver) wrote in message
...
(lakinapook) wrote:

I suppose its possible. I don't recall ever being spoken to about
heartworms in cats. I always thought that it was just a dog thing. I
will have to check into that.

No, cats can get heartworm as well, and detecting it may be harder than it
is
with dogs. Sometimes the cat appears perfectly normal and then suddenly
dies of
heart failure.

With our cat, I don't remember the actual eosinophil count but the vet said
it
was extremely high, high enough to suspect heartworm. I don't think it was
as
high as 1309, however. A high level of eosinophils indicates the body is
reacting to something foreign--like parasites, or allergens.
It's possible your cat died of heart failure due to heartworm infestation,
although I don't know quite what the other parts of the blood test
indicate. I
believe a high CPK is consistent with heart attack or heart failure.

(Yngver) wrote in message
...
(lakinapook) wrote:

Yes, they did run blood work on her. I am absolutely not qualified to
read the results, but these items did stand out.
Sodium level was 160, and was rated HIGH
CPK level was 610 and was rated HIGH
Platelet count was 195 and was rated LOW
Eosinophils was 1309 and was rated HIGH

Don't know if anyone else knows what those things might indicate.

I'm not a vet and can't really interpret those figures except to say
that
when
a stray cat we took in tested very high for eosinophils, the vet
suspected
heartworm. Is this a possibility? Heartworms can cause sudden death.

(lakinapook) wrote:

Thanks yngver, that is actually very helpful. I am going to research this.

You're welcome. One place to look is
http://www.heartwormsociety.org/FelineHeartwormInfo.htm

If you decide it sounds as though it could have been heartworm, it may be some
comfort to you to know that often when a cat goes into crisis from acute
infection, it can be so sudden and so serious that nothing can be done to save
the cat. So if that was the case, there was probably not much you or the vet
could have done. Even when heartworm infestation is known and the cat is being
monitored at a clinic when in crisis, many times the cat cannot be saved.
Again, I'm sorry for the loss of your cat.

(Yngver) wrote in message
...
(lakinapook) wrote:

I suppose its possible. I don't recall ever being spoken to about
heartworms in cats. I always thought that it was just a dog thing. I
will have to check into that.

No, cats can get heartworm as well, and detecting it may be harder than it
is
with dogs. Sometimes the cat appears perfectly normal and then suddenly
dies of
heart failure.

With our cat, I don't remember the actual eosinophil count but the vet said
it
was extremely high, high enough to suspect heartworm. I don't think it was
as
high as 1309, however. A high level of eosinophils indicates the body is
reacting to something foreign--like parasites, or allergens.
It's possible your cat died of heart failure due to heartworm infestation,
although I don't know quite what the other parts of the blood test
indicate. I
believe a high CPK is consistent with heart attack or heart failure.

(Yngver) wrote in message
...
(lakinapook) wrote:

Yes, they did run blood work on her. I am absolutely not qualified to
read the results, but these items did stand out.
Sodium level was 160, and was rated HIGH
CPK level was 610 and was rated HIGH
Platelet count was 195 and was rated LOW
Eosinophils was 1309 and was rated HIGH

Don't know if anyone else knows what those things might indicate.

I'm not a vet and can't really interpret those figures except to say
that
when
a stray cat we took in tested very high for eosinophils, the vet
suspected
heartworm. Is this a possibility? Heartworms can cause sudden death.