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Pseudomonas Treatment with one Kidney
Hi all,
Our five year old kitty, Sammy, just had a kidney removed at the end of November. It was totally destroyed...filled with pseudomonas. He was on amikacin for a week and that seemed to clear everything. He supposedly has asthma (chronic bronchial infection, mystery cross-over cough that goes away when on an antibiotic)...has had struvite crystals and had way too many drugs of all sorts. Since Christmas Sammy has had a stuffed nose and we've been concerned. Suddenly yesterday he started throwing up, today he has diarrhea. Our other cat, Petra, has had the runs since Sammy's operation. Anyway, they are now both on a med. for the runs, metronidazole, and Sammy is back on amikacin because his nasal swab from two days ago showed...pseudomonas again. Gads. With one kidney the amikacin is dangerous. Apparently there is an old drug our vet used in the late 70's that might work . We're waiting on some more test results before going that direction. Bottom line----does anyone have any experience of anything like this or have any ideas of drugs or treatments that might work? He's in a delicate spot and of course we love him a lot. |
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Pseudomonas Treatment with one Kidney
wrote in message ... Hi all, Our five year old kitty, Sammy, just had a kidney removed at the end of November. It was totally destroyed...filled with pseudomonas. He was on amikacin for a week and that seemed to clear everything. He supposedly has asthma (chronic bronchial infection, mystery cross-over cough that goes away when on an antibiotic)...has had struvite crystals and had way too many drugs of all sorts. Since Christmas Sammy has had a stuffed nose and we've been concerned. Suddenly yesterday he started throwing up, today he has diarrhea. Our other cat, Petra, has had the runs since Sammy's operation. Anyway, they are now both on a med. for the runs, metronidazole, and Sammy is back on amikacin because his nasal swab from two days ago showed...pseudomonas again. Gads. With one kidney the amikacin is dangerous. Apparently there is an old drug our vet used in the late 70's that might work . We're waiting on some more test results before going that direction. Bottom line----does anyone have any experience of anything like this or have any ideas of drugs or treatments that might work? He's in a delicate spot and of course we love him a lot. Pseudomonas is very resistant to many antibiotics. Has your vet done a drug sensitivity on the Pseudomonas? It is important to know what antibiotics might be appropriate. If your cat has repeated Pseudomonas infections he might need to be on antibiotics indefinitely and/or be on a mixture of antibiotics. Unfortunately Pseudomonas can be quite difficult to cure. Good luck with your kitty. Bonnie |
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Pseudomonas Treatment with one Kidney
Hi and thanks!
Yes, we should get another sensitivity test back today. He's been on so many drugs in his life that---well, it's not good. I was hoping there might be something amid the articles on Feline HIV and cancer about some kind of immune system boosting we could do. Of course it doesn't look like there's a lot of consensus. Ack.I'm going to ask our vet to check with the specialists at the clinic where Sammy had his operation---internists, oncologists and holistic vets among them---see if someone has an idea. I'm willing to try multiple things as long as they don't fight the drugs or harm him in any way, obviously |
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Pseudomonas Treatment with one Kidney
wrote in message ... Hi and thanks! Yes, we should get another sensitivity test back today. He's been on so many drugs in his life that---well, it's not good. I was hoping there might be something amid the articles on Feline HIV and cancer about some kind of immune system boosting we could do. Of course it doesn't look like there's a lot of consensus. Ack.I'm going to ask our vet to check with the specialists at the clinic where Sammy had his operation---internists, oncologists and holistic vets among them---see if someone has an idea. I'm willing to try multiple things as long as they don't fight the drugs or harm him in any way, obviously I wish I could give you more of an answer--you might want to try calling Cornell University Veterinary consult service. It costs $55. Here's their website: www.vet.cornell.edu/fhc/camuti.htm Hope this helps. I've never used it but have heard from other people that it's a really service. Good luck with your cat--it's so worrysome when they're sick. Bonnie |
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Pseudomonas Treatment with one Kidney
On Jan 30, 5:06*am, "22brix" wrote:
wrote in message ... Hi and thanks! Yes, we should get another sensitivity test back today. He's been on so many drugs in his life that---well, it's not good. I was hoping there might be something amid the articles on Feline HIV and cancer about some kind of immune system boosting we could do. Of course it doesn't look like there's a lot of consensus. Ack.I'm going to ask our vet to check with the specialists at the clinic where Sammy had his operation---internists, oncologists and holistic vets among them---see if someone has an idea. I'm willing to try multiple things as long as they don't fight the drugs or harm him in any way, obviously I wish I could give you more of an answer--you might want to try calling Cornell University Veterinary consult service. *It costs $55. *Here's their website: *www.vet.cornell.edu/fhc/camuti.htm Hope this helps. *I've never used it but have heard from other people that it's a really service. Good luck with your cat--it's so worrysome when they're sick. Bonnie Hi Bonnie, Nice to see you around ) I hate it when I don't understand what something means, especially when it concerns my cat's. Would you mind explaining what a Pseudomonas is please? I can see that it has something to do with being antibiotic resistant, but I still don't understand the term itself.. I would be most grateful if you could enlighten me please? TIA, Sheelagh "o" |
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Pseudomonas Treatment with one Kidney
"Sheelagh"o"" wrote in message ... On Jan 30, 5:06 am, "22brix" wrote: Hi Bonnie, Nice to see you around ) I hate it when I don't understand what something means, especially when it concerns my cat's. Would you mind explaining what a Pseudomonas is please? I can see that it has something to do with being antibiotic resistant, but I still don't understand the term itself.. I would be most grateful if you could enlighten me please? TIA, Sheelagh "o" Hey Sheelagh! Good to see you posting, too. I've been lurking but have been pretty busy. Pseudomonas are a type of bacteria that are commonly in the environment. They are very resistant to antibiotics--only certain antibiotics will work and sometimes patients undergoing treatment for Pseudomonas have to be given higher doses than normally done. An antibiotic sensitivity involves using various antibodies at different dosages mixed with a solution of the bacteria and seeing which dose of various antibiotics works best to keep the bacteria from growing. Hope this makes sense! Take care and have fun with all your fuzzy masters! Bonnie |
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