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can clavimox kill a cat?
On Friday evening we brought her to the vet because of a urinary
problem, they kept her overnight, and then released her the next day with clavamox (an antibiotic) to give twice a day. Saturday seemed to go OK, she wasn't exactly energetic, but no one was really expecting her to be anyway. Then yesterday she started having coordination problems, she began urinating on herself, she couldn't breath, she started having watery defecation, and we drove like 90 miles an hour to the vet, but she expired right before we got there. My BF was devastated, as was I. She was only 10 years old, and the vet said that it sounded like a heart attack, and that she had a pre-existing heart problem (a heart murmer to be exact). It seemed strange that this should happen so quickly after I had brought her to the vet for another problem, that I decided to look up the medication that they gave her to see what it said about side effects. Well, any type of antibiotic that has amoxycillan (not sure of spelling) is to be administered with the utmost of caution in an animal with a heart condition! I think very highly of my vet, but I think that they might have missed the ball on this one. It cost $435.00 for the initial visit, and now it is going to cost another $135.00 for the cremation. If they were lax and this could have been prevented I am going to expect a refund of my money. It isn't the money, because no amount of money is going to make me feel better, but I really hate the idea that I might have paid them to kill my cat. |
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t seemed strange that this should happen so quickly after I had
brought her to the vet for another problem, that I decided to look up the medication that they gave her to see what it said about side effects. Well, any type of antibiotic that has amoxycillan (not sure of spelling) is to be administered with the utmost of caution in an animal with a heart condition! I think very highly of my vet, but I think that they might have missed the ball on this one. It cost $435.00 for the initial visit, and now it is going to cost another $135.00 for the cremation. If they were lax and this could have been prevented I am going to expect a refund of my money. It isn't the money, because no amount of money is going to make me feel better, but I really hate the idea that I might have paid them to kill my cat. I am so sorry about your cat. I know it was devastating to lose her that way. I know it's too late now, but if something like that ever happens again, sometimes it's worth the money to have a complete necropsy done by an independent vet just to settle the unanswered questions. Again, you have my complete sympathy. Sherry |
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t seemed strange that this should happen so quickly after I had
brought her to the vet for another problem, that I decided to look up the medication that they gave her to see what it said about side effects. Well, any type of antibiotic that has amoxycillan (not sure of spelling) is to be administered with the utmost of caution in an animal with a heart condition! I think very highly of my vet, but I think that they might have missed the ball on this one. It cost $435.00 for the initial visit, and now it is going to cost another $135.00 for the cremation. If they were lax and this could have been prevented I am going to expect a refund of my money. It isn't the money, because no amount of money is going to make me feel better, but I really hate the idea that I might have paid them to kill my cat. I am so sorry about your cat. I know it was devastating to lose her that way. I know it's too late now, but if something like that ever happens again, sometimes it's worth the money to have a complete necropsy done by an independent vet just to settle the unanswered questions. Again, you have my complete sympathy. Sherry |
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t seemed strange that this should happen so quickly after I had
brought her to the vet for another problem, that I decided to look up the medication that they gave her to see what it said about side effects. Well, any type of antibiotic that has amoxycillan (not sure of spelling) is to be administered with the utmost of caution in an animal with a heart condition! I think very highly of my vet, but I think that they might have missed the ball on this one. It cost $435.00 for the initial visit, and now it is going to cost another $135.00 for the cremation. If they were lax and this could have been prevented I am going to expect a refund of my money. It isn't the money, because no amount of money is going to make me feel better, but I really hate the idea that I might have paid them to kill my cat. I am so sorry about your cat. I know it was devastating to lose her that way. I know it's too late now, but if something like that ever happens again, sometimes it's worth the money to have a complete necropsy done by an independent vet just to settle the unanswered questions. Again, you have my complete sympathy. Sherry |
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"lakinapook" wrote in message om... On Friday evening we brought her to the vet because of a urinary problem, they kept her overnight, and then released her the next day with clavamox (an antibiotic) to give twice a day. Saturday seemed to go OK, she wasn't exactly energetic, but no one was really expecting her to be anyway. Then yesterday she started having coordination problems, she began urinating on herself, she couldn't breath, she started having watery defecation, and we drove like 90 miles an hour to the vet, but she expired right before we got there. My BF was devastated, as was I. She was only 10 years old, and the vet said that it sounded like a heart attack, and that she had a pre-existing heart problem (a heart murmer to be exact). It seemed strange that this should happen so quickly after I had brought her to the vet for another problem, that I decided to look up the medication that they gave her to see what it said about side effects. Well, any type of antibiotic that has amoxycillan (not sure of spelling) is to be administered with the utmost of caution in an animal with a heart condition! I think very highly of my vet, but I think that they might have missed the ball on this one. It cost $435.00 for the initial visit, and now it is going to cost another $135.00 for the cremation. If they were lax and this could have been prevented I am going to expect a refund of my money. It isn't the money, because no amount of money is going to make me feel better, but I really hate the idea that I might have paid them to kill my cat. So very sorry about your cat. I don't know about the antibiotic. Did the vet give her the antibiotic overnight while she was admitted? If he did, he may have observed her and thought she was doing ok on it. You said she was there for urinary track problems. The symptoms you describe are identical to what my Ralf had when he died with kidney failure. I wonder if her kidneys just gave out? We spent over $600 for tests and treatment but there was nothing to be done. He was only 8. Without an autopsy you'll never really know. Again so sorry. It's so hard when we lose them. Wendy |
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"lakinapook" wrote in message om... On Friday evening we brought her to the vet because of a urinary problem, they kept her overnight, and then released her the next day with clavamox (an antibiotic) to give twice a day. Saturday seemed to go OK, she wasn't exactly energetic, but no one was really expecting her to be anyway. Then yesterday she started having coordination problems, she began urinating on herself, she couldn't breath, she started having watery defecation, and we drove like 90 miles an hour to the vet, but she expired right before we got there. My BF was devastated, as was I. She was only 10 years old, and the vet said that it sounded like a heart attack, and that she had a pre-existing heart problem (a heart murmer to be exact). It seemed strange that this should happen so quickly after I had brought her to the vet for another problem, that I decided to look up the medication that they gave her to see what it said about side effects. Well, any type of antibiotic that has amoxycillan (not sure of spelling) is to be administered with the utmost of caution in an animal with a heart condition! I think very highly of my vet, but I think that they might have missed the ball on this one. It cost $435.00 for the initial visit, and now it is going to cost another $135.00 for the cremation. If they were lax and this could have been prevented I am going to expect a refund of my money. It isn't the money, because no amount of money is going to make me feel better, but I really hate the idea that I might have paid them to kill my cat. So very sorry about your cat. I don't know about the antibiotic. Did the vet give her the antibiotic overnight while she was admitted? If he did, he may have observed her and thought she was doing ok on it. You said she was there for urinary track problems. The symptoms you describe are identical to what my Ralf had when he died with kidney failure. I wonder if her kidneys just gave out? We spent over $600 for tests and treatment but there was nothing to be done. He was only 8. Without an autopsy you'll never really know. Again so sorry. It's so hard when we lose them. Wendy |
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"lakinapook" wrote in message om... On Friday evening we brought her to the vet because of a urinary problem, they kept her overnight, and then released her the next day with clavamox (an antibiotic) to give twice a day. Saturday seemed to go OK, she wasn't exactly energetic, but no one was really expecting her to be anyway. Then yesterday she started having coordination problems, she began urinating on herself, she couldn't breath, she started having watery defecation, and we drove like 90 miles an hour to the vet, but she expired right before we got there. My BF was devastated, as was I. She was only 10 years old, and the vet said that it sounded like a heart attack, and that she had a pre-existing heart problem (a heart murmer to be exact). It seemed strange that this should happen so quickly after I had brought her to the vet for another problem, that I decided to look up the medication that they gave her to see what it said about side effects. Well, any type of antibiotic that has amoxycillan (not sure of spelling) is to be administered with the utmost of caution in an animal with a heart condition! I think very highly of my vet, but I think that they might have missed the ball on this one. It cost $435.00 for the initial visit, and now it is going to cost another $135.00 for the cremation. If they were lax and this could have been prevented I am going to expect a refund of my money. It isn't the money, because no amount of money is going to make me feel better, but I really hate the idea that I might have paid them to kill my cat. So very sorry about your cat. I don't know about the antibiotic. Did the vet give her the antibiotic overnight while she was admitted? If he did, he may have observed her and thought she was doing ok on it. You said she was there for urinary track problems. The symptoms you describe are identical to what my Ralf had when he died with kidney failure. I wonder if her kidneys just gave out? We spent over $600 for tests and treatment but there was nothing to be done. He was only 8. Without an autopsy you'll never really know. Again so sorry. It's so hard when we lose them. Wendy |
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Well, I don't actually know if they gave her clavamox during the
night, but I did forget to mention in my original post that when we went to pick her up she was breathing really rapidly, and didn't look good. We called the vet technician out from behind the desk to take a look at her and she said that Moosh was probably just having anxiety. I have since discovered that the rapid breathing should have been a tip off that she needed to be looked at more closely, and that it is a symptom that shouldn't be ignored. I just feel terrible, because I didn't think it was right, but I went along with what the tech said because it was a saturday and I had a lot of things to do and was anxious to get out of the vets office. I figured I was just being silly. |
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Well, I don't actually know if they gave her clavamox during the
night, but I did forget to mention in my original post that when we went to pick her up she was breathing really rapidly, and didn't look good. We called the vet technician out from behind the desk to take a look at her and she said that Moosh was probably just having anxiety. I have since discovered that the rapid breathing should have been a tip off that she needed to be looked at more closely, and that it is a symptom that shouldn't be ignored. I just feel terrible, because I didn't think it was right, but I went along with what the tech said because it was a saturday and I had a lot of things to do and was anxious to get out of the vets office. I figured I was just being silly. |
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I don't think my vet would even have considered release with the cat like
that. I think you should find a new vet. Karen "lakinapook" wrote in message om... Well, I don't actually know if they gave her clavamox during the night, but I did forget to mention in my original post that when we went to pick her up she was breathing really rapidly, and didn't look good. We called the vet technician out from behind the desk to take a look at her and she said that Moosh was probably just having anxiety. I have since discovered that the rapid breathing should have been a tip off that she needed to be looked at more closely, and that it is a symptom that shouldn't be ignored. I just feel terrible, because I didn't think it was right, but I went along with what the tech said because it was a saturday and I had a lot of things to do and was anxious to get out of the vets office. I figured I was just being silly. |
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