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Kerry,
I know that you do not like the house call vets you have used thus
far, but would you trust them just for the purpose of administering the I-R
while you are gone if they would be willing to do that? For a vet, giving an IV
shot is incredibly easy and takes a minute. It is not something you should have
to trust their judgment or demeanor much about (famous last words I guess) and
it would be much less stressful for Flavia and for your petsitter. I have never
used a house call vet myself and so am not recommending this because I have a
preference for them or because I think you should start using them. Just in this
instance, with her being feral and you going away and your petsitter being
stretched, it seems like it might make sense. You could schedule the visits
ahead of time for every 3 days for the first 4 treatments (if you want to follow
that schedule) and then do the next one after you get back.
As far as the side effects go, when Ginger got hers there were posts on
this group recommending doing a lower dose with her next time. Apparently
if they get side effects the protocol is to knock the dosage in half the next
time and go from there. It is very rare though (the shelter uses it a lot and
has not noticed anyone have the effects Ginger had, although they also do not
scrutinize the cats like I do due to sheer numbers and since the effects only
last an hour or so and are not necessarily very apparent I would not guarantee
none of the cats has actually gotten them).
And please stop thanking me! Almost everything I have learned I have
learned from this group and am just spitting back out what I have learned and
what I have used. And I do not know that any of it will work. Some
things have helped with my cats, but I also feel like I have done things that
have not helped and things that have made matters worse. I hope that my
suggestions help you and Flavia, but there is also every chance that they will
make things worse. I know that I use a very authoritative tone sometimes because
I have strong opinions about things I think are more likely than others to work,
and because I am used to writing in that way from being a lawyer, but that does
not mean that my opinions are actually authoritative.
Good luck, Kerry. I think about you and Flavia often. Every time this
happens to one of the cats I hope and pray that this time we will figure
something out collectively that will help long-term, or that whatever is wrong
is different from all the other times and will actually resolve long-term.
Michelle
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