With the really nasty tasting meds, like metronidazole and zithromax, I dissolve the pill in a tiny bit of water and then add either sugar or pancake syrup. These meds have a nasty bitter taste and a significant aftertaste. Sweetener counters that taste some, enough to make it more palatable, enough so that the cat doesn't foam at the mouth so badly.
--- On Thu, 8/13/09, Gloria B. Lane <gbl...@aristotle.net> wrote: > From: Gloria B. Lane <gbl...@aristotle.net> > Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Rebecca - Tummy troubles > To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org > Date: Thursday, August 13, 2009, 1:26 PM > I agree - sounds perhaps like this > vet doesn't know much about FIV and "full blown aids" > whatever that is. Perhaps she's "assuming" kitty has > some kind of lymphoma in the intestinal area. I'd wait > for the other vet to come back also. > > The metro (Flagyl) sounds good. I'm just > wondering why kitty is on Prednisone, especially if kitty > has no immune system. 1/4 Immodium sounds ok - I > usually use old-fashioned Kao Pectin, although have to get > the kind for animals at a farmers association store (NOT the > grocery store, it can't be used on cats). > > I usually use Panacur as an initial effort for kitty > diarrhea, assuming parasite, then if that doesn't work, I go > to something else. Sometime I cut the kitty diet back > to canned or boiled chicken and white rice, to placate the > digestive tract. > > Never tried putting sugar in Clinda, but I'm inspired to > try it sometime, thanks. > > Gloria > > > > > > > On Aug 13, 2009, at 12:13 PM, Susan Hoffman wrote: > > > "full blown AIDS"???? Does Rebecca have FIV > (sometimes mistakenly referred to as kitty AIDS) or FeLV? > > > > Metronidazole is the "metro" you're referring > to. It's typically prescribed for giardia and other > intestinal parasites. > > > > Unless this gets significantly worse, I would hold off > on the stool sample till your regular vet gets back. > Half the time you get a negative on the fecal test only > because the parasite has not reached sufficient mass to be > detected on the test. A lot of vets treat > symptomatically. > > > > Bonus with the metronidazole is that it supposedly > will settle an upset tummy (I assume this is based on > feedback from human patients) and may improve appetite. > > > > Are you giving pill or liquid metronidazole? The > stuff is one of the worst tasting meds around. I > usually liquify and add a little sugar to make it more > palatable. > > > > > > > > --- On Thu, 8/13/09, Iva Lark Emily Seaberg <melleph...@sbcglobal.net> > wrote: > > > >> From: Iva Lark Emily Seaberg <melleph...@sbcglobal.net> > >> Subject: [Felvtalk] Rebecca - Tummy troubles > >> To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org > >> Date: Thursday, August 13, 2009, 9:57 AM > >> Rebecca had a significant gum > >> infection when she was diagnosed almost two weeks > ago and > >> the vet had placed her on Clindamyacin twice a day > for ten > >> days, and Prednisone twice a day for 7 days and > then once a > >> day for 21 days. I started the Clindamyacin > about 7/8 days > >> ago and the Prednisone a few days ago. Becca has > gradually > >> developed diarrhea, and this morning it was worse, > to the > >> point she had leaked a bit on the bed where she > slept. I > >> felt so bad for her! So I called the vet to see > about > >> stopping the Clinda or if there were other > options/causes I > >> should be concerned about. > >> > >> The vet said to give her a quarter of an Immodium > AD pill > >> twice a day, and reduce the Prednisone to once a > day and to > >> switch to an antibiotic Metro something for a > week. The vet > >> said Clinda doesn’t usually give diarrhea? She > said it > >> could be the Prednisone but her bigger concern is > that it > >> may be a gut bacteria making her sick so the Metro > should > >> help with that. She really stressed that Becca is > in full > >> blown AIDS essentially, has no immune system and > is a > >> ticking time bomb for something so I need to stay > on top of > >> this and if Becca isn’t 100% better in 48 hours > she wants > >> to do a stool sample culture. This is not my usual > vet, who > >> is still on vacation until next week. Aside > from the > >> diarrhea Becca is acting just fine, though she > didn’t > >> finish all of her dinner last night which I can > understand. > >> > >> Should I be terribly concerned at this point? I > almost felt > >> like the vet was trying to panic me a bit and > brace me for > >> this being the end. How likely is that? I’m > heading on my > >> lunch to get her new meds, but I was going to go > to the gym > >> after work as usual but if I need to rush home > after work > >> instead I will. > >> > >> Iva > >> _______________________________________________ > >> Felvtalk mailing list > >> Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org > >> http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org > >> > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Felvtalk mailing list > > Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org > > http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org > > > _______________________________________________ > Felvtalk mailing list > Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org > http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org > _______________________________________________ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org
