Its Ace
Promazine-10mg. You could check doseage as I used 1 pill (they’re
small) that I put in Pill Pocket. First time I gave it to him about 1
½ hours before we were to leave & though it helped me get him in
big crate that I had, it wasn’t too much help at vet. By the time I
got home, however, he really was very mellow & it turned out to be
the first time I could clip his nails. Next time, I gave it to him
about 3 hours before we were to leave. By this point, he had taken to
sleeping on my bed & I put this soft sided carrier I have up there
next to him, and he sort of went in to sleep by himself. Once I knew
he was asleep, I just quietly & quickly zipped up the opening. He
wasn’t happy but so mellow that he just went back to sleep, Vet visit
was a whole lot easier. Big Boy will let me!
! do just about anything to him except pick him up to hold him or trim
his nails so the Ace really came in handy. Vet gave me a small supply
so I have in case of emergency. After effects were just that he was
staggering a little but he ate, went to the box when we got home &
then just slept thru the night. Its not a drug that will knock him
out, just sort of makes him a little groggy & mellow. Wish I had
some of that when he goes to the vet!
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Kerry N.
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Kerry, how is Levi today?
Yes, that
would be great Chris, if you could check the name/dosage. Maybe I'll do
a trial run tonight with Levi and if it's impossible I'll ask vet about
picking up the 'ace' meds. I have got to get him to the vet somehow.
Thanks! Kerry
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Kerry, how is Levi today?
It is
virtually impossible for me to get BB in carrier so vet gave me some
pills, “ace” something or other—I give him ½ a pill about 3 yours
before & put the carrier on the bed where he generally sleeps—I
think that because the pill makes him a little groggy & he curls up
inside the carrier & falls asleep. The doseage is never enough to
knock him out or anything, just sort of mellows him out to get more
hands on for things he doesn’t like to do (like the carrier—which of
course, he knows means the vet!). Maybe you can ask your vet about
it…. I can look up the name & doseage if it will help…
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January 24, 2005 12:38 PM
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Kerry, how is Levi today?
On the
basis of your very helpful and specific email Michelle I've made an
apptment on Wed morning with the best doctor I've found so far for my
ferals. I'm going to take the blood report that the housecall vet
faxed and your email with me.
I just hope
I can get him into the carrier, and without too much stress. (I guess
if he is feisty tho, then that's a good sign.)
The
housecall vet did mention steroids when pressed by me, but she added
they take 6-8 weeks to kick in?
I wish I
had a tape of our conversation. So much of it is over my head. It feels
like wading thru glue sometimes, just to get a clear picture of what's
possible/viable.
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Kerry, how is Levi today?
First,
in terms of the sour cream-- Simon went a few days where that was
basically all her ate too, so I would not worry about that. It's very
fatty, if it is whole milk sour cream, which is good. The most
important thing short-term, I think, is getting calories into him.
In
terms of his anemia and how bad he feels... is there any way to get him
a diagnosis? Sue on this list said that her cat had anemia from teh
FeLV and depomedrol (steroid) shots completely resolved it. The anemia
was from her cat killing her own red blood cells, and the depomedrol
stopped that. If the anemia is from lymphoma, then steroids, or chemo
if you are up to it, can also help enormously. Simon's hematocrit was
down that low for a while, and still could be though I think he looks
pinker now and is definitely more energetic. If it is from
hemobartenella (sp?) then antibiotics could completely resolve it. If
it has anything to do with his kidneys, Procrit or Epogen could help.
There is also the chance, of course, that nothing can be done and it is
just degenerative from the!
! FeLV, but it is impossible to know this based on the information you
currently have from your vet. If he is feral, then I know that makes
any diagnosis or treatment challenging, but if it is possible to get
more information from your vet or another (did the vet check for
hemobartanella? is lymphoma possible? is it possible he is killing his
own rbc's?) If it really seems like he is plummeting, and especially
if you are considering euthanasia, I would highly recommend you try a
steroid shot or two first to see if they help. I would give a
dexamethasone shot, which is fast-acting, along with a longer-acting
and slower-to-set-in shot of Depomedrol. I think it is the combination
of these shots that brought Simon back, at least temporarily, from the
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