Re: Bandy's temp up again!
My vet makes a slurry of some canned food and water and chases pills down with a syringe of that. Typically the cats will eat it and wash down their pills better than with plain water. tonyaNina [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Kerry R,I sent you a pretty extensive reply to your off-list inquiry, but I wanted to add something about Dox. It is pretty harsh stuff and can cause esophagus damage if it doesn't get swallowed properly. They tell you not to lie down directly after taking the stuff. Always chase it with at least a couple of ccs of water, watch for Bandy to swallow! You don't want this stuff getting stuck in his throat. What I do to make it even safer is put it in a small gel-cap, (you can get empty gel caps at most health food stores, or use a small one from other sups that you empty). Michelle Lerner coats her pills with Nutrical, but I've found it's too sticky. I use a tiny bit of olive oil, or margarine to grease it up. If you can get Bandy to drink, or eat a tiny bit right afterward, all the better. Some cats have good response to transdermals, (drugs made into creams and applied to the ear for absorption), others don't. If Bandy doesn't seem to be getting the expected relief from the Pepcid in this form, you could grind up the tablets, (I forget the dose, I think it's a 1/4 tab of the "original" formula), and add it to his food.Keep us informed, prayers for Bandy's speedy recovery,NinaKerry Roach wrote: Bandy's temp was up again today to 104..he received another dex shot to hopefully bring it down..my vet said she thinks it could be from the inflammation going on with both these diseases.. He is still eating and drinking so that is the good thing.. As Nina suggested, we have gotten some doxycycline and are going to try that..to see if it helps...I know it can cause some stomach upset in some...Does anyone have any info on that? He also received some pepcid to replace the tagamet. The cream that you put in the inner ear once a day.. Keep us in your thoughts and prayers as we will do the same.. Kerry and Bandy Yahoo! Mail Stay connected, organized, and protected. Take the tour
Re: Bandy's temp up again!
Might try Just Born or another version of "mother's milk." All the cats I know love that and it is a great supplement. - Original Message - From: catatonya To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Sent: Monday, August 01, 2005 4:38 AM Subject: Re: Bandy's temp up again! My vet makes a slurry of some canned food and water and chases pills down with a syringe of that. Typically the cats will eat it and wash down their pills better than with plain water. tonyaNina [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Kerry R,I sent you a pretty extensive reply to your off-list inquiry, but I wanted to add something about Dox. It is pretty harsh stuff and can cause esophagus damage if it doesn't get swallowed properly. They tell you not to lie down directly after taking the stuff. Always chase it with at least a couple of ccs of water, watch for Bandy to swallow! You don't want this stuff getting stuck in his throat. What I do to make it even safer is put it in a small gel-cap, (you can get empty gel caps at most health food stores, or use a small one from other sups that you empty). Michelle Lerner coats her pills with Nutrical, but I've found it's too sticky. I use a tiny bit of olive oil, or margarine to grease it up. If you can get Bandy to drink, or eat a tiny bit right afterward, all the better. Some cats have good response to transdermals, (drugs made into creams and applied to the ear for absorption), others don't. If Bandy doesn't seem to be getting the expected relief from the Pepcid in this form, you could grind up the tablets, (I forget the dose, I think it's a 1/4 tab of the "original" formula), and add it to his food.Keep us informed, prayers for Bandy's speedy recovery,NinaKerry Roach wrote: Bandy's temp was up again today to 104..he received another dex shot to hopefully bring it down..my vet said she thinks it could be from the inflammation going on with both these diseases.. He is still eating and drinking so that is the good thing.. As Nina suggested, we have gotten some doxycycline and are going to try that..to see if it helps...I know it can cause some stomach upset in some...Does anyone have any info on that? He also received some pepcid to replace the tagamet. The cream that you put in the inner ear once a day.. Keep us in your thoughts and prayers as we will do the same.. Kerry and Bandy Yahoo! Mail Stay connected, organized, and protected. Take the tour
Re: Bandy's temp up again
Both of those ideas are great and if we have a problem I will try them.. So far I have been feeding him right after pill time..and he is eating, I just hope this continues..He hates to see me coming now as he seems to be feeling better and knows it must be pill time...Guess this is why I haven't added too much to his food as I don't want him to think it is going to taste bad then not eat... I do add corn oil to it some, too..He likes salmon so I put a little corn oil on it.. I read in a vet manuel that I have to add 1 tsp of corn oil per day per degree of fever. Along with a high fat diet..because of the caloric increase due to the fever..__Do You Yahoo!?Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
Re: Bandy Update
excellent news! wish your kitty continued health From: Kerry Roach [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org To: Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Subject: Re: Bandy Update Date: Sun, 31 Jul 2005 02:58:17 -0700 (PDT) Good news on Saturday..I took Bandy for his blood test and the PCV was up to 31 and the TP was 7.5...Best of all, he did not have a temp..He is on 1/4 dox once a day and baytril once a day along with interferon, pepcid and his other supplements..I am adding them gradual to not cause a stomach upset..He is eating and drinking very good.. I hope to get him back to his normal weight and I guess so far he is on the right track.. Thank you all for your great input and your thoughts.. We will keep you posted and any other info is greatly appreciated.. Kerry R. and Bandy __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
Re: Bandy Update
Fantastic!Kerry Roach [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Good news on Saturday..I took Bandy for his blood test and the PCV was up to 31 and the TP was 7.5...Best of all, he did not have a temp..He is on 1/4 dox once a day and baytril once a day along with interferon, pepcid and his other supplements..I am adding them gradual to not cause a stomach upset..He is eating and drinking very good.. I hope to get him back to his normal weight and I guess so far he is on the right track.. Thank you all for your great input and your thoughts.. We will keep you posted and any other info is greatly appreciated.. Kerry R. and Bandy __Do You Yahoo!?Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
