(I may have asked this before - - I hope not! If I did - I obviously don't remember the answer)
Last year hubby and I discovered a neighbor family had been trying to care for a little pregnant feral momma who had 3 kittens in their garage (we didn't know them - -they live several blocks away - and they knew zip about cats, as the mom was hyper-allergic). We took in the 3 kittens, vetted, fixed & socialized them, and found them wonderful homes (all still VERY happy!). We also TNR'd momma ("Maggie") and got her spayed and returned her to the family, along with a heated shelter for their garage. They love her dearly, and she's gotten so that she's definitely slowly warmed up to them (the hubby really loves her!). We go down to check on her periodically - - and this last time they were worried about her, as am I. The hubby can pick her up, so I got a good look at her and listened to her as well. I've worked with cats long enough to know that it's 99% likely it's a pretty standard URI (upper respiratory infection).
The problem - - - I can't find anywhere that I can get amoxycillin (or another option) without taking her in. The cat shelter I volunteer for knows me well enough that I used to be able to pay them for amoxy, etc. for OUR ferals, but they now have a new vet tech, and they won't do that anymore (which I do understand). And getting her in is problem one (probably doable though) - - but bigger issues are that most vets wouldn't be able to handle her, and it'll definitely make her quite flighty for awhile -- -which I hate to do over something that I used to be able to come by easily. (I'd rather save the stress of a vet visit for her for a bigger issue - -- although if this URI isn't treated - IT will become an issue). I've also talked to our two vets - - -no luck without seeing her.
Any suggestions? I hate to see her START out what will likely be a rough northern Ohio winter already with a URI! Thanks so much my fav cat folk!
Last year hubby and I discovered a neighbor family had been trying to care for a little pregnant feral momma who had 3 kittens in their garage (we didn't know them - -they live several blocks away - and they knew zip about cats, as the mom was hyper-allergic). We took in the 3 kittens, vetted, fixed & socialized them, and found them wonderful homes (all still VERY happy!). We also TNR'd momma ("Maggie") and got her spayed and returned her to the family, along with a heated shelter for their garage. They love her dearly, and she's gotten so that she's definitely slowly warmed up to them (the hubby really loves her!). We go down to check on her periodically - - and this last time they were worried about her, as am I. The hubby can pick her up, so I got a good look at her and listened to her as well. I've worked with cats long enough to know that it's 99% likely it's a pretty standard URI (upper respiratory infection).
The problem - - - I can't find anywhere that I can get amoxycillin (or another option) without taking her in. The cat shelter I volunteer for knows me well enough that I used to be able to pay them for amoxy, etc. for OUR ferals, but they now have a new vet tech, and they won't do that anymore (which I do understand). And getting her in is problem one (probably doable though) - - but bigger issues are that most vets wouldn't be able to handle her, and it'll definitely make her quite flighty for awhile -- -which I hate to do over something that I used to be able to come by easily. (I'd rather save the stress of a vet visit for her for a bigger issue - -- although if this URI isn't treated - IT will become an issue). I've also talked to our two vets - - -no luck without seeing her.
Any suggestions? I hate to see her START out what will likely be a rough northern Ohio winter already with a URI! Thanks so much my fav cat folk!