I brought my cat to the vet last week for Diarreah and he had 2 ear infections. They gave him ointment in his ears Amikicin, a Covenia shot, and Metronitazold to take home.
He isn't easy to give meds so i got the metronidazole compounded and I didn't give his first dose till Sunday Morning several days after the other meds. He was ok before that. Something was off bc he was sick but he was eating drinking moving around ok.
After that first does of Metro he declined so quick. Stopped eating can barley walk right now. He cries out when he walks bc I think its scary for him. I spent the night in the ER which I can't even get into but he never was seen...and finally got him to the vet by 9am Monday morning. They gave him subs. Cleaned out his ears of the anitiobiotics and an appetite stimulate.
His blood looked good but they want to recheck.
I took him home and he had been through so much so he was scared and upset and I let him sleep. I was hoping to see any improvement and I'm just not.
I'm so beside myself bc you can't imagine how horrible it is to see a cat can't walk and you had something to do with it by administering these meds. I had a cat die bc the Dr gave him a long lasting steroid shot and I am so mad I didn't ask more questions about all the meds after that.
I had been tired bc I previously got an outdoor cat fixed and that was consuming my time and I was just wanting to get his diarrhea fixed bc I woke up with it all over his butt and house.
Has anyone had this happen? The vet said there might never be a recovery and that made me so upset. I live this cat and to loose another cat a year after something similar happened is breaking my heart and I feel so helpless.
The vets and ERs around me are not the best and you can barley get into some of the hospitals to be seen because of staffing shortages. If there is more to do for him I want to try it bc he has shown no improvement yet. Still cannot walk still no interest in food. I feel sick and defeated.
He isn't easy to give meds so i got the metronidazole compounded and I didn't give his first dose till Sunday Morning several days after the other meds. He was ok before that. Something was off bc he was sick but he was eating drinking moving around ok.
After that first does of Metro he declined so quick. Stopped eating can barley walk right now. He cries out when he walks bc I think its scary for him. I spent the night in the ER which I can't even get into but he never was seen...and finally got him to the vet by 9am Monday morning. They gave him subs. Cleaned out his ears of the anitiobiotics and an appetite stimulate.
His blood looked good but they want to recheck.
I took him home and he had been through so much so he was scared and upset and I let him sleep. I was hoping to see any improvement and I'm just not.
I'm so beside myself bc you can't imagine how horrible it is to see a cat can't walk and you had something to do with it by administering these meds. I had a cat die bc the Dr gave him a long lasting steroid shot and I am so mad I didn't ask more questions about all the meds after that.
I had been tired bc I previously got an outdoor cat fixed and that was consuming my time and I was just wanting to get his diarrhea fixed bc I woke up with it all over his butt and house.
Has anyone had this happen? The vet said there might never be a recovery and that made me so upset. I live this cat and to loose another cat a year after something similar happened is breaking my heart and I feel so helpless.
The vets and ERs around me are not the best and you can barley get into some of the hospitals to be seen because of staffing shortages. If there is more to do for him I want to try it bc he has shown no improvement yet. Still cannot walk still no interest in food. I feel sick and defeated.