I wonder if he has episodes of inflammation and needs the cerinia? So sometimes he acts like his usual self other times not
Sorry for the recent setback but I was so happy to read the above post. I suppose there will be good days and bad. Regardless you're doing an excellent job of knowing how the food and meds affect Geoffrey. He's one lucky guy to have landed in your lap.Geoffrey really knows my nighttime routine. He knows what time I should be going to bed, and bugs me if I miss it!! He yells!! and Yells... When I am getting into bed, before I shut the bedroom light off, he is already on top of the bed, waiting for me.. my love bug. He is thanking me.
The IMVet wants me to reduce, eventually eliminating the mirtz and the Zofran. I agree with the mirtz. I am very slowly decreasing it., but it has made a world of difference with bringing out Geoffrey's loving personality! I hate to get rid of it, but I have to. I want something on hand, just in case, for a poor appetite. I have a new tube to keep as a spare.All good, it sounds!
I don't know, but maybe with G being on Pred he doesn't need the Mirt? I only have what the first oncologist told me and that was I might be able to stop Mirataz once Feeby is put on Pred. She said the Pred can have a similar effect on appetite. Maybe run it by your vet. The 'mouthiness' could be from the mirt. Perhaps, it could be used on an as needed basis?
i learned from a vet tech abt the #4 capsule! i put whatever i have to give her in one, coat it with a small piece of pill pocket. works every time! i now put it on a lick pad with a few kibble. i buy the clear capsules fr my vet it is a great trick!I pack Betty’s meds in a size five (smallest) gelatin capsule, twist it in Hills A/D and drop the food-coated pill on the carpet. Betty knows the drill by now and scoops and swallows any A/D coated capsules I drop on the carpet for her. She doesn’t get her meal until she takes her meds. It took us many weeks of lick and flicks. But she learned.
When I run out of my clear size fours, I am going to order them in white like my size fives. Betty had a habit of licking and flicking (lick the A/D off the capsule and flick the capsule itself away.) She knows better now. She's such a pro at the scoop and swallow. But every now and then, she does leave a capsule behind. And it's far easier for me to see that when it's a white capsule than a clear one.i learned from a vet tech abt the #4 capsule! i put whatever i have to give her in one, coat it with a small piece of pill pocket. works every time! i now put it on a lick pad with a few kibble. i buy the clear capsules fr my vet it is a great trick!
wow! thank u for those hints! placide has not been eating her food that i mix her Visbiomevet in. so her diarrhea is back! i brought her to vet tech tdy to get the poop off her wonky leg and she suggested i break the big capsule into 2? #4s. i had never thought of that! u r so clever! i will do it tmr wish me luck! i dont think i need white because i have to coat them w/tiny piece of pill pocket and a dab of forti flora sometimes. #ittakesavillage i luv this site. i have learned so many of the little things that make life easier for her and me!When I run out of my clear size fours, I am going to order them in white like my size fives. Betty had a habit of licking and flicking (lick the A/D off the capsule and flick the capsule itself away.) She knows better now. She's such a pro at the scoop and swallow. But every now and then, she does leave a capsule behind. And it's far easier for me to see that when it's a white capsule than a clear one.
I also use size fours for s. boulardii. The Jarrow brand comes in giant size zero capsules that even I would have trouble with. She doesn't like the taste of the s. boulardii. It's not going into her food. But she'll take a couple of size four's of the stuff each night and I've seen an improvement in her appetite. Hopefully our next gut microbiome test will show an improvement in the clostridium and e. coli strains that flourished after an antibiotics course in July.