Need help on how to give liquid meds

[Furballsmom]

How is she doing? Is she healing?

 

[Spookyandsammy]

What type of injury does she have?
Why did the Vets tell you that you cannot take her out and hold her?

Giving her a little water, or soft wet food by syringe will not dilute the meds....it will only chase the taste of the meds away.
Replace the bad taste with something good.

Try the tuna or chicken water trick mentioned in post #10...to madilute sk the taste of the meds.

Should I add a little water to the wet food willit

How is she doing? Is she healing?

She's doing good

 

[banbury]

What was the cause for the antibiotics and pain meds? Certain conditions can be treated with long-lasting injectable antibiotics, where one injection can last upwards of 2 weeks. If you're having that hard of a time medicating, it might be worth discussing with your vet.

 

[Spookyandsammy]

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What was the cause for the antibiotics and pain meds? Certain conditions can be treated with long-lasting injectable antibiotics, where one injection can last upwards of 2 weeks. If you're having that hard of a time medicating, it might be worth discussing with your vet.

She cut herself open when I was at work and I went to the mspca she's almost done it's for 14 days I think

 

[banbury]

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She cut herself open when I was at work and I went to the mspca she's almost done it's for 14 days I think

Sounds like by acting fast with vet care, you probably avoided infection from setting in. If it's healing well and you're almost done with the antibiotics, I'd stay the course. But if she needs antibiotics in the future (especially for skin issues), the injectable ones might be less stressful for both of you.

 

[FeebysOwner]

What was the cause for the antibiotics and pain meds? Certain conditions can be treated with long-lasting injectable antibiotics, where one injection can last upwards of 2 weeks. If you're having that hard of a time medicating, it might be worth discussing with your vet.

But if she needs antibiotics in the future (especially for skin issues), the injectable ones might be less stressful for both of you.

The injectables are good, but if you ask for them in the future, make sure they are the right kind for the infection. In Feeby's case with her UTIs the antibiotics that are typically the injectable ones are not the right type of antibiotic. The only other option for injectable antibiotics is to find out if the antibiotic your vet wants to use can be compounded into an injectable - or, perhaps a transdermal patch.

 

[Spookyandsammy]

I hope and pray that I never have to deal with it again or the mspca oh God sandwich found the treats

 

[Spookyandsammy]

Tmi but it's their poop supposed to look like this she's eating wet and dry food together with her gabapentin in it and is it normal for them to cover their food

 

[Spookyandsammy]

TMI

 

[banbury]

The injectables are good, but if you ask for them in the future, make sure they are the right kind for the infection. In Feeby's case with her UTIs the antibiotics that are typically the injectable ones are not the right type of antibiotic. The only other option for injectable antibiotics is to find out if the antibiotic your vet wants to use can be compounded into an injectable - or, perhaps a transdermal patch.

Absolutely. But I would hope a vet wouldn't give the injectables if it wasn't right for the specific kind of infection the cat was battling. There are injectables that can be great for skin infections and I have discussed with my vet some of the off-label uses for it as well but no single antibiotic is a cure-all for every type of infection.

 

[banbury]

Tmi but it's their poop supposed to look like this she's eating wet and dry food together with her gabapentin in it and is it normal for them to cover their food

Antibiotics can sometimes mess with the "good bacteria" in the stomach too and can cause loose stool. It usually resolves after the antibiotics are over. Pro-biotics can help even out the bacteria in the stomach but I wouldn't suggest giving them without a discussion with your vet.

 

[FeebysOwner]

Absolutely. But I would hope a vet wouldn't give the injectables if it wasn't right for the specific kind of infection the cat was battling.

Unfortunately, a lot of vets will succumb to a cat owner's desire for injectables (vs. pills/liquids) even if they aren't the most appropriate for the specific infection. Some vets even give them in lieu of finding what specific bacteria has caused the infection. It's seem crazy, but I have read numerous accounts of this happening on this site alone.

 

[Furballsmom]

is it normal for them to cover their food

It depends, sometimes a cat will do this but it's not necessarily an indication of anything good, or bad. Did she do this before she got hurt?

 

[FeebysOwner]

Tmi but it's their poop supposed to look like this she's eating wet and dry food together with her gabapentin in it and is it normal for them to cover their food

It depends, sometimes a cat will do this but it's not necessarily an indication of anything good, or bad. Did she do this before she got hurt?

Cover their food - or, their poop? Either way, Furballsmom 's question applies...

 

[Spookyandsammy]

Sometimes but I scoop asap she stinks my room up that's why I'm switching to wet food I walked into the room to this

 

[Spookyandsammy]

Her cage is covered over in blankets it's kinda cold I touched her fur it was cold

 

[Spookyandsammy]

Cover their food - or, their poop? Either way, Furballsmom 's question applies...

Sometimes when she eats greenbeans but I'm hoping and crossing my fingers that it's just the antibiotic side affect or the gabapentin

 

[Furballsmom]

I think when you're able to let her out, you'll both feel better and she'll return to more normal behaviors

 

[Spookyandsammy]

I I can't wait I feel horrible she has to stay in this thing

 

[She's a witch]

Absolutely. But I would hope a vet wouldn't give the injectables if it wasn't right for the specific kind of infection the cat was battling. There are injectables that can be great for skin infections and I have discussed with my vet some of the off-label uses for it as well but no single antibiotic is a cure-all for every type of infection.

Yeah, Convenia is one of the most overprescribed medication for cats. Because it’s convenient, but to me there are two problems with long lasting injectables:
1. In case of allergic reaction you’re not able to stop administering the drug and the reaction continues and worsens, sometimes ending deadly. This reason to me is enough not to give my cats any long lasting drugs.
2. Each injection increase the risk of post injection site sarcoma. I only let my cats to be injected with anything if there’s simply no other way. Convenience is not worth their health. There are so many products on the market to help with pilling the cat that in most cases injection could be avoided, unless we’re talking about scared ferals. Of course, in most cases sarcoma will not happen, but I’d still risk it only when it’s not other way.