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Jeffery, whom I have posted about before, has had a vexing upper respiratory thing off and on since December. He's the hardest cat to get into a pet taxi or to medicate. He's timid, fearful and will slink around when you just think "It's time to give him his medication." We've spent $1100 on kitty hospital treatment, tests, retests just for the thyroid portion. And then today $250 more when he started struggling with a snotty nose again after having made such great progress toward feeling good. So the vet is having us use Cerenia somewhat unsually- in the snotty nostril. I am to give this to him twice a day for 14 days. He got an appetite stimulant at the vet and an antibiotic shot. (we tried oral antibiotic but after two pill pockets of it, he refused all pill pockets)
It took both of us to put the drop of Cerenia in his nose. I held him and my husband squirted the drop in his nose. Of course, he's not back on the methimazole because he will not take the pill pocket treat or reliably eat his food.
He's 14. We've had him since he was a kitten. He was initially a part of a family of strays who we took in. We kept 3 and found homes for 4. He's a sweet boy, just super fearful. Aside from his start in life, he's lived indoors and been pretty healthy until recently.
In December he was diagnosed with hyperthyroidism and I'm sure the stress of that plus the vet visit started his issue. He's an extremely fearful/timid cat. He wasn't eating much and spent several days in the kitty hospital getting IV fluids, syringe feedings, etc. He was anorexic and pretty weak. I think that his infection thing was more of an issue than the thyroid, but of course that was the primary thing that the vet focused on.
He got better, and I was able to get him his thyroid medication into him either via pill pockets or compounded methimazole squirted into a blob of his canned food with a sprinkle of Fortiflora over it. He'd devour it, and gained back nearly 2 pounds in a month. And then he got a snotty nose again. I've been using a cool vaporizer, trying to wipe his nose to keep it from crusting and fighting to give him his methimazole.
He ate a bit of baby food tonight and some kibble when he got home from the vet. Amazingly he is less gurgly tonight and seems a bit perkier. But man if I could come up with a way to medicate skittish kitties, I would be rich.
It took both of us to put the drop of Cerenia in his nose. I held him and my husband squirted the drop in his nose. Of course, he's not back on the methimazole because he will not take the pill pocket treat or reliably eat his food.
He's 14. We've had him since he was a kitten. He was initially a part of a family of strays who we took in. We kept 3 and found homes for 4. He's a sweet boy, just super fearful. Aside from his start in life, he's lived indoors and been pretty healthy until recently.
In December he was diagnosed with hyperthyroidism and I'm sure the stress of that plus the vet visit started his issue. He's an extremely fearful/timid cat. He wasn't eating much and spent several days in the kitty hospital getting IV fluids, syringe feedings, etc. He was anorexic and pretty weak. I think that his infection thing was more of an issue than the thyroid, but of course that was the primary thing that the vet focused on.
He got better, and I was able to get him his thyroid medication into him either via pill pockets or compounded methimazole squirted into a blob of his canned food with a sprinkle of Fortiflora over it. He'd devour it, and gained back nearly 2 pounds in a month. And then he got a snotty nose again. I've been using a cool vaporizer, trying to wipe his nose to keep it from crusting and fighting to give him his methimazole.
He ate a bit of baby food tonight and some kibble when he got home from the vet. Amazingly he is less gurgly tonight and seems a bit perkier. But man if I could come up with a way to medicate skittish kitties, I would be rich.
but there was no way I was going to miss a dose of his antibiotics as he had a nasty gum infection, and the risks of future antibiotic resistance.
Hooray for sliced cheese. 
