nckitties3
Member Since 2013
Happy Halloween Ya'll! I'm feeling pretty 'scary' at the moment. A little lower this morning after the R last night, that's the norm for him it seems.
Here's the latest, vet says start with either amoxi liquid or clavamox pills. Normally vets have their own 'pharmacy' on site, so does she have sugar free amoxi? If not, can I have it compounded elsewhere? Usually it's a powder mixed in water, so the sugar is already in it unless it's SF. Or are the clavamox pills crushable, so I can mix it with the tiniest bit of tuna to get him to eat it? I've used amoxi over the years, animals hate it, even my dogs and I end up with pink stuff all over the house from the shaking heads. He was on it once, many years ago, for a 'sore throat'. What a mess that was! I'm lucky it worked, I got more ON him than IN him, he fought me tooth and nail, literally. If the clavamox is crushable, I think that's the better option, after really thinking about it. Particularly if she can prescribe it in a larger pill that requires 1/2 or 1/4 a pill each time, would be easier to hide the crushed meds in a tsp of tuna, which he loves. If not, a whole pill crushed in tuna would still be easier to get down him, I'm sure.
I have come to the conclusion that even though I was really angry with the vet after his DX, she has been nothing but cooperative since then and I feel bad about it. I think we can have a good relationship for Lucian's care. I was so pissed about the lack of info, etc, I was steamin'! But I've come to the conclusion that 99% of owners don't want the responsibility of doing what WE do, no wonder she never mentioned it. She treated it like anything else. "Here's your cat, give him insulin. Bye" Once she found out what I was doing and saw his SS, she has been fantastic and continues to surprise me, both with the script for Lev and now, giving an antibiotic without an exam in hopes of saving me money. Of course, she says, if he doesn't show improvement in a few days, she wants to see him, I agree, but said making payments is not a problem. Another surprise.
So, I'm going for the pills. Thoughts?
Here's the latest, vet says start with either amoxi liquid or clavamox pills. Normally vets have their own 'pharmacy' on site, so does she have sugar free amoxi? If not, can I have it compounded elsewhere? Usually it's a powder mixed in water, so the sugar is already in it unless it's SF. Or are the clavamox pills crushable, so I can mix it with the tiniest bit of tuna to get him to eat it? I've used amoxi over the years, animals hate it, even my dogs and I end up with pink stuff all over the house from the shaking heads. He was on it once, many years ago, for a 'sore throat'. What a mess that was! I'm lucky it worked, I got more ON him than IN him, he fought me tooth and nail, literally. If the clavamox is crushable, I think that's the better option, after really thinking about it. Particularly if she can prescribe it in a larger pill that requires 1/2 or 1/4 a pill each time, would be easier to hide the crushed meds in a tsp of tuna, which he loves. If not, a whole pill crushed in tuna would still be easier to get down him, I'm sure.
I have come to the conclusion that even though I was really angry with the vet after his DX, she has been nothing but cooperative since then and I feel bad about it. I think we can have a good relationship for Lucian's care. I was so pissed about the lack of info, etc, I was steamin'! But I've come to the conclusion that 99% of owners don't want the responsibility of doing what WE do, no wonder she never mentioned it. She treated it like anything else. "Here's your cat, give him insulin. Bye" Once she found out what I was doing and saw his SS, she has been fantastic and continues to surprise me, both with the script for Lev and now, giving an antibiotic without an exam in hopes of saving me money. Of course, she says, if he doesn't show improvement in a few days, she wants to see him, I agree, but said making payments is not a problem. Another surprise.
So, I'm going for the pills. Thoughts?
