3/16, Susie, Need a little help now

Gill & George said:
That's good it disappeared.
Is it the first time she has had convenía?

Inappetance, vomitting and lethargy are documented side effects of convenía....
It can remain in her system for upto 63 days.
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I don't remember her getting convenia before but I would have to go back and look. I got her from a shelter 23 months ago with no medical history to fall back on. She has had problems when I first brought her home but no diabetes. Her back story is too lengthy to get into now. Someone else warned me about the covenia. She was doing pretty well up until the 1.5 increase so I don't know what happened but she seems fine today and got a 188 @+6.
 
Gill & George said:
That's good it disappeared.
Is it the first time she has had convenía?

Inappetance, vomitting and lethargy are documented side effects of convenía....
It can remain in her system for upto 63 days.
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I didn't know that about convenia. The vet may have given it to her because I was concerned about getting pills down her throat with the swallowing issue.
 
Summer and Susie said:
I didn't know that about convenia. The vet may have given it to her because I was concerned about getting pills down her throat with the swallowing issue.
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It's meant to be a good AB for skin infections.
It may not have anything to do with it, and nothing you can do about it now, maybe mention it to the vet if you end up taking her back in.
I know of members whose kitties have had much stronger reactions to it, the problem with it is when it's in you can't get it back out, you just have to ride it out. I had a similar problem with George, vet gave him a long acting steroid, which knocked him out of remission, I had two weeks of really really ugly numbers, until it started to clear his system it felt like I was injecting water.

I usually wrap all meds in a small amount of cheese spread, rather than pill them, which I can do, I just think it's less stressful for them and for me. Felix at the moment takes his heart tablet in cheese ball rolled in freeze dried sprinkle crumbs, like a schnitzel :rolleyes:
 
Gill & George said:
It's meant to be a good AB for skin infections.
It may not have anything to do with it, and nothing you can do about it now, maybe mention it to the vet if you end up taking her back in.
I know of members whose kitties have had much stronger reactions to it, the problem with it is when it's in you can't get it back out, you just have to ride it out. I had a similar problem with George, vet gave him a long acting steroid, which knocked him out of remission, I had two weeks of really really ugly numbers, until it started to clear his system it felt like I was injecting water.

I usually wrap all meds in a small amount of cheese spread, rather than pill them, which I can do, I just think it's less stressful for them and for me. Felix at the moment takes his heart tablet in cheese ball rolled in freeze dried sprinkle crumbs, like a schnitzel :rolleyes:
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You are very creative with your medicine administration! Susie never wants anything but her cat food and treats. It is obvious to me that she was not spoiled before being dumped at our local shelter. Is convenia considered a steroid? My vet and I have talked about making sure Susie does not get steroids so I would be surprised if it is.
 
Convenia is not a steroid. It’s a long lasting antibiotic that if a cat has a reaction nothing can be done. Some are afraid of it for that reason. My vet did give it to Max a couple of times after a dental because he said he never had a cat have a bad reaction and didn’t want to give an oral one and risk intestinal upset. I was nervous every time but he was fine.
 
tiffmaxee said:
Convenia is not a steroid. It’s a long lasting antibiotic that if a cat has a reaction nothing can be done. Some are afraid of it for that reason. My vet did give it to Max a couple of times after a dental because he said he never had a cat have a bad reaction and didn’t want to give an oral one and risk intestinal upset. I was nervous every time but he was fine.
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Thanks, Elise. I appreciate getting both sides of the story.
 
Summer and Susie said:
You are very creative with your medicine administration! Susie never wants anything but her cat food and treats. It is obvious to me that she was not spoiled before being dumped at our local shelter. Is convenia considered a steroid? My vet and I have talked about making sure Susie does not get steroids so I would be surprised if it is.
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Sorry didn't mean to confuse you, I wasn't saying convenía was a steroid, as Elise clarified its a long acting AB, George got long acting steroids, which I regretted, because I couldn't take it back, just had to wait it out.
Made me think that I don't like the idea of long acting medication, because if something goes wrong you can't take them back out.
 
Summer and Susie said:
Thanks, Elise. I appreciate getting both sides of the story.
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I also had a cat (a feral cat who could not be pilled) that had a Convenia injection once and she also was fine. This was years ago before I was made aware of the risks, including hemolytic anemia, of a Convenia injection. Not every cat will have a bad reaction to it. I once posted a question on the feral cat iogroup about people's opinions of Convenia injections and boy did it ignite a firestorm. I got responses back on both sides... some of them very strong. I also got a few private responses from people who did TNR or cat rescues who admitted that, under certain circumstances they would allow one of their cats to have a Convenia injection, and the cats were fine.

I'm so happy that Susie seems to be doing better today and that she had a 188! I'm excited for her.

I just got home from the vet with one of my sweet kitties and I have a perplexing situation going on. I need some advice and I'm not sure if I should post here or elsewhere? I do recall some people talking about nebulizers in the last week or so and I need to find one. Then I can post my long post about Ginger somewhere else??
 
Suzanne & Darcy said:
I also had a cat (a feral cat who could not be pilled) that had a Convenia injection once and she also was fine. This was years ago before I was made aware of the risks, including hemolytic anemia, of a Convenia injection. Not every cat will have a bad reaction to it. I once posted a question on the feral cat iogroup about people's opinions of Convenia injections and boy did it ignite a firestorm. I got responses back on both sides... some of them very strong. I also got a few private responses from people who did TNR or cat rescues who admitted that, under certain circumstances they would allow one of their cats to have a Convenia injection, and the cats were fine.

I'm so happy that Susie seems to be doing better today and that she had a 188! I'm excited for her.

I just got home from the vet with one of my sweet kitties and I have a perplexing situation going on. I need some advice and I'm not sure if I should post here or elsewhere? I do recall some people talking about nebulizers in the last week or so and I need to find one. Then I can post my long post about Ginger somewhere else??
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Maybe posting on the Feline Health Forum would be a great place to see if anyone can advise you on the nebulizers. I don't know but since you are a member of FDMB I would think that anyone with the knowledge would share with you - even if Ginger is not diabetic. Give it a shot, Suzanne, then let us know what is going on with your kitty, Ginger.
 
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