Convenia and Rimadyl for a dental?

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Martha and Lolly (GA)

Martha and Lolly (GA)

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Hi,

I just saw the estimate for Lolly's dental, they are doing three extractions and they are giving her Rimadyl injection and a Convenia injection.

Dr Lisa Pierson recommends against Convenia injection for antibiotic. She says it stays in the body for two months so if there is a bad reaction (which have been reported) you are in trouble. Also she says it's not the best for dental bacteria. She recommends clavamox, says there is s liquid form.

Any thoughts on this? Her mouth will be sore and it won't be pleasant getting the clavamox down her, but I can do it if that's safer.

I read that Rimadyl is a NSAID for arthritis in dogs. Has anyone heard that it is good for oral pain for cats?

Thanks
 
I don't know anything about Rimadyl for cats, but I would research it before letting Lolly have it. As to the Convenia, I, personally, will never let it be given to my cats - the vet has "NO CONVENIA" marked in red on all their files. It is just too risky, for me, in spite of the fact that one of my guys was given it twice. If I had known at the time what he was getting I would not have allowed it.
 
Convenia is not a good antibiotic for dental infection/extractions, it just happens to be convenient. I don't know about Clavamox specifically for dental - I'm more familiar with it for skin infection/wounds/upper respiratory infections. The antibiotic that we use at the shelter I work at for dental issues is Clindamycin, which is also what my personal vet prescribed for my cat Jason for each of his dentals. Clindamycin does taste really bad (at least to most cats - Jason's a freak who actually likes the taste), and most vets actually add a sweetener to it so you'll want to be careful about that if you do ask for Clindamycin (or if Lolly is able to be pilled, there is a tablet form of Clindamycin).

I'm not terribly familiar with usage of Rimadyl in cats - it's off-label use in the US (I think it's approved for use in cats for post-surgical pain in the UK?). My vet did give Jason Rimadyl once years ago for post-dental pain, but for his most recent dentals (within the last year), he prescribed Onsior, which is a NSAID approved for use in cats in the US. Jason tolerated the Onsior well. For the most recent dental, my vet also prescribed gabapentin as Jason had 5 extractions and he wanted more pain relief on board. Unfortunately, Jason did have a side effect from the gabapentin so I had to discontinue that, but he seemed to do fine without it.
 
Another vote for nixing the Convenia here! I too have my cat's files marked so it is never given again. The side effects, if there is a reaction, are just too risky IMHO. When my girl had her dental done, she was given Clindamycin in pill form. For pain, she was prescribed Codeine in a transdermal gel form that I applied to the inside of her pinnae. Worked a charm!
 
You might ask for an Onsior injection and a Clindamycin injection. My vet just did that for my cat who won't let me medicate her. It was that, or I would have had to board her there for the meds. (I was mauled just getting her into a crate to take her in for an exam and dental.)
 
I am familiar with Rimadyl .... I personally would not use it..... ever. There are other options.
I know convenia is a hot topic here and for some cats it can have negative reactions .... that being said many do just fine with it including mine.
as @BJM mentioned there are other injectable AB available-

Remadyl on the other hand..... I will tell you what a well known and respected DVM told me when I asked "why is this still being used" her response..."Because not enough have died yet"
This drug will minimize pain but at a very high risk of kidney damage.....this damage is usually not reversible.

Please do more research before using ....:bighug:
 
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