Have you given Pedialyte and/or Pepcid AC to your cat?

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FurBabiesMama

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Hi. My civvie, Willow, has barely eaten today and has vomited several times. Long story short, she just finished a 14 day cycle of Clavamox pills yesterday evening, and she has very recently started two supplements, TDC and Viralys. I am hoping the barely eating and vomiting is due to nausea caused by one of those. (I did not give the supplements today.) I emailed the vet, and she also thinks it could be that. So, I would like to give it a little more time before taking her to an emergency vet, but I am concerned about her getting dehydrated. I just read that you can give a cat a few drops of unflavored Pedialyte. Has anyone tried this? I also read that you can give them Pepcid AC to help with stomach upset/vomiting. Tried that?
 
I use the PepcidAC with my cat Leo due to his mild IBD but I haven't used the pedialyte. 1/4 pepcid is usually recommended, unless the vet says otherwise. Good to give it in the evening because acid build up is at a higher level overnight sometimes. Did the vet also think the clavamox could be causing the vomiting? Probiotics may be helpful.
 
Lillie said:
Did the vet also think the clavamox could be causing the vomiting?
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I asked the vet if the supplements could be causing it since she just started those a few days before, and she said that Clavamox could cause it. She was on Clavamox for 14 days though, so it is odd to me that it would not make her sick until now. Who knows! Thank you for responding.
 
I will use pedialyte for my cats or dog at the first sign of dehydration. They seem to like it cold better, so ours is in the fridge. Sometimes with vomiting they don't want to eat or drink anything because they don't want to feel worse. So often when we get to the point of needing it I have to syringe it into their mouths. They have always drank and swallowed it on their own once it was in their mouth. Start slow with a small amount. You need to make sure your kitty isn't going to throw back up the pedialyte, and you don't want to overwhelm their weak stomach.
 
AlphaCat said:
I will use pedialyte for my cats or dog at the first sign of dehydration. They seem to like it cold better, so ours is in the fridge. Sometimes with vomiting they don't want to eat or drink anything because they don't want to feel worse. So often when we get to the point of needing it I have to syringe it into their mouths. They have always drank and swallowed it on their own once it was in their mouth. Start slow with a small amount. You need to make sure your kitty isn't going to throw back up the pedialyte, and you don't want to overwhelm their weak stomach.
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Oh, good. Glad to hear someone uses this. I have given it to her once so far. I syringed it in, and she drank most of it. I just gave her a small amount. So far, it has stayed down. I am not really sure how much or how often to give it. Any thoughts on that?
 
I don't know a mL per pound kind of thing... I try to give as much as my kitty will let me and them not be fighting me about it. (Not all at once.) Once I know 1mL will stay down I move to my 3 mL syringe and try to give once every hour, to every other hour. Around the 3rd time I also try food if they're not eating. Sometimes just getting the pedialyte to stay down will help get a bit of food to stay down too. I usually let them self feed unless it's my diabetic kitty where food is necessary, then food get syringes too.
But then my goal isn't necessarily full rehydration it's more hang in there until the vet opens...
If your vet is communicating with you through messages you might want to ask amounts for the pedialyte.
Good luck!
 
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