For Kelly – and all other cat owners of cats with multiple ailments
Question:
Cool! When I was attempting to give Dash Flagyl before, she wouldn’t eat it in anything. I tried baby food, tuna, chicken, deli meat, having it compounded into a fish mush, and finally a cream to rub on her ears. She wouldn’t take it. With the cream, she would run away as soon as she suspected I was coming to medicate her. Now, I’m just sticking the 1/4 tablet in the treat (Friskies chicken or salmon & shrimp treats). -Kelly — Are you really bored? Check out my site www.snittens.com!
> Kelly, I’m having a terrible problem with Metronidazole. What treat, > specifically, did you use? Kipling can detect it in a piece of > cheese, mushed up in baby food and everything I’ve tried so far. > Antique > Antique, I’m using liver sausage (‘Braunschweiger’) for O’Malley. He > is so keen on the stuff, he’ll even take a whole pill! Nordstjern.
Hey, guess what! My Vet received samples of a Metronidazole Treat (oxymoron) today and called me immediately. I went over there and got some and offered one to Kipling. He wolfed it down! I was so grateful I almost cried. Antique
Response:
> Kelly, I’m having a terrible problem with Metronidazole. What treat, > specifically, did you use? Kipling can detect it in a piece of cheese, > mushed up in baby food and everything I’ve tried so far. > Antique
Antique, I’m using liver sausage (‘Braunschweiger’) for O’Malley. He is so keen on the stuff, he’ll even take a whole pill! Nordstjern.
Response:
>> Kelly, I’m having a terrible problem with Metronidazole. What treat, > specifically, did you use? Kipling can detect it in a piece of > cheese, mushed up in baby food and everything I’ve tried so far. > Antique > Antique, I’m using liver sausage (‘Braunschweiger’) for O’Malley. He > is so keen on the stuff, he’ll even take a whole pill! Nordstjern.
Hey, guess what! My Vet received samples of a Metronidazole Treat (oxymoron) today and called me immediately. I went over there and got some and offered one to Kipling. He wolfed it down! I was so grateful I almost cried. Antique
Response:
Hi, I’ve been fostering kittens this summer and had 2 groups that needed Metronidazole. The vet said it tastes AWFUL. I haven’t tried it myself, but the kittens seemed to agree. An long time SPCAer recommended using Cheese Whiz. I made a little ball of Cheese Whiz, stuck the pill into the middle, then wiped the cheese ball into the kitten’s mouth, behind the teeth so it would stick to the roof. I only had one that could spit the pill out from the cheese whiz. They also liked the cheese whiz and probably wondered why I had to stick it on the roof of their mouths when they would gladly have licked it up. The cheese ball has to be big enough to hide the treat, but small enough not to choke the kitty. Give it a try. Debbie – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> Actually, my vet just gave me some Metronidazole for Dash. I didn’t > know it was the same thing as Flagyl until I looked at the bottle and > saw it said "Flagyl" in parentheses on the label! It was impossible > to give Dash Flagyl last time. But now, she’s been taking it with no > problem. I’m giving her a 1/4 tablet twice a day, and simply mushing > it into a treat. She eats it right up! Maybe her taste buds have > become dull, or maybe she knows she BETTER take her medicine! > The vet also recommended Vetalog, but in a pill form, which I have > been unable to find. So she’s on Prednisone for now. > -Kelly >> Sometimes the most loving thing is letting go. Comfort and quality >> of > life >> are important to me so I would opt for that if quantity of life is >> only achievable at too much cost of quality, Good luck, Lee >>> Kelly, >>> just read up some of your posts – if Prednizone is not working for >>> Dash, you might want to to talk to your vet about trying an >>> injection of a corticosteroid (mine used Vetalog) plus dispensation >>> of Metronidazole. It worked to stop the diarrhea for my sick stray >>> with IBD symptoms – for five days so far. I’ve also put him on >>> Felovite, to supply him with some of the nutrients he’d not been >>> getting due to his diarrhea. As I am currently at home, I managed >>> to feed him wet food several times a day, and he has now gained 4 >>> pounds and looks a little less skin and bones. >>> Unfortunately his blood test are not encouraging. Although all of >>> his clinical signs point to hyperthyroidism (wouldn’t it be great, >>> one treatment for all his symptoms), his blood work came back >>> positive for hypothyroidism. Liver and kidneys ok. Heart is also a >>> problem, with multiple signs of congestive heart failure >>> accumulating rapidly. >>> I think I’m going to talk to the vet tomorrow to try to find a >>> course of treatment which makes him feel as comfortable as >>> possible, without stressing the world out of him with constant vet >>> trips, loads of medication and food he doesn’t like (like the >>> low-sodium stuff for his heart). He’s an old cat, all of his >>> systems seem to be failing, so maybe I should be content with >>> making his departure as painless as possible? Any thoughts and >>> opinions appreciated! > Kelly, I’m having a terrible problem with Metronidazole. What treat, specifically, did you use? Kipling can detect it in a piece of cheese, mushed up in baby food and everything I’ve tried so far. > Antique
Response:
- Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – > Actually, my vet just gave me some Metronidazole for Dash. I didn’t > know it was the same thing as Flagyl until I looked at the bottle and > saw it said "Flagyl" in parentheses on the label! It was impossible > to give Dash Flagyl last time. But now, she’s been taking it with no > problem. I’m giving her a 1/4 tablet twice a day, and simply mushing > it into a treat. She eats it right up! Maybe her taste buds have > become dull, or maybe she knows she BETTER take her medicine! > The vet also recommended Vetalog, but in a pill form, which I have > been unable to find. So she’s on Prednisone for now. > -Kelly > Sometimes the most loving thing is letting go. Comfort and quality > of > life > are important to me so I would opt for that if quantity of life is > only achievable at too much cost of quality, Good luck, Lee >> Kelly, >> just read up some of your posts – if Prednizone is not working for >> Dash, you might want to to talk to your vet about trying an >> injection of a corticosteroid (mine used Vetalog) plus dispensation >> of Metronidazole. It worked to stop the diarrhea for my sick stray >> with IBD symptoms – for five days so far. I’ve also put him on >> Felovite, to supply him with some of the nutrients he’d not been >> getting due to his diarrhea. As I am currently at home, I managed >> to feed him wet food several times a day, and he has now gained 4 >> pounds and looks a little less skin and bones. >> Unfortunately his blood test are not encouraging. Although all of >> his clinical signs point to hyperthyroidism (wouldn’t it be great, >> one treatment for all his symptoms), his blood work came back >> positive for hypothyroidism. Liver and kidneys ok. Heart is also a >> problem, with multiple signs of congestive heart failure >> accumulating rapidly. >> I think I’m going to talk to the vet tomorrow to try to find a >> course of treatment which makes him feel as comfortable as >> possible, without stressing the world out of him with constant vet >> trips, loads of medication and food he doesn’t like (like the >> low-sodium stuff for his heart). He’s an old cat, all of his >> systems seem to be failing, so maybe I should be content with >> making his departure as painless as possible? Any thoughts and >> opinions appreciated!
Kelly, I’m having a terrible problem with Metronidazole. What treat, specifically, did you use? Kipling can detect it in a piece of cheese, mushed up in baby food and everything I’ve tried so far. Antique
Response:
Actually, my vet just gave me some Metronidazole for Dash. I didn’t know it was the same thing as Flagyl until I looked at the bottle and saw it said "Flagyl" in parentheses on the label! It was impossible to give Dash Flagyl last time. But now, she’s been taking it with no problem. I’m giving her a 1/4 tablet twice a day, and simply mushing it into a treat. She eats it right up! Maybe her taste buds have become dull, or maybe she knows she BETTER take her medicine! The vet also recommended Vetalog, but in a pill form, which I have been unable to find. So she’s on Prednisone for now. -Kelly — Are you really bored? Check out my site www.snittens.com!
– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> Sometimes the most loving thing is letting go. Comfort and quality of life > are important to me so I would opt for that if quantity of life is only > achievable at too much cost of quality, Good luck, Lee > Kelly, > just read up some of your posts – if Prednizone is not working for > Dash, you might want to to talk to your vet about trying an injection > of a corticosteroid (mine used Vetalog) plus dispensation of > Metronidazole. It worked to stop the diarrhea for my sick stray with > IBD symptoms – for five days so far. I’ve also put him on Felovite, to > supply him with some of the nutrients he’d not been getting due to his > diarrhea. As I am currently at home, I managed to feed him wet food > several times a day, and he has now gained 4 pounds and looks a little > less skin and bones. > Unfortunately his blood test are not encouraging. Although all of his > clinical signs point to hyperthyroidism (wouldn’t it be great, one > treatment for all his symptoms), his blood work came back positive for > hypothyroidism. Liver and kidneys ok. Heart is also a problem, with > multiple signs of congestive heart failure accumulating rapidly. > I think I’m going to talk to the vet tomorrow to try to find a course > of treatment which makes him feel as comfortable as possible, without > stressing the world out of him with constant vet trips, loads of > medication and food he doesn’t like (like the low-sodium stuff for his > heart). He’s an old cat, all of his systems seem to be failing, so > maybe I should be content with making his departure as painless as > possible? Any thoughts and opinions appreciated!
Response:
Sometimes the most loving thing is letting go. Comfort and quality of life are important to me so I would opt for that if quantity of life is only achievable at too much cost of quality, Good luck, Lee
– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> Kelly, > just read up some of your posts – if Prednizone is not working for > Dash, you might want to to talk to your vet about trying an injection > of a corticosteroid (mine used Vetalog) plus dispensation of > Metronidazole. It worked to stop the diarrhea for my sick stray with > IBD symptoms – for five days so far. I’ve also put him on Felovite, to > supply him with some of the nutrients he’d not been getting due to his > diarrhea. As I am currently at home, I managed to feed him wet food > several times a day, and he has now gained 4 pounds and looks a little > less skin and bones. > Unfortunately his blood test are not encouraging. Although all of his > clinical signs point to hyperthyroidism (wouldn’t it be great, one > treatment for all his symptoms), his blood work came back positive for > hypothyroidism. Liver and kidneys ok. Heart is also a problem, with > multiple signs of congestive heart failure accumulating rapidly. > I think I’m going to talk to the vet tomorrow to try to find a course > of treatment which makes him feel as comfortable as possible, without > stressing the world out of him with constant vet trips, loads of > medication and food he doesn’t like (like the low-sodium stuff for his > heart). He’s an old cat, all of his systems seem to be failing, so > maybe I should be content with making his departure as painless as > possible? Any thoughts and opinions appreciated!
Response:
Kelly, just read up some of your posts – if Prednizone is not working for Dash, you might want to to talk to your vet about trying an injection of a corticosteroid (mine used Vetalog) plus dispensation of Metronidazole. It worked to stop the diarrhea for my sick stray with IBD symptoms – for five days so far. I’ve also put him on Felovite, to supply him with some of the nutrients he’d not been getting due to his diarrhea. As I am currently at home, I managed to feed him wet food several times a day, and he has now gained 4 pounds and looks a little less skin and bones. Unfortunately his blood test are not encouraging. Although all of his clinical signs point to hyperthyroidism (wouldn’t it be great, one treatment for all his symptoms), his blood work came back positive for hypothyroidism. Liver and kidneys ok. Heart is also a problem, with multiple signs of congestive heart failure accumulating rapidly. I think I’m going to talk to the vet tomorrow to try to find a course of treatment which makes him feel as comfortable as possible, without stressing the world out of him with constant vet trips, loads of medication and food he doesn’t like (like the low-sodium stuff for his heart). He’s an old cat, all of his systems seem to be failing, so maybe I should be content with making his departure as painless as possible? Any thoughts and opinions appreciated!
Response:
Cool! When I was attempting to give Dash Flagyl before, she wouldn’t eat it in anything. I tried baby food, tuna, chicken, deli meat, having it compounded into a fish mush, and finally a cream to rub on her ears. She wouldn’t take it. With the cream, she would run away as soon as she suspected I was coming to medicate her. Now, I’m just sticking the 1/4 tablet in the treat (Friskies chicken or salmon & shrimp treats). -Kelly — Are you really bored? Check out my site www.snittens.com!
> Kelly, I’m having a terrible problem with Metronidazole. What treat, > specifically, did you use? Kipling can detect it in a piece of > cheese, mushed up in baby food and everything I’ve tried so far. > Antique > Antique, I’m using liver sausage (‘Braunschweiger’) for O’Malley. He > is so keen on the stuff, he’ll even take a whole pill! Nordstjern.
Hey, guess what! My Vet received samples of a Metronidazole Treat (oxymoron) today and called me immediately. I went over there and got some and offered one to Kipling. He wolfed it down! I was so grateful I almost cried. Antique
Response:
> Kelly, I’m having a terrible problem with Metronidazole. What treat, > specifically, did you use? Kipling can detect it in a piece of cheese, > mushed up in baby food and everything I’ve tried so far. > Antique
Antique, I’m using liver sausage (‘Braunschweiger’) for O’Malley. He is so keen on the stuff, he’ll even take a whole pill! Nordstjern.
Response:
>> Kelly, I’m having a terrible problem with Metronidazole. What treat, > specifically, did you use? Kipling can detect it in a piece of > cheese, mushed up in baby food and everything I’ve tried so far. > Antique > Antique, I’m using liver sausage (‘Braunschweiger’) for O’Malley. He > is so keen on the stuff, he’ll even take a whole pill! Nordstjern.
Hey, guess what! My Vet received samples of a Metronidazole Treat (oxymoron) today and called me immediately. I went over there and got some and offered one to Kipling. He wolfed it down! I was so grateful I almost cried. Antique
Response:
Hi, I’ve been fostering kittens this summer and had 2 groups that needed Metronidazole. The vet said it tastes AWFUL. I haven’t tried it myself, but the kittens seemed to agree. An long time SPCAer recommended using Cheese Whiz. I made a little ball of Cheese Whiz, stuck the pill into the middle, then wiped the cheese ball into the kitten’s mouth, behind the teeth so it would stick to the roof. I only had one that could spit the pill out from the cheese whiz. They also liked the cheese whiz and probably wondered why I had to stick it on the roof of their mouths when they would gladly have licked it up. The cheese ball has to be big enough to hide the treat, but small enough not to choke the kitty. Give it a try. Debbie – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> Actually, my vet just gave me some Metronidazole for Dash. I didn’t > know it was the same thing as Flagyl until I looked at the bottle and > saw it said "Flagyl" in parentheses on the label! It was impossible > to give Dash Flagyl last time. But now, she’s been taking it with no > problem. I’m giving her a 1/4 tablet twice a day, and simply mushing > it into a treat. She eats it right up! Maybe her taste buds have > become dull, or maybe she knows she BETTER take her medicine! > The vet also recommended Vetalog, but in a pill form, which I have > been unable to find. So she’s on Prednisone for now. > -Kelly >> Sometimes the most loving thing is letting go. Comfort and quality >> of > life >> are important to me so I would opt for that if quantity of life is >> only achievable at too much cost of quality, Good luck, Lee >>> Kelly, >>> just read up some of your posts – if Prednizone is not working for >>> Dash, you might want to to talk to your vet about trying an >>> injection of a corticosteroid (mine used Vetalog) plus dispensation >>> of Metronidazole. It worked to stop the diarrhea for my sick stray >>> with IBD symptoms – for five days so far. I’ve also put him on >>> Felovite, to supply him with some of the nutrients he’d not been >>> getting due to his diarrhea. As I am currently at home, I managed >>> to feed him wet food several times a day, and he has now gained 4 >>> pounds and looks a little less skin and bones. >>> Unfortunately his blood test are not encouraging. Although all of >>> his clinical signs point to hyperthyroidism (wouldn’t it be great, >>> one treatment for all his symptoms), his blood work came back >>> positive for hypothyroidism. Liver and kidneys ok. Heart is also a >>> problem, with multiple signs of congestive heart failure >>> accumulating rapidly. >>> I think I’m going to talk to the vet tomorrow to try to find a >>> course of treatment which makes him feel as comfortable as >>> possible, without stressing the world out of him with constant vet >>> trips, loads of medication and food he doesn’t like (like the >>> low-sodium stuff for his heart). He’s an old cat, all of his >>> systems seem to be failing, so maybe I should be content with >>> making his departure as painless as possible? Any thoughts and >>> opinions appreciated! > Kelly, I’m having a terrible problem with Metronidazole. What treat, specifically, did you use? Kipling can detect it in a piece of cheese, mushed up in baby food and everything I’ve tried so far. > Antique
Response:
- Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – > Actually, my vet just gave me some Metronidazole for Dash. I didn’t > know it was the same thing as Flagyl until I looked at the bottle and > saw it said "Flagyl" in parentheses on the label! It was impossible > to give Dash Flagyl last time. But now, she’s been taking it with no > problem. I’m giving her a 1/4 tablet twice a day, and simply mushing > it into a treat. She eats it right up! Maybe her taste buds have > become dull, or maybe she knows she BETTER take her medicine! > The vet also recommended Vetalog, but in a pill form, which I have > been unable to find. So she’s on Prednisone for now. > -Kelly > Sometimes the most loving thing is letting go. Comfort and quality > of > life > are important to me so I would opt for that if quantity of life is > only achievable at too much cost of quality, Good luck, Lee >> Kelly, >> just read up some of your posts – if Prednizone is not working for >> Dash, you might want to to talk to your vet about trying an >> injection of a corticosteroid (mine used Vetalog) plus dispensation >> of Metronidazole. It worked to stop the diarrhea for my sick stray >> with IBD symptoms – for five days so far. I’ve also put him on >> Felovite, to supply him with some of the nutrients he’d not been >> getting due to his diarrhea. As I am currently at home, I managed >> to feed him wet food several times a day, and he has now gained 4 >> pounds and looks a little less skin and bones. >> Unfortunately his blood test are not encouraging. Although all of >> his clinical signs point to hyperthyroidism (wouldn’t it be great, >> one treatment for all his symptoms), his blood work came back >> positive for hypothyroidism. Liver and kidneys ok. Heart is also a >> problem, with multiple signs of congestive heart failure >> accumulating rapidly. >> I think I’m going to talk to the vet tomorrow to try to find a >> course of treatment which makes him feel as comfortable as >> possible, without stressing the world out of him with constant vet >> trips, loads of medication and food he doesn’t like (like the >> low-sodium stuff for his heart). He’s an old cat, all of his >> systems seem to be failing, so maybe I should be content with >> making his departure as painless as possible? Any thoughts and >> opinions appreciated!
Kelly, I’m having a terrible problem with Metronidazole. What treat, specifically, did you use? Kipling can detect it in a piece of cheese, mushed up in baby food and everything I’ve tried so far. Antique
Response:
Actually, my vet just gave me some Metronidazole for Dash. I didn’t know it was the same thing as Flagyl until I looked at the bottle and saw it said "Flagyl" in parentheses on the label! It was impossible to give Dash Flagyl last time. But now, she’s been taking it with no problem. I’m giving her a 1/4 tablet twice a day, and simply mushing it into a treat. She eats it right up! Maybe her taste buds have become dull, or maybe she knows she BETTER take her medicine! The vet also recommended Vetalog, but in a pill form, which I have been unable to find. So she’s on Prednisone for now. -Kelly — Are you really bored? Check out my site www.snittens.com!
– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> Sometimes the most loving thing is letting go. Comfort and quality of life > are important to me so I would opt for that if quantity of life is only > achievable at too much cost of quality, Good luck, Lee > Kelly, > just read up some of your posts – if Prednizone is not working for > Dash, you might want to to talk to your vet about trying an injection > of a corticosteroid (mine used Vetalog) plus dispensation of > Metronidazole. It worked to stop the diarrhea for my sick stray with > IBD symptoms – for five days so far. I’ve also put him on Felovite, to > supply him with some of the nutrients he’d not been getting due to his > diarrhea. As I am currently at home, I managed to feed him wet food > several times a day, and he has now gained 4 pounds and looks a little > less skin and bones. > Unfortunately his blood test are not encouraging. Although all of his > clinical signs point to hyperthyroidism (wouldn’t it be great, one > treatment for all his symptoms), his blood work came back positive for > hypothyroidism. Liver and kidneys ok. Heart is also a problem, with > multiple signs of congestive heart failure accumulating rapidly. > I think I’m going to talk to the vet tomorrow to try to find a course > of treatment which makes him feel as comfortable as possible, without > stressing the world out of him with constant vet trips, loads of > medication and food he doesn’t like (like the low-sodium stuff for his > heart). He’s an old cat, all of his systems seem to be failing, so > maybe I should be content with making his departure as painless as > possible? Any thoughts and opinions appreciated!
Response:
Sometimes the most loving thing is letting go. Comfort and quality of life are important to me so I would opt for that if quantity of life is only achievable at too much cost of quality, Good luck, Lee
– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> Kelly, > just read up some of your posts – if Prednizone is not working for > Dash, you might want to to talk to your vet about trying an injection > of a corticosteroid (mine used Vetalog) plus dispensation of > Metronidazole. It worked to stop the diarrhea for my sick stray with > IBD symptoms – for five days so far. I’ve also put him on Felovite, to > supply him with some of the nutrients he’d not been getting due to his > diarrhea. As I am currently at home, I managed to feed him wet food > several times a day, and he has now gained 4 pounds and looks a little > less skin and bones. > Unfortunately his blood test are not encouraging. Although all of his > clinical signs point to hyperthyroidism (wouldn’t it be great, one > treatment for all his symptoms), his blood work came back positive for > hypothyroidism. Liver and kidneys ok. Heart is also a problem, with > multiple signs of congestive heart failure accumulating rapidly. > I think I’m going to talk to the vet tomorrow to try to find a course > of treatment which makes him feel as comfortable as possible, without > stressing the world out of him with constant vet trips, loads of > medication and food he doesn’t like (like the low-sodium stuff for his > heart). He’s an old cat, all of his systems seem to be failing, so > maybe I should be content with making his departure as painless as > possible? Any thoughts and opinions appreciated!
Response:
Kelly, just read up some of your posts – if Prednizone is not working for Dash, you might want to to talk to your vet about trying an injection of a corticosteroid (mine used Vetalog) plus dispensation of Metronidazole. It worked to stop the diarrhea for my sick stray with IBD symptoms – for five days so far. I’ve also put him on Felovite, to supply him with some of the nutrients he’d not been getting due to his diarrhea. As I am currently at home, I managed to feed him wet food several times a day, and he has now gained 4 pounds and looks a little less skin and bones. Unfortunately his blood test are not encouraging. Although all of his clinical signs point to hyperthyroidism (wouldn’t it be great, one treatment for all his symptoms), his blood work came back positive for hypothyroidism. Liver and kidneys ok. Heart is also a problem, with multiple signs of congestive heart failure accumulating rapidly. I think I’m going to talk to the vet tomorrow to try to find a course of treatment which makes him feel as comfortable as possible, without stressing the world out of him with constant vet trips, loads of medication and food he doesn’t like (like the low-sodium stuff for his heart). He’s an old cat, all of his systems seem to be failing, so maybe I should be content with making his departure as painless as possible? Any thoughts and opinions appreciated!
Response:
Cool! When I was attempting to give Dash Flagyl before, she wouldn’t eat it in anything. I tried baby food, tuna, chicken, deli meat, having it compounded into a fish mush, and finally a cream to rub on her ears. She wouldn’t take it. With the cream, she would run away as soon as she suspected I was coming to medicate her. Now, I’m just sticking the 1/4 tablet in the treat (Friskies chicken or salmon & shrimp treats). -Kelly — Are you really bored? Check out my site www.snittens.com!
> Kelly, I’m having a terrible problem with Metronidazole. What treat, > specifically, did you use? Kipling can detect it in a piece of > cheese, mushed up in baby food and everything I’ve tried so far. > Antique > Antique, I’m using liver sausage (‘Braunschweiger’) for O’Malley. He > is so keen on the stuff, he’ll even take a whole pill! Nordstjern.
Hey, guess what! My Vet received samples of a Metronidazole Treat (oxymoron) today and called me immediately. I went over there and got some and offered one to Kipling. He wolfed it down! I was so grateful I almost cried. Antique
Response:
> Kelly, I’m having a terrible problem with Metronidazole. What treat, > specifically, did you use? Kipling can detect it in a piece of cheese, > mushed up in baby food and everything I’ve tried so far. > Antique
Antique, I’m using liver sausage (‘Braunschweiger’) for O’Malley. He is so keen on the stuff, he’ll even take a whole pill! Nordstjern.
Response:
>> Kelly, I’m having a terrible problem with Metronidazole. What treat, > specifically, did you use? Kipling can detect it in a piece of > cheese, mushed up in baby food and everything I’ve tried so far. > Antique > Antique, I’m using liver sausage (‘Braunschweiger’) for O’Malley. He > is so keen on the stuff, he’ll even take a whole pill! Nordstjern.
Hey, guess what! My Vet received samples of a Metronidazole Treat (oxymoron) today and called me immediately. I went over there and got some and offered one to Kipling. He wolfed it down! I was so grateful I almost cried. Antique
Response:
Hi, I’ve been fostering kittens this summer and had 2 groups that needed Metronidazole. The vet said it tastes AWFUL. I haven’t tried it myself, but the kittens seemed to agree. An long time SPCAer recommended using Cheese Whiz. I made a little ball of Cheese Whiz, stuck the pill into the middle, then wiped the cheese ball into the kitten’s mouth, behind the teeth so it would stick to the roof. I only had one that could spit the pill out from the cheese whiz. They also liked the cheese whiz and probably wondered why I had to stick it on the roof of their mouths when they would gladly have licked it up. The cheese ball has to be big enough to hide the treat, but small enough not to choke the kitty. Give it a try. Debbie – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> Actually, my vet just gave me some Metronidazole for Dash. I didn’t > know it was the same thing as Flagyl until I looked at the bottle and > saw it said "Flagyl" in parentheses on the label! It was impossible > to give Dash Flagyl last time. But now, she’s been taking it with no > problem. I’m giving her a 1/4 tablet twice a day, and simply mushing > it into a treat. She eats it right up! Maybe her taste buds have > become dull, or maybe she knows she BETTER take her medicine! > The vet also recommended Vetalog, but in a pill form, which I have > been unable to find. So she’s on Prednisone for now. > -Kelly >> Sometimes the most loving thing is letting go. Comfort and quality >> of > life >> are important to me so I would opt for that if quantity of life is >> only achievable at too much cost of quality, Good luck, Lee >>> Kelly, >>> just read up some of your posts – if Prednizone is not working for >>> Dash, you might want to to talk to your vet about trying an >>> injection of a corticosteroid (mine used Vetalog) plus dispensation >>> of Metronidazole. It worked to stop the diarrhea for my sick stray >>> with IBD symptoms – for five days so far. I’ve also put him on >>> Felovite, to supply him with some of the nutrients he’d not been >>> getting due to his diarrhea. As I am currently at home, I managed >>> to feed him wet food several times a day, and he has now gained 4 >>> pounds and looks a little less skin and bones. >>> Unfortunately his blood test are not encouraging. Although all of >>> his clinical signs point to hyperthyroidism (wouldn’t it be great, >>> one treatment for all his symptoms), his blood work came back >>> positive for hypothyroidism. Liver and kidneys ok. Heart is also a >>> problem, with multiple signs of congestive heart failure >>> accumulating rapidly. >>> I think I’m going to talk to the vet tomorrow to try to find a >>> course of treatment which makes him feel as comfortable as >>> possible, without stressing the world out of him with constant vet >>> trips, loads of medication and food he doesn’t like (like the >>> low-sodium stuff for his heart). He’s an old cat, all of his >>> systems seem to be failing, so maybe I should be content with >>> making his departure as painless as possible? Any thoughts and >>> opinions appreciated! > Kelly, I’m having a terrible problem with Metronidazole. What treat, specifically, did you use? Kipling can detect it in a piece of cheese, mushed up in baby food and everything I’ve tried so far. > Antique
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- Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – > Actually, my vet just gave me some Metronidazole for Dash. I didn’t > know it was the same thing as Flagyl until I looked at the bottle and > saw it said "Flagyl" in parentheses on the label! It was impossible > to give Dash Flagyl last time. But now, she’s been taking it with no > problem. I’m giving her a 1/4 tablet twice a day, and simply mushing > it into a treat. She eats it right up! Maybe her taste buds have > become dull, or maybe she knows she BETTER take her medicine! > The vet also recommended Vetalog, but in a pill form, which I have > been unable to find. So she’s on Prednisone for now. > -Kelly > Sometimes the most loving thing is letting go. Comfort and quality > of > life > are important to me so I would opt for that if quantity of life is > only achievable at too much cost of quality, Good luck, Lee >> Kelly, >> just read up some of your posts – if Prednizone is not working for >> Dash, you might want to to talk to your vet about trying an >> injection of a corticosteroid (mine used Vetalog) plus dispensation >> of Metronidazole. It worked to stop the diarrhea for my sick stray >> with IBD symptoms – for five days so far. I’ve also put him on >> Felovite, to supply him with some of the nutrients he’d not been >> getting due to his diarrhea. As I am currently at home, I managed >> to feed him wet food several times a day, and he has now gained 4 >> pounds and looks a little less skin and bones. >> Unfortunately his blood test are not encouraging. Although all of >> his clinical signs point to hyperthyroidism (wouldn’t it be great, >> one treatment for all his symptoms), his blood work came back >> positive for hypothyroidism. Liver and kidneys ok. Heart is also a >> problem, with multiple signs of congestive heart failure >> accumulating rapidly. >> I think I’m going to talk to the vet tomorrow to try to find a >> course of treatment which makes him feel as comfortable as >> possible, without stressing the world out of him with constant vet >> trips, loads of medication and food he doesn’t like (like the >> low-sodium stuff for his heart). He’s an old cat, all of his >> systems seem to be failing, so maybe I should be content with >> making his departure as painless as possible? Any thoughts and >> opinions appreciated!
Kelly, I’m having a terrible problem with Metronidazole. What treat, specifically, did you use? Kipling can detect it in a piece of cheese, mushed up in baby food and everything I’ve tried so far. Antique
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Actually, my vet just gave me some Metronidazole for Dash. I didn’t know it was the same thing as Flagyl until I looked at the bottle and saw it said "Flagyl" in parentheses on the label! It was impossible to give Dash Flagyl last time. But now, she’s been taking it with no problem. I’m giving her a 1/4 tablet twice a day, and simply mushing it into a treat. She eats it right up! Maybe her taste buds have become dull, or maybe she knows she BETTER take her medicine! The vet also recommended Vetalog, but in a pill form, which I have been unable to find. So she’s on Prednisone for now. -Kelly — Are you really bored? Check out my site www.snittens.com!
– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> Sometimes the most loving thing is letting go. Comfort and quality of life > are important to me so I would opt for that if quantity of life is only > achievable at too much cost of quality, Good luck, Lee > Kelly, > just read up some of your posts – if Prednizone is not working for > Dash, you might want to to talk to your vet about trying an injection > of a corticosteroid (mine used Vetalog) plus dispensation of > Metronidazole. It worked to stop the diarrhea for my sick stray with > IBD symptoms – for five days so far. I’ve also put him on Felovite, to > supply him with some of the nutrients he’d not been getting due to his > diarrhea. As I am currently at home, I managed to feed him wet food > several times a day, and he has now gained 4 pounds and looks a little > less skin and bones. > Unfortunately his blood test are not encouraging. Although all of his > clinical signs point to hyperthyroidism (wouldn’t it be great, one > treatment for all his symptoms), his blood work came back positive for > hypothyroidism. Liver and kidneys ok. Heart is also a problem, with > multiple signs of congestive heart failure accumulating rapidly. > I think I’m going to talk to the vet tomorrow to try to find a course > of treatment which makes him feel as comfortable as possible, without > stressing the world out of him with constant vet trips, loads of > medication and food he doesn’t like (like the low-sodium stuff for his > heart). He’s an old cat, all of his systems seem to be failing, so > maybe I should be content with making his departure as painless as > possible? Any thoughts and opinions appreciated!
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Sometimes the most loving thing is letting go. Comfort and quality of life are important to me so I would opt for that if quantity of life is only achievable at too much cost of quality, Good luck, Lee
– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> Kelly, > just read up some of your posts – if Prednizone is not working for > Dash, you might want to to talk to your vet about trying an injection > of a corticosteroid (mine used Vetalog) plus dispensation of > Metronidazole. It worked to stop the diarrhea for my sick stray with > IBD symptoms – for five days so far. I’ve also put him on Felovite, to > supply him with some of the nutrients he’d not been getting due to his > diarrhea. As I am currently at home, I managed to feed him wet food > several times a day, and he has now gained 4 pounds and looks a little > less skin and bones. > Unfortunately his blood test are not encouraging. Although all of his > clinical signs point to hyperthyroidism (wouldn’t it be great, one > treatment for all his symptoms), his blood work came back positive for > hypothyroidism. Liver and kidneys ok. Heart is also a problem, with > multiple signs of congestive heart failure accumulating rapidly. > I think I’m going to talk to the vet tomorrow to try to find a course > of treatment which makes him feel as comfortable as possible, without > stressing the world out of him with constant vet trips, loads of > medication and food he doesn’t like (like the low-sodium stuff for his > heart). He’s an old cat, all of his systems seem to be failing, so > maybe I should be content with making his departure as painless as > possible? Any thoughts and opinions appreciated!
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Kelly, just read up some of your posts – if Prednizone is not working for Dash, you might want to to talk to your vet about trying an injection of a corticosteroid (mine used Vetalog) plus dispensation of Metronidazole. It worked to stop the diarrhea for my sick stray with IBD symptoms – for five days so far. I’ve also put him on Felovite, to supply him with some of the nutrients he’d not been getting due to his diarrhea. As I am currently at home, I managed to feed him wet food several times a day, and he has now gained 4 pounds and looks a little less skin and bones. Unfortunately his blood test are not encouraging. Although all of his clinical signs point to hyperthyroidism (wouldn’t it be great, one treatment for all his symptoms), his blood work came back positive for hypothyroidism. Liver and kidneys ok. Heart is also a problem, with multiple signs of congestive heart failure accumulating rapidly. I think I’m going to talk to the vet tomorrow to try to find a course of treatment which makes him feel as comfortable as possible, without stressing the world out of him with constant vet trips, loads of medication and food he doesn’t like (like the low-sodium stuff for his heart). He’s an old cat, all of his systems seem to be failing, so maybe I should be content with making his departure as painless as possible? Any thoughts and opinions appreciated!
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