| Over Zealous Veterinarians Winter 07' By Pat Knipplemeyer of PK Pixie-Bobs Photo courtesy of Baylynx Pixie-Bobs |
One of my kitten customers brought a situation to my attention a few weeks ago. How do you know when
you Vet is overdoing a simple problem and you are a pet owner? Being Breeders we should be able to
know, but sometimes Vets can fool us, too. Having said this, all Breeders and Pet owners alike need to
have some basic knowledge of what seems like too much when we take a kitty to the vet. In the story
below, the Vet seemed to over do on the antibiotics, along with other treatments, for a simple illness. It
appeared that he never really could figure out what had cased the problem to begin with.
Here is the story: 11-month-old cat has little bumps on her forehead and near her ears. Owner takes the
girl to the wise Vet for a diagnosis. He isn’t sure what’s wrong, but puts her on Clavamox for 2 weeks; no
real improvement so has the owner continue it for another two weeks. In the meantime, the Vet starts
thinking it could be an allergy of some kind. Now the kitty has been on antibiotics for over 1 month and has
loose stools and has decided not to eat. Then the Vet gives her a dose of Revolution (which can cause
diarrhea and upset her stomach) thinking now it might be a flea infestation. At the time he gave her the
Revolution, he also added in Antirobe, another antibiotic that can cause diarrhea and vomiting. She
contacted me a couple of times during the Clavamox treatment, but after the Revolution and the Antirobe
she was in a panic.
When she called me and I reminded her I had told her to pick up Probiotics for whenever her kitten had
stomach upsets and diarrhea. She said she had them, but had not used them. Given this information, I had
her start the girl on the Probiotics immediately. A capsule a day mixed with a little water or goats milk, just
enough to make 3 CC of fluid and to syringe her girl to get it working. It started to work almost
immediately. By day two of the Probiotics she was beginning to eat on her own and she could just sprinkle
the Probiotics on her food. Thankfully, the Probiotics worked and the girl is doing well now without any
medications. The owner also decided to find herself a new Vet.
In closing, I would like to say that Vets don’t always have all the answers to a pet’s illness, but if any drugs
they are giving your cat does not seem to be working, ask questions as to why it should be continued when it
is not doing any good. Our animals should not have to be guinea pigs when a vet does not have the
answers.
you Vet is overdoing a simple problem and you are a pet owner? Being Breeders we should be able to
know, but sometimes Vets can fool us, too. Having said this, all Breeders and Pet owners alike need to
have some basic knowledge of what seems like too much when we take a kitty to the vet. In the story
below, the Vet seemed to over do on the antibiotics, along with other treatments, for a simple illness. It
appeared that he never really could figure out what had cased the problem to begin with.
Here is the story: 11-month-old cat has little bumps on her forehead and near her ears. Owner takes the
girl to the wise Vet for a diagnosis. He isn’t sure what’s wrong, but puts her on Clavamox for 2 weeks; no
real improvement so has the owner continue it for another two weeks. In the meantime, the Vet starts
thinking it could be an allergy of some kind. Now the kitty has been on antibiotics for over 1 month and has
loose stools and has decided not to eat. Then the Vet gives her a dose of Revolution (which can cause
diarrhea and upset her stomach) thinking now it might be a flea infestation. At the time he gave her the
Revolution, he also added in Antirobe, another antibiotic that can cause diarrhea and vomiting. She
contacted me a couple of times during the Clavamox treatment, but after the Revolution and the Antirobe
she was in a panic.
When she called me and I reminded her I had told her to pick up Probiotics for whenever her kitten had
stomach upsets and diarrhea. She said she had them, but had not used them. Given this information, I had
her start the girl on the Probiotics immediately. A capsule a day mixed with a little water or goats milk, just
enough to make 3 CC of fluid and to syringe her girl to get it working. It started to work almost
immediately. By day two of the Probiotics she was beginning to eat on her own and she could just sprinkle
the Probiotics on her food. Thankfully, the Probiotics worked and the girl is doing well now without any
medications. The owner also decided to find herself a new Vet.
In closing, I would like to say that Vets don’t always have all the answers to a pet’s illness, but if any drugs
they are giving your cat does not seem to be working, ask questions as to why it should be continued when it
is not doing any good. Our animals should not have to be guinea pigs when a vet does not have the
answers.
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