Veterinarian Answers Your Antibiotic Questions
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- Should you give probiotics if your dog or cat is taking antibiotics, are long acting injections a good idea, what side effects do you need to look out for? I'm answering all of your pet antibiotic questions!
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Thank you so much for getting back to me. While petting my cat, back in early March, I found that his left neck lymph was slightly swollen and took him to the vet for assessment. He suspected upper respiratory infection and, without ANY clinical examination or blood test, he started administering tetracycline injections, as my cat's stomach could not tolerate the Vibramycin pill initially prescribed. These injections were done on a daily basis for 11 days. Except for the very first injection, which initially seemed to reduce the swelling of the lymph significantly, the ones that followed not only did NOT make things better, but, to the contrary, even worse than before, as the lymph once more became swollen, and at a greater extent, and the cat started having a sore throat. I set this out to the vet, who is generally considered to be very experienced and knowledgeable, but he insisted on continuing the injections indefinitely. At the evening of day 11 (23 March), and while the vet had seen him earlier in the morning at his practice, my cat suddenly became sick. The very next day (24 March), I took him to the vet again, who then found that the cat had high fever, provided subcutaneous hydration and changed the injected substance (in hindsight, I can tell that he immediately understood that the cat was poisoned by the drugs, but he intentionally kept completely silent). This same, new treatment was repeated for another two days (25 and 26 March), when I finally decided to interrupt this 'treatment' and change vet asap, as my cat was feeling and obviously being even worse (and this, after having visited the vet EVERY SINGLE DAY from 12 to 16 March and from 19 to 26 March!). At the end, on 29.03, only two days prior to my cat's passing due to acute drug-induced toxicosis and haemolytic anemia, and while being hospitalised and treated by another vet, already from 27 March on, who was desperately trying to reverse the damage, the cat vomited a 5cm ponpon. THIS foreign object, which apparently had been in the cat's stomach for weeks, eventually proved to be the real reason for the swelling of his neck lymph. Which means that my cat had been administered with unnecessary, inappropriate and irrelevant injected antibiotics on a daily basis, for 11 plus 3 (i.e. 14) consecutive days, and suddenly collapsed due to acute drug-induced hepatotoxicity and hemolytic anaemia. He was almost 12 years old, and had overall, preventive check-ups twice a year since the age of 9. A healthy, shiny, happy and highly energetic cat that looked more like a kitten. In his blood work of last July (2023), we found that his liver enzymes were slightly elevated, thus he had a liver sensitivity and should be treated with caution. He was eating high quality veterinary prescription food, taking Hepatiale Forte supplement capsules and was also monitored by a homeopath vet (who administered Lycopodium in regular, recurring intervals).
And then this incident came, whose inappropriate, negligent handling by the vet proved fatal.
There are no words to describe my frustration to have lost my cat, despite having been a diligent pet parent. It is something that entirely surpasses my capacity of understanding and evaluating things. I really appreciate that I had the chance to share this with you and other readers.
And I once more very much thank you for your interest and kind attention!
Thanks Dr. Alex! Great insight.
Thank you for your Three new videos Dr Alex.
Very welcome David
Thanks for sharing all this knowledge :D I knew some things, but some did slip my mind until you've mentioned it. I really enjoy learning with your videos. :D
Thanks Dr... You are the best vet online for me 🐈
Wow, thanks
Thank you for your generosity and care. I recently lost my cat due to rapid hemolytic anaemia due to injected antibiotics (tetracycline), for 12 consecutive days. Could you please address this too?
why was your cat receiving tetracycline?
He did, and asked you a question.
@@gordocarbo Thank you for caring enough to mention this. I am aware of the doctor's question and have already replied as soon as I received it. I appreciate your thoughtfulness!
What is a probiotic you would recommend for a 14 year old Cockapoo who has SARDS?
She is on Clavamox 180mg for an infected toenail.
I do give her sauerkraut and Pro-Em 1 liquid probiotic.
I like fortiflora amzn.to/3lEM5Dk
Dr,other than doxycycline what are common antiobiotics prescribed for UTI/bladder infections in cats?
Uti is very uncommon in cats and so antibiotic choice would normally be based an culture results to ensure they are actually needed. That said, a penicillin is a good starting point a lot of the time
When it comes to topical use, how serious is the risk of antibiotic resistance? I've looked into zymox and its enzyme system. Seems like bacteria and fungi are not able to build resistance towards the enzymes zymox uses.
I'm not aware of zymox as a product. Any time antibiotics are used then there is a risk of resistance developing and if there is a non-antibiotic option that is expected to work in a particular situation then that will generally always be preferable (based on risks and practicality etc). An example would be for superficial skin infections then a topical chlorhexidine shampoo can be expected to be very effective and should be used instead of antibiotics (but is a useless recommendation if an owner is not able to bathe their pet). For deep skin infections then the same topical treatment would not be expected to work and so oral medication will be needed instead or in addition
@@OurPetsHealth Thank you! You should look into Zymox. I was able to talk to one of their employees and they told me all about the enzyme system. Specifically Lactoperoxidase, Lysozyme, and the protein Lactoferrin. I didn't know these were antimicrobial enzymes and proteins found in our immune system. The product seems really interesting if you're looking for an alternative to antibiotics and the risk of resitance.
What about mixing 2 antibiotics for a dog. Like keflex and amoxicillian?? My dog is on keflex for uti and supposed to get nuetured this week and get amoxicillian. I still have a weeks worth of keflex. Is this OK??
No
What would you advise if worried about the cat after he has had a convenia 14day antibiotic and he seam to be a little stra ge and sometimes uncomfortable?
You're probably not going to get a response to your question because vets know Convenia will kill an animal, yet they administer it without letting the owner know that's what they're giving the animal. I took my cat in on Monday because of dental issues. She's 12 years old, and they gave her that stuff without telling me. Now, I am terrified, as well, as to what's going to happen. When I called the vet to schedule my cat's dental surgery appointment, they sounded pessimistic as if saying "if she makes it that long". I lost my mom and my sister to this so-called medical profession. I thought vets could at least be trusted, but they are just as monsterous and evil!
Get it to a vet, do some bloodwork
Hey doc my cat is one year old and when he was six month old i noticed his breathing was wired like clogged,when he meows he can’t finish it like he doesn’t have enough air in his lungs to finish it its like he going to sneeze but doesn’t sneeze and he sleeps laying his head Front of him.
i got him to multiple veterinarians but no answers ,one of them gave me VENTOLIN
For his lungs and they said give to him for 5 days it worked and he got more comfortable but after the five days it came back
I don’t know what’s going on and im worried
If you know any thing I should do I would really appreciate it
sounds like your cat could have asthma. Here is a good post - veterinarypartner.vin.com/default.aspx?pid=19239&id=4951536
@@OurPetsHealth thank you❤️❤️
i couldn't get him an X-ray as its not available in my city but most veterinarians i went to are assuming its asthma
so my question can i keep giving him VENTOLIN syrup because he is relived on it
or there any better medication that i can keep giving him on regular basis and how many times a week do you suggest
Can someone help me if my dog eats a little of spaghetti sauce will they be ok or should we monitor there behavior
Unless you’ve got something very different in your spaghetti sauce than me they will be fine but I would suggest being careful with how much of even “safe” human food you give as there can still be issues with pancreatitis and obesity as examples
Don’t ever give your dog tomato sauce
@@tinatinnet8751 People food isnt always agreat idea for pets.
COnsidering they will eat poop...just sayin lol
Can I give my dog bactrim