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Last week I posted a thread about the steroids the vet prescribed and the medicated shampoo I am suppose to use on Stella for the yeast infection they discovered. I freaked out about the use of steroids, especially while she was having a flare up with her herpes. The vet checked with the opthalmology clinic, and they said the use of the steroids for her yeast infection will be okay to use since she is on Lysine. As of last night, she has taken all the steroids that she needed and I must say they worked GREAT! The areas on her belly that they said were part of the yeast infection (that I thought were irritated scratch marks from Izzy) have cleared up and are gone! The rawness of her bottom has healed and is no longer red. You can still see that there is a small bump, but it's healing. I am pleased with the outcome.
However, she is still going through a flare up. They wanted her on the Terramycin for a week, which I did. Her flare up has cleared for the most part, but her eye(s) are slightly squinting and are slightly watery. Once again, I placed the E-Collar upon her in order to prevent her from pawing at her eyes. They told me a week ago if the Terramycin did not improve this flare up, we would talk about putting her back on the Famcyclovir . This was before we knew they would put her on the steroids. Although she is done with the steroids, I'm worried about making my kitty pop more pills! I plan on discussing the solutions Pitrottmommy and Brooke talked about and see what else we could try. Should I worry about the possiblity of an over-medicated kitty?
However, she is still going through a flare up. They wanted her on the Terramycin for a week, which I did. Her flare up has cleared for the most part, but her eye(s) are slightly squinting and are slightly watery. Once again, I placed the E-Collar upon her in order to prevent her from pawing at her eyes. They told me a week ago if the Terramycin did not improve this flare up, we would talk about putting her back on the Famcyclovir . This was before we knew they would put her on the steroids. Although she is done with the steroids, I'm worried about making my kitty pop more pills! I plan on discussing the solutions Pitrottmommy and Brooke talked about and see what else we could try. Should I worry about the possiblity of an over-medicated kitty?
