URI meds

[Bobbafett]

Well, Porsche has a uri right now. I took her to the vet and they gave me Clavamox, an amoxicillin antibiotic.

I've read that amoxicillin doesnt seem to work on sphinx. And she's been sneezing more, and I'm now sure Mercedes has it too. Mercedes has runny eyes and the occasional sneeze.

They go in Tuesday, and I was wondering what antibiotics would be best so I know.

Both kitties are on l-Lysine.

 

[Emily0404]

My vet always goes straight for clavamox - seems to think that it's not the case that it doesn't work on Sphynx. That said when binx had an uri as a baby it seemed to work - however he was on a yoyo back and forth to the vets after getting rid of one cold then getting another. Turns out he had mycoplasma and chlamydia (diagnosed after throat and eye swabs when he got really really sick and we thought we were losing him). He needed doxycycline. Since then he has been fit as a fiddle!
Now the point of my post is not to scare you, just to say if you end up with a reoccurring uri, I would definitely pay to get the swabs done because had we done so earlier he wouldn't have got to the point of being really really sick which almost broke my heart

 

[kristininn]

Convenia has always worked well for Winston, and I know Emma had success with it as well. It's a long-acting injectable. People either love it or hate it - I've been really happy the few times Winnie's needed it.

 

[PrimateLove]

Convenia has always worked well for Winston, and I know Emma had success with it as well. It's a long-acting injectable. People either love it or hate it - I've been really happy the few times Winnie's needed it.

Yes the Covenia worked good with Emma. She got the shot around the same time she was diagnosed with her lymphona so having the meds in her system and not having to try to get her to take them was a Blessing for both of us. It also kept working the whole time. The vet said that her URI would get worse after surgery, but she was back to normal breathing 2 days post surgery and I swear it was because she had the Convenia.

This is just my experience, but I do believe in this antibiotic.

 

[Embracing-Joyx4]

I am not a med expert but doxy seems to be a winner...even with humans

 

[Bobbafett]

The vet checked my girls out and said that we should leave it be unless they get worse. They're still eating, drinking and being general brats like they always are.

He did say they need more wet food. So my girls are loving that!

I bought all the noms

 

[Hairless Blessing]

Just keep spoiling those girlies.

 

[Embracing-Joyx4]

Sphynx and Bratts are in the same sentence in this household and I wouldnt have it any other way.

 

[GoldHazel]

Well, Porsche has a uri right now. I took her to the vet and they gave me Clavamox, an amoxicillin antibiotic.

I've read that amoxicillin doesnt seem to work on sphinx. And she's been sneezing more, and I'm now sure Mercedes has it too. Mercedes has runny eyes and the occasional sneeze.

They go in Tuesday, and I was wondering what antibiotics would be best so I know.

Both kitties are on l-Lysine.

Sorry I didn't see this thread until just now. Forget Clavamox, sorry, but it's useless for a sphynx when they really need an antibiotic! I have taught my vet's office this and they know not to even offer it to me for my boys.
Zithromycin is my first choice especially when they still have their baby teeth. Doxy is excellent and would only be my second choice for URI if they weren't responding to Zithromycin.

My boys have gotten antibiotic injections at the vet's office, but I can't think of the name of it now.

Also, increase their L Lysine.

What about eye drops for the nose? Any drops at all?

 

[Bobbafett]

Sorry I didn't see this thread until just now. Forget Clavamox, sorry, but it's useless for a sphynx when they really need an antibiotic! I have taught my vet's office this and they know not to even offer it to me for my boys.
Zithromycin is my first choice especially when they still have their baby teeth. Doxy is excellent and would only be my second choice for URI if they weren't responding to Zithromycin.

My boys have gotten antibiotic injections at the vet's office, but I can't think of the name of it now.

Also, increase their L Lysine.

What about eye drops for the nose? Any drops at all?

They didn't give me anything at all..

The girls aren't really showing mucous. They're just sneezing with runny eyes. They're all eating normally and whatnot.

 

[GoldHazel]

They didn't give me anything at all..

The girls aren't really showing mucous. They're just sneezing with runny eyes. They're all eating normally and whatnot.

Well something is going on being that they are sneezing and have runny eyes. You don't want it to get any worse or make them so uncomfortable that they can't smell food and stop eating well.

I had my three boys so sick this winter. Started with mild symptoms such as sneezing at first. I don't even want to think about what they went through and what I went through pulling my hair out of my head and calling the vet almost every single day.

But the drops I used was: Tobramycin Opthalmic Solution US 0.3% 5 ml
They are eye drops, but when you put eye drops into a cat's eyes, it comes through the nostrils!
I was given these eye drops TO USE as nasal drops. They absolutely worked. Keep in mind I was also giving them Azithromycin and increased their L Lysine too.

 

[Bobbafett]

Where did you get the eye drops?

 

[GoldHazel]

Where did you get the eye drops?

From my vet.

 

[Caloci]

We are experiencing our first URI type symptoms as a result of a suppressed immune sys and a weekend in a strange home without me. We were given doxycycline as he has had sensitivities to other antibiotics in the past.

Also, its broad spectrum and they want to make sure they get whatever it is before it causes a problem. Lots of vets use different treatments, but different things work for different cats. Good luck clearing things up.

 

[Bobbafett]

We are experiencing our first URI type symptoms as a result of a suppressed immune sys and a weekend in a strange home without me. We were given doxycycline as he has had sensitivities to other antibiotics in the past.

Also, its broad spectrum and they want to make sure they get whatever it is before it causes a problem. Lots of vets use different treatments, but different things work for different cats. Good luck clearing things up.

I hope so. I'm a little confused now as to why my vet won't give me anything else.

:/

 

[Caloci]

I hope so. I'm a little confused now as to why my vet won't give me anything else.

:/

Many vets have their prefered meds they like to try. They say that clavomox in inneffective in Sphynx, but I do not know of any supporting evidence. It could be that Sphynx are prone to mutated versions of illnesses that the med is ineffective for rather than not working for the breed specifically.

If things arent clearing up, I would get swabs done to determine what it is you are dealing with. I believe it is called a PCR. Ask for another med. It is possible that the problem is something other than what your vet believes it to be. If you still feel uncomfortable, a second opinion is always another way to go. Sometimes it takes a bit of time for the meds to start working, up to 72 hours in some cases so do be patient as well.

Often we think we know better because of all the info we share here. Sometimes out input is helpful for the vet other times we are way off base. I asked about the clavomox this week and my vet wont use with Vito because of a reaction he had to a similar drug. She did not agree with it being ineffective for Sphynx but rather there might be other things that work better for an individual.

 

[GoldHazel]

I hope so. I'm a little confused now as to why my vet won't give me anything else.

:/

I have learned over the years when it comes to my medical doctors and my family's...that these doctors are not God. They don't have all the answers. Yes, they certainly may know more than we do...they went to medical school, we did not. That being said, everyone knows their own body. We know our children and our pets.
I have learned to question medical doctors. I have learned to ask for certain things that I feel may be best. When I come across a doctor that may get insulted, I start off saying that I don't mean any disrespect and I know you are the doctor and that's why I'm here, but________.
When you approach them that way, their attitude changes and they don't get defensive. We have EVERY RIGHT to say what is on our minds if we can benefit from it. Never let a doctor of any kind (vets as well) tell you how things are and what the treatment will be if you have any questions or concerns, speak up. Professionals are not always correct.

So, if you don't see your baby getting better on Clavamox, you demand that the antibiotic get changed, but in a nice way at first. There is no reason for your baby to suffer because your vet wants to just wait and see!

Sorry, but this is just how I personally feel. Personal experiences in my life have made me this way. Again, you have the right to speak up and ask for what you feel or know is better.