:love: I sure hope Yodie gets to feeling better soon.. We will keep Yodie in our Prayers for sure.. Bigg Huggss & Whisker Kissess..
:love: I sure hope Yodie gets to feeling better soon.. We will keep Yodie in our Prayers for sure.. Bigg Huggss & Whisker Kissess..
Prayers you can eradicate this really, really, quickly and safely! :love:
Poor Yodie.... I hope that the meds will clear it up quickly and easily.
I had a MRSA infection on my nose a few years back, looked like a pimple to start with, but never healed, and finally went to the hospital to have it looked at when it was just nasty and painful. Was on some majorly strong meds for about 10 days. It cleared up, but I still have a scar there. Hope you are extra careful when cleaning Yodie's ear, because you sure as heck don't want a MRSA infection.
Eddie kept coming down with that when he was in the burn unite. He has had it since he has been home too. It is nasy, nasty stuff! Hope Yodie gets it out of her system ok and heals fast.. Poor girl!
Mary, I'm sorry to hear this.:( I hope that she'll clear up quickly and that no one else will catch this. Lots of prayers and positive thoughts are being sent her way.
One of my former roommates had Lupus and she came down with this. The nurse told me that I had nothing to worry about since I was healthy. She said that if I had a compromised immune system then I might catch it. I had Storm, Pepper, and Sunny at the time and I sure didn't know that cats could get this too.
I'm going to take the suggestion of wearing gloves when I handle Yodie. I don't want to take any chances w/the rest of the Fur Posse or myself. I have two auto immune diseases as it is so my system is compromised already.Quote:
Originally Posted by jenn_librarian
Prays are coming your way.
Melissa
Wow, I've never heard of this before. Thanks for the definition and link, Grace.
As I said before, I hope you can get this under control and it doesn't spread to anyone else in your home.
I'm certainly not glad that you had MRSA, Jenn, but I'm thankful that you told me about it and that it cleared up. I'm not an alarmist but I know how quickly things like this can get out of control.Quote:
Originally Posted by jenn_librarian
Yes, do be careful. It's good that you know what you're dealing with, though, so you can take some extra precautions. I hope that Yodie's able to get rid of the nasty bug as quickly as possible.Quote:
Originally Posted by Medusa
If the Clindamycin and Baytril don't clear it up there are still a few more antibiotics that you can try. Unfortunately they can get very expensive very fast...
Please take care not to get it yourself or any of the furry posse.
Good luck
Yeppers, I do know that already. Just the meds today cost me $125.00 plus a large box of latex gloves was $13.00. She's worth every penny. When I think of how sick and thin she was when I rescued her and how otherwise healthy she is now, I want to do all I can for her. Fortunately, she's easy to pill w/the Clavamox and the Clindamycin I can squirt into her mouth and a drop in her ear along w/the Baytril. It's catching her that's the hard part. If she hears me moving around, she bolts and she's as fast as greased lightning. I hate admitting that I sometimes find it difficult to outsmart a feline. :confused:Quote:
Originally Posted by emily_the_spoiled
Prayers and healing wishes and a candle (http://www.gratefulness.org/candles/...ng&cid=9511492) for Yodie, and for you and the rest of the Fur Posse too, that you will be free of this ailment soon.
Sweet Yodie ... please try to take all your medicine for your ouchy ear. Gentle hugs to you, precious girl.
I'm sorry I have not responded until now. My prayers are offered for you and sweet Yodie. :love:
Don't we all, Mary? Kitties are SMART, lol.Quote:
Originally Posted by Medusa
Probably already thought of / or do this. Can you get her sometimes just for a snuggle, or for a treat? So she doesn't feel that every time you are after her is for meds?
Best wishes to you, Yodie and all the fur posse. This battle (MSRA, not the catching, lol) too Yodie WILL win.
Oh Mary I'm so sorry about this but glad you at least have a diagnosis. Please be careful. Do you belong to Costco? I buy latex gloves there that I have in my car trunk and in the kitchen for nastyness. I bet they are much cheaper there. I can check if you want.
Good thoughts to you, Yodie and the whole posse. :love:
Claudia
Oh if only Yodie was a snuggler or a lap cat. She was feral when I rescued her and although she's much easier than she used to be to give a stroke now and then, that's about as far as it goes in the affection department. And she hates treats. LOL So far so good in catching her; I just have to be extra crafty. Nyuh uh uh! ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by Freedom
Poor little girl can't keep the meds down. I think it's the Clindamycin because she's been fine w/the Clavamox but she needs both. Clindamycin is the one that works best on MRSA. She's vomited twice already this morning. Sigh. Is anything easy in this life? :(
Is there any other form of it Yodie might tolerate better?
Poor Yodie! I wonder whether there's anything she can take to settle her stomach that won't prevent the antibiotic from being effective?
Pepcid?
Is it in a gel cap? Or can it be ground and put into stinky-yummy wet food? That might help.
Or maybe a shot of Convenia and a higher dose of Clavamox?
HUGS to you and Yodie!
Prayers being sent for you and Yodie. I'm sorry she is not feeling well and not able to keep her meds down. Poor thing. :(
Dr. Lee is gone until Monday but I have a feeling I know what he's going to say, that MRSA is resistant to most antibiotics. Clindamycin is the one that works best; the Clavamox is for another secondary infection and she's on 65 mg. a day. I'm hoping that she'll get used to it and manage to keep it down because I just bought 3 more bottles of it and Dr. Lee is adamant about not taking returns on meds. Plus I paid the shipping on it rather than drive that distance to pick it up. However, if she continues to vomit, I'll see if there's a Clindamycin pill that I can give her and I'll save the liquid for someone else. I always have it on hand and it has a fairly long shelf life especially if it's refrigerated.Quote:
Originally Posted by Catty1
Forgot to mention a positive thing, though: apparently the MRSA is colonized so that means that the rest of the Fur Posse and I are less likely to catch it. She has never had a high fever or lethargy that usually goes along w/MRSA; as a matter of fact, she's as feisty as ever. I managed to catch her off guard last night before I went to dinner w/a friend and I gave her the meds and boy, did she ever get mad! LOL
Clindamycin does come in a pill or capsule - seems to depend upon the dosage. Here.Quote:
Originally Posted by Medusa
It can cause side effects, though, even with pills.
I rather figured that it did come in pill form and then when I called Dr. Lee's office, one of the vet techs asked if I wanted to order it elsewhere and I said "Why would I want to do that?". She said "Oh, so you want the liquid". I sometimes think that it could be the nasty taste of the liquid. It's very bitter and I keep it refrigerated to take some of the bite out but it apparently isn't helping my Yodie Yodie much. :( Thankfully, she hasn't had any of the other side effects although her stool is awfully mushy but not diarrhea. It's upsetting when the treatment is nearly as bad as the illness.Quote:
Originally Posted by Grace
Prayers for Yodie, and you too, Mary, that some form of the medicine will go down smoothly and Yodie will soon be better.
I'm glad at least to read that there is little chance of you or the other Fur Posse-ites getting the MRSA.
Unfortunately it is the Clindamycin that is causing the upset tummy (it has the same effect in people) and you are right, it is nasty tasting. You can try masking the taste with tuna water or clam juice, but I doubt it will have any effect. The pills/capsules have the same problem, but maybe you could use a "pill shooter" to get it down. If you are really stuck it does come in an injectable form (http://www.medicinenet.com/clindamyc...on/article.htm)
Good luck and I hope she can keep at least some of the medicine down...
She's easy to pill so that won't be a problem but if she can't keep the pill down either then I may as well just keep giving her the liquid, poor girl.Quote:
Originally Posted by emily_the_spoiled
Medusa, does Yodie like yogurt? I'm wondering if you could get a little down her for the probiotic effect.
Please give her a big hug from me.
http://www.gratefulness.org/candles/...ng&cid=9528410
I'm so sorry to hear about Yodie throwing up. Vets and meds are expensive, I really wish we could write some of these things off at the end of the year.
My prays are coming for you and Yodie.
Melissa
That's a good idea. I've never given it to any of the Fur Posse but it's worth a shot. I might try some Forti Flora on the food, too, to see if that helps. She actually kept her food down this morning so maybe she's becoming accustomed to the meds. Fingers and paws crossed.Quote:
Originally Posted by cassiesmom
I wish that I had some good advice, but I don't. I'll just send some hugs for you and Yodie that she gets used to the medication and can keep it down.
Prayers for you both from me too! :love::love:
Mary!! I am so sorry that I have not been reading this thread!!! Poor Yodie!!! And you, too!!! Have you ever used Slippery Elm for soothing tummies? It is available in the health food stores, I first read about it in The Natural Cat by Anitra Frazier. That book has been my cat care Bible for YEARS!!!!!!!!!! Will light a candle for Yodie....HUGS to you!!!
My thoughts and prayers are with both you and Yodie. Get well soon, girl!
Mary, I'm sorry to hear that the antibiotics are making her sick.:( Both of these have also made Storm sick and I had to stop giving them to him. Hopefully by giving her the Forti Flora that this will help her tummy. It's helped Storm but I have to give it to him in 2 smaller amounts or it upsets his tummy. Lots of prayers and positive thoughts are being sent her way. Please take care.
Medusa, how is Yodie today? Prayers and a candle
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She's doing pretty well; thanx for asking. :) She's kept the last three doses of meds down, so that's something. It'll be a month before another culture is taken to determine whether or not the MRSA has cleared up.
Today it's Boo Bear who's been feeling punk all day. He's been especially needy, always wanting to be on my lap and he's here right now as I type. He projectile vomited about an hour ago and I have no idea what brought it on. Always something, eh?
Mary, I'm glad that Yodie is able to keep her meds down.:) I'm sorry to hear about Boo.:( You sound like me and my cats. There always seems to one of them that has something going on with them. I hope that they'll all fianlly get healthy and stay that way.