Update on my KITTY!!!!!

Thanks sooo much! I actually went to the VET on Tuesday and my kitty has feline acne and they shaved it off! I do use stanless steel bowls and ceramic but had plastic water dishes! Also, the bad breath was gingivitis something and about 130$+ dollars later I got antibiotics (these antibiotics are for humans and the pharmacy had to compound them from sctratch crush up pills put into liquid -57$!!) for the kitty and will recheck in 2 weeks! OH MY! I do need pet insurance! OH WELL! I love um!!! Then last night I gave him his dosage and he is such a little bugger and squirms a ton --- well the medicine i think went into his nose and eye and he immediately began to have like sezures and shake and was like making coughing sounds and was like going to throw up. He did this for like 20-30 minutes and kept wiping his nose and eye. I don't know if he was having a panic attack??? Or alergic reaction?? Or what! I called the vet this AM to be sure (because now he is acting fine) and she said to give his AM dosage and watch him. It could be an alergic reaction. So we will see! But it seems his breath is better! WAHOOOO!!!!

Poor kitty but at least he is better. Make sure your vet takes the insurance. I bought it once and found my vet (who both the kitties and I loved) didn't take it.

How are you giving the liquid medicine to your kitty? Are you using a plastic syringe without the needle? If so, I've found the easiest way to give liquid medicine to the "squirmy buggers" is as follows: 1. Wrap him up in a blanket, towel or sweatshirt so just his head is showing, and hold him on his back or side (for the little guys, sometimes a hand towel is good) 2. With one finger or thumb, pull gently back/down on one corner of his mouth so it makes a little "pocket" 3. Gently insert the tip of the syringe, and squirt or dribble the medication in between his back teeth. Don't squirt too hard or too fast, a little bit at a time is good, let him swallow what's in his mouth before squirting more in. Above all, be patient, and take your time, often they pick up on it if you're stressed or in a rush, and this makes things worse for both of you. If you don't have a syringe, you can get one from the vet, or the local pharmacy will have them. By the way, some cats will gag, sputter, cough and even foam at the mouth if you give them medicine and they hate the taste. The big things to watch out for are vomiting (not just spitting out the medicine), difficulty breathing, swollen eyes, mouth or tongue, or itchy skin/rash, these are possible signs of an allergic reaction and you should take him to the vet if you see them.