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My 10 year old cat Willis has been taking docycycline - two pills twice a day - for a little over two weeks to treat a mycoplasma bacterial URI.
He has been sneezing and sniffling off and on for months and was been treated with convenia, baytril and lysine, with little or no effect.
A nasal culture revealed the mycoplasma bacteria. At first Willis did fine with the docycycline - I make sure he has food on his stomach and chase the pill with water or a little canned food - aside from a slightly loose stool it didn't seem to bother him and there was improvement in the sneezing.
About three days ago, however, he began to vomit at least once a day after the pilling, anywhere from a few minutes to several hours after.
Also yesterday he began sneezing again and he is still stuffed up. I emailed the vet because the clinic is closed for the holiday, but don't expect to hear back from her until at least tomorrow. Willis has five days of the meds left, and I am wondering what to do about the vomiting. I know I should probably finish the three weeks of antibiotic that was prescribed, but it is making him feel so lousy and I can't really see continued improvement in is condition; his eyes are now starting to water also. Last night I gave him a break and gave him only the larger of the two pills, can't find evidence that he was sick in the night. Wondering how I should proceed - anyone have a cat who showed an increasingly adverse reaction to this drug over time?
He has been sneezing and sniffling off and on for months and was been treated with convenia, baytril and lysine, with little or no effect.
A nasal culture revealed the mycoplasma bacteria. At first Willis did fine with the docycycline - I make sure he has food on his stomach and chase the pill with water or a little canned food - aside from a slightly loose stool it didn't seem to bother him and there was improvement in the sneezing.
About three days ago, however, he began to vomit at least once a day after the pilling, anywhere from a few minutes to several hours after.
Also yesterday he began sneezing again and he is still stuffed up. I emailed the vet because the clinic is closed for the holiday, but don't expect to hear back from her until at least tomorrow. Willis has five days of the meds left, and I am wondering what to do about the vomiting. I know I should probably finish the three weeks of antibiotic that was prescribed, but it is making him feel so lousy and I can't really see continued improvement in is condition; his eyes are now starting to water also. Last night I gave him a break and gave him only the larger of the two pills, can't find evidence that he was sick in the night. Wondering how I should proceed - anyone have a cat who showed an increasingly adverse reaction to this drug over time?