Here is my original thread with the problem:
http://www.thecatsite.com/forums/sho...d.php?t=131795
Well, the vet looked at Possum, and thought he might have a bacterial infection on his skin. I'm not real sure how he got one since I put Revolution on Possum and Loki every month, but it might be something that's not covered by it.
He and Loki both have all their claws, and they like to playfight, so maybe Possum got scratched, and the bacteria came in that way. Also, maybe I tracked something in one day. Who knows? Loki appears to be fine.
The vet gave me some Clavamox for him, and I'm supposed to give him 8 CCs twice a day. He also gave me a syringe, and flavored the liquid meds. Okay, Possum is extremely skittish, so I wasn't looking forward to that. I managed to give him it the first time with the syringe, but it was extremely traumatic for both of us.
Now Possum seriously distrusts me again, although we are making progress, but he won't sit in my lap and cuddle with me like he usually does. Sigh. Maybe he will next week, but he does rub against me now, and I can tell he wants to get close to me. So now I hate myself, too.
I got some advice from my mom's girlfriend about her sister's cat and their meds, which was to mix it with some lactose free mik or wet cat food, so I got both of those. Possum seems to respond better to this method, however, there's been problems, too, but I think I've finally figured him out.
I give both Loki and Possum wet food so Possum doesn't think anything is wrong, and so Loki doesn't try to steal his food. Obviously, only Possum's has the medicine, and I watch them both to make sure they don't switch bowls.
Through trial and error I've found that they puts tons of food in those tiny cans, Possum either doesn't eat much, or just licks up the gravy, he won't touch anything that's been refrigerated, and Loki is a big greedy pig who screams and cries like he's been starved for months as soon as I open up a can, and will push Possum (usually the dominant cat) out of the way to get to the wet food.
So, tomorrow I'll try giving a little bit of wet food and a larger amount of gravy with the medicine mixed in, since that seems to work the best. And maybe Possum will grow to trust me again so I can hold him on my lap and pet him because I miss that.
Also, the vet gave me some gel medicine to rub on Possum's gums because he might have gingivitis. I think he's had this since before I got him because his breath has always been a bit weird, and Loki's breath barely has an odor. Anyway, I have no idea how to give this to him since Possum will barely come near me.
Possum should be on the Clavamox for at least another week and a half. I hope it works for him, because if not, then they'll have to go back to the drawing board.
This sucks so much.
Tricia
http://www.thecatsite.com/forums/sho...d.php?t=131795
Well, the vet looked at Possum, and thought he might have a bacterial infection on his skin. I'm not real sure how he got one since I put Revolution on Possum and Loki every month, but it might be something that's not covered by it.
He and Loki both have all their claws, and they like to playfight, so maybe Possum got scratched, and the bacteria came in that way. Also, maybe I tracked something in one day. Who knows? Loki appears to be fine.
The vet gave me some Clavamox for him, and I'm supposed to give him 8 CCs twice a day. He also gave me a syringe, and flavored the liquid meds. Okay, Possum is extremely skittish, so I wasn't looking forward to that. I managed to give him it the first time with the syringe, but it was extremely traumatic for both of us.
Now Possum seriously distrusts me again, although we are making progress, but he won't sit in my lap and cuddle with me like he usually does. Sigh. Maybe he will next week, but he does rub against me now, and I can tell he wants to get close to me. So now I hate myself, too.
I got some advice from my mom's girlfriend about her sister's cat and their meds, which was to mix it with some lactose free mik or wet cat food, so I got both of those. Possum seems to respond better to this method, however, there's been problems, too, but I think I've finally figured him out.
I give both Loki and Possum wet food so Possum doesn't think anything is wrong, and so Loki doesn't try to steal his food. Obviously, only Possum's has the medicine, and I watch them both to make sure they don't switch bowls.
Through trial and error I've found that they puts tons of food in those tiny cans, Possum either doesn't eat much, or just licks up the gravy, he won't touch anything that's been refrigerated, and Loki is a big greedy pig who screams and cries like he's been starved for months as soon as I open up a can, and will push Possum (usually the dominant cat) out of the way to get to the wet food.
So, tomorrow I'll try giving a little bit of wet food and a larger amount of gravy with the medicine mixed in, since that seems to work the best. And maybe Possum will grow to trust me again so I can hold him on my lap and pet him because I miss that.
Also, the vet gave me some gel medicine to rub on Possum's gums because he might have gingivitis. I think he's had this since before I got him because his breath has always been a bit weird, and Loki's breath barely has an odor. Anyway, I have no idea how to give this to him since Possum will barely come near me.
Possum should be on the Clavamox for at least another week and a half. I hope it works for him, because if not, then they'll have to go back to the drawing board.
This sucks so much.
Tricia
