Hi,
I have a question I'd like to bounce off you all regarding a rather complicated situation with my rather complicated cat.
Making a long story short, last year she had a severe allergic reaction that almost killed her when she was on a combo of pred, amoxi-drops and flagyl for a dangerous intestinal issue. Since we don't know which med was the offender (the life-threatening side effects were non-typical and likely something akin to Stevens-Johnson Syndrome), the vet recommended avoiding all three meds as long as possible (and other forms of them) - although we could still try things in the same pharmacological class (no to anything with the same ingredients/make-up as amoxi and flagyl, but yes to other antibiotics).
She's had some dental issues that necessitated clindamycin (antirobe drops) and she's handled that fine, meaning we have at least one option of antibiotic safe for her. However, after being on it for about three doses of .08ml over the course of two days, she threw up after taking it and the vet instructed us to withhold the meds for 48 hours. After those 48 hours, we resumed and she's been on them for the past two weeks. We have our follow-up visit on Monday.
In the meantime, a scary thought hit me this evening. I know that we (and cats) can develop immunities and resistance to antibiotics by both taking them too much and by stopping them too early. What I'm concerned about it whether being on the antirobe for 2 days, then off for 2, then back on is enough to cue an immunity - or whether it would take more days on and more days off. I'm suddenly stuck with fear that we may have just burnt the bridge to the one antibiotic we know is safe for her
Naturally, I know I can ask the vet this on Monday, but on the chance that anyone might have any input this weekend, I thought I'd ask. I doubt I'm the only who knows the nervousness a weekend can breed until Monday when we're nervous about our dear kitties.
I have a question I'd like to bounce off you all regarding a rather complicated situation with my rather complicated cat.
Making a long story short, last year she had a severe allergic reaction that almost killed her when she was on a combo of pred, amoxi-drops and flagyl for a dangerous intestinal issue. Since we don't know which med was the offender (the life-threatening side effects were non-typical and likely something akin to Stevens-Johnson Syndrome), the vet recommended avoiding all three meds as long as possible (and other forms of them) - although we could still try things in the same pharmacological class (no to anything with the same ingredients/make-up as amoxi and flagyl, but yes to other antibiotics).
She's had some dental issues that necessitated clindamycin (antirobe drops) and she's handled that fine, meaning we have at least one option of antibiotic safe for her. However, after being on it for about three doses of .08ml over the course of two days, she threw up after taking it and the vet instructed us to withhold the meds for 48 hours. After those 48 hours, we resumed and she's been on them for the past two weeks. We have our follow-up visit on Monday.
In the meantime, a scary thought hit me this evening. I know that we (and cats) can develop immunities and resistance to antibiotics by both taking them too much and by stopping them too early. What I'm concerned about it whether being on the antirobe for 2 days, then off for 2, then back on is enough to cue an immunity - or whether it would take more days on and more days off. I'm suddenly stuck with fear that we may have just burnt the bridge to the one antibiotic we know is safe for her
Naturally, I know I can ask the vet this on Monday, but on the chance that anyone might have any input this weekend, I thought I'd ask. I doubt I'm the only who knows the nervousness a weekend can breed until Monday when we're nervous about our dear kitties.
