Oh, OK. Gotcha. :nod:
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Health supplies to keep at home
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I don't know about betadine and cats. :dk: We have it here, but Gary uses it.
The CS we use for cleaning wounds. Flowerbelle had acne a month or so ago, and instead of the Hibiclens, I tried using the CS on it. It cleared up in one day. :lol3: With 8 cats, and my not keeping their nails trimmed, someone usually has a scratch. The CS helps it heal up quickly. And I use it on myself ALL the time for scratches or accidental punctures from teeth (I have to pill Lazlo and Flowerbelle twice a day each). Oh - and from cutting myself preparing their meals.
I do that a lot too. :lol3:I've found the CS to be far superior to everything else - hydrogen peroxide, betadine, neosporin.... everything heals much faster when we use CS instead. :nod:
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It's just Ivomec 1% solution :dk:. Which says it's injectable for pigs and cows but I mainly use it orally for the dogs for heartworm prevention (if you look it up it'll say it's to be used orally in dogs and horses). A vet showed me that I could use it for ear mites in cats (one drop in each ear), and it works better than even Revolution. And cheap! I haven't used it orally in cats so I don't know what kind of dosage would be used. A good thing to ask the vet, for sure.
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Good to know about the CS. I had no idea. I use betadine on the dogs for small scratches and wounds, but I didnt know if you could use it on cats. You should write a book. Maybe colaborate with some other TCSers. So much knowlege....I don't know about betadine and cats.We have it here, but Gary uses it.
The CS we use for cleaning wounds. Flowerbelle had acne a month or so ago, and instead of the Hibiclens, I tried using the CS on it. It cleared up in one day.With 8 cats, and my not keeping their nails trimmed, someone usually has a scratch. The CS helps it heal up quickly. And I use it on myself ALL the time for scratches or accidental punctures from teeth (I have to pill Lazlo and Flowerbelle twice a day each). Oh - and from cutting myself preparing their meals.I do that a lot too.
I've found the CS to be far superior to everything else - hydrogen peroxide, betadine, neosporin.... everything heals much faster when we use CS instead.
Nothing. Almost nothing for me either - ibuprofen and stuff for ear wax. Ihave some dressings as well but can't remember last time I needed one.
It's 20 minutes drive to my vets, they do an emergency service as well. My cats can't get out of my garden, and the only unexpected treatment they've needed in almost 5 years was when one of them got an abcess under her chin, pigeons revenge I think - there were quite a few feathers on the lawn.
It's 20 minutes drive to my vets, they do an emergency service as well. My cats can't get out of my garden, and the only unexpected treatment they've needed in almost 5 years was when one of them got an abcess under her chin, pigeons revenge I think - there were quite a few feathers on the lawn.
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Oh I am jealous my ex feral outside cat likes to start stuff with any animal he has been to the vet few times and treated at home a few times. He seeks out this "adventure" shakes head. He will sit on the fence of the german sheperd and make the dog bark.
I used to have a cat that went out and liked fighting (and hunting), but he only ever needed the wound bathing with warm water & cotton wool, and the odd vet trip for antibiotics if he got an abcess.
I thought cats couldn't have ibuprofen? It's toxic to dogs.
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Once Emily somehow got out through a living room window (apparently the screen was not secured in the frame). Because I often was unable to find her until she came out of hiding, I never thought for one minute she could be out of the house, so she spent the whole night and next morning behind a bush.
Two days later, she was clearly in pain, trying to not put any weight on her right wrist except to go up and down stairs. The next day, a vet shaved her leg and prescribed amoxicillin for an animal bite. I wish I could have done something to relieve her pain while waiting for the appointment. Sixteen years agfo, I thought there was nothing I could do without knowing the cause because human painkillers are toxic.
My hope is from this list, I can find something for the next cat with an infected foot.
Two days later, she was clearly in pain, trying to not put any weight on her right wrist except to go up and down stairs. The next day, a vet shaved her leg and prescribed amoxicillin for an animal bite. I wish I could have done something to relieve her pain while waiting for the appointment. Sixteen years agfo, I thought there was nothing I could do without knowing the cause because human painkillers are toxic.
My hope is from this list, I can find something for the next cat with an infected foot.
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I guess you missed the word "me" in that post.
You read it right.
Oops--I thought that meant she doesn't have many supplies for kitties either :tongue2:. I think I got it now .
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Interesting. :nod: Whenever the ferals are treated for lung worm, they get a shot of Ivomec. I'll definitely have to ask!
I don't mess with bite wounds or pain medications. I don't know how to use pain meds in cats (yet). I would definitely start colloidal silver washes on the wound, but I'd still get kitty to a vet. :nod:
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Of course I never thought about NOT taking her to a vet because it is impossible to diagnose an animal bite under two layers of fur. I just wish I could have given her a pain reliever that is safe for cats because she was clearly suffering.I don't mess with bite wounds or pain medications. I don't know how to use pain meds in cats (yet). I would definitely start colloidal silver washes on the wound, but I'd still get kitty to a vet.
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To be clear: none for my cats and almost none for me.Oops--I thought that meant she doesn't have many supplies for kitties either. I think I got it now.
I do have my asthma medication (Pulmicort, brown inhaler) but that is something I take every day, not as an emergency, so I didn't include it. Maybe I should include the blue inhaler though as that is an 'as needed' one. Most of them get thrown out hardly used as they are out of date.
And I take vitamin D every day, but that's not an emergency thing so I didn't include it.
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There are pain meds for cats I usually get them every few months on a neuter to keep on hand for this cat. He always gets abcess. Had one above eye. If I didn't have clavamox I would have had to go to er vet as it was to bad. Augmentin for humans is clavamox. Vet commented she has taken them herself and I laughed and said I do it the other way around-buy human version and break it down.
Alot of people have been known to buy fish antibiotics from pet store or injectibles from farm store
Alot of people have been known to buy fish antibiotics from pet store or injectibles from farm store
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When Emily went to the vet in early 2006, he initially prescribed Clavamox, then switched her to Augmentin. Nobody knew those sores on her chin were the first sign of acute kidney failure.
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clavamox to augmentin...they are the same thing tho augmenting comes in different formulas. clavamox is the vet branded formula.
I only use the pain meds for overnight till I can get appointment cause if it is serious enough for them to need pain medicine it means vet visit next day for sure.
Also biocaine/lidocaine for pets is topical and works wonders for when you do not want them to lick or bother something.
I only use the pain meds for overnight till I can get appointment cause if it is serious enough for them to need pain medicine it means vet visit next day for sure.
Also biocaine/lidocaine for pets is topical and works wonders for when you do not want them to lick or bother something.
Epsom salts! Forgot that one. Great for reducing inflammation and drawing the bad stuff out of wounds.
