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I know there was another post on this previously and the only replies where to take the cat to the vet immediately.
While that is obvious, what do you do when you can't get to the vet immediately? I live in the country and the nearest emergency vet is an hour drive away (on the highway), if you are not during a traffic hour. I fear if any of my pets did have anaphylaxis, I don't think I could make it to the vet in time for treatment.
There is a reason all the farmers in this area carry guns. If an animal were to get deathly ill after hours, farmers must put down their own animals or allow them to suffer. It is very difficult to get a vet out here after hours, especially for livestock.
I have one cat who is very allergic to everything. I do worry about what would happen should he get stung by a bee or bitten by a spider. We do have poisonous spiders and scorpions. Although the scorpions are generally considered non-poisonous, they do sting and some people are allergic to them. The spiders on the other hand are very toxic. My mom was bitten a few years back and ended up in the hospital for 3 days.
I also do my own vaccines, as do most other farmers in this area.
So my question is, what do you do, if your animal has an anaphylactic reaction?
The next time I see the vet, I plan on asking just that. I think it may be a good idea to get some epinephrine to keep on hand, just in case. Although I don't know if the vet will support that idea? Most vets aren't fond of people doing their own vaccines.
I have several types of steroids. Oral prednisolone, injectable dexamethasone, and an albuterol inhaler. I've heard all those can be helpful. Obviously it would be ideal to get my pet in to the closest animal hospital as fast as possible.
Thoughts?
While that is obvious, what do you do when you can't get to the vet immediately? I live in the country and the nearest emergency vet is an hour drive away (on the highway), if you are not during a traffic hour. I fear if any of my pets did have anaphylaxis, I don't think I could make it to the vet in time for treatment.
There is a reason all the farmers in this area carry guns. If an animal were to get deathly ill after hours, farmers must put down their own animals or allow them to suffer. It is very difficult to get a vet out here after hours, especially for livestock.
I have one cat who is very allergic to everything. I do worry about what would happen should he get stung by a bee or bitten by a spider. We do have poisonous spiders and scorpions. Although the scorpions are generally considered non-poisonous, they do sting and some people are allergic to them. The spiders on the other hand are very toxic. My mom was bitten a few years back and ended up in the hospital for 3 days.
I also do my own vaccines, as do most other farmers in this area.
So my question is, what do you do, if your animal has an anaphylactic reaction?
The next time I see the vet, I plan on asking just that. I think it may be a good idea to get some epinephrine to keep on hand, just in case. Although I don't know if the vet will support that idea? Most vets aren't fond of people doing their own vaccines.
I have several types of steroids. Oral prednisolone, injectable dexamethasone, and an albuterol inhaler. I've heard all those can be helpful. Obviously it would be ideal to get my pet in to the closest animal hospital as fast as possible.
Thoughts?
