Please help with any advice.
My cat Atticus initially had a bad bladder/UTI infection in August. He has went through two rounds of Baytril and when having a UA last Saturday, it showed that his pH is normal, but the white blood cell count is high and he had trace of red blood cell.
My doctor did not want to put him on another round of Baytril as he was worried about antibiotic resistence. So he prescribed Sulfa, mainly because Atticus has a history of taking Clavamox and can't keep the liquid down. I gave him Sulfa for the first day and he kept it down but the third day, it was hard to get him to take it and he was drooling and throwing it up due to the bitterness. My doctor switched him to Amoxycilin drops, but he is throwing that up as well.
I have tried everything. I try crushing the pills in his food. He won't eat it and the one time he tried he was salivating still. I have tried giving the meds to him on a full stomach and food right after the pill. No go. My cat was not showing signs of being in distress from the UTI condition before starting meds, but now looks so distressed and sick from the meds.
Baytril is real easy to give, cause it's a small pill that crumbles apart and I can get that down him without too much hardship. It's also not bitter.
My vet is out today. But I am not sure if I should give kitty Sulfa tonight that seems to be upsetting his stomach or wait to talk to the vet tomorrow. I will be calling the vet to suggest any options for injections, etc.
I am not sure what to do and can't stand seeing my baby this distressed.
I have written about Atti and his long term Manx Syndrome here before:
http://www.thecatsite.com/forums/sho...d.php?t=134533
I know this can be a chronic condition. But the point now is that he is not getting any medicine he can keep down due to extreme stomach irritation.
Please help.
My cat Atticus initially had a bad bladder/UTI infection in August. He has went through two rounds of Baytril and when having a UA last Saturday, it showed that his pH is normal, but the white blood cell count is high and he had trace of red blood cell.
My doctor did not want to put him on another round of Baytril as he was worried about antibiotic resistence. So he prescribed Sulfa, mainly because Atticus has a history of taking Clavamox and can't keep the liquid down. I gave him Sulfa for the first day and he kept it down but the third day, it was hard to get him to take it and he was drooling and throwing it up due to the bitterness. My doctor switched him to Amoxycilin drops, but he is throwing that up as well.
I have tried everything. I try crushing the pills in his food. He won't eat it and the one time he tried he was salivating still. I have tried giving the meds to him on a full stomach and food right after the pill. No go. My cat was not showing signs of being in distress from the UTI condition before starting meds, but now looks so distressed and sick from the meds.
Baytril is real easy to give, cause it's a small pill that crumbles apart and I can get that down him without too much hardship. It's also not bitter.
My vet is out today. But I am not sure if I should give kitty Sulfa tonight that seems to be upsetting his stomach or wait to talk to the vet tomorrow. I will be calling the vet to suggest any options for injections, etc.
I am not sure what to do and can't stand seeing my baby this distressed.
I have written about Atti and his long term Manx Syndrome here before:
http://www.thecatsite.com/forums/sho...d.php?t=134533
I know this can be a chronic condition. But the point now is that he is not getting any medicine he can keep down due to extreme stomach irritation.
Please help.