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Honey is antibacterial. It's also anti-inflammatory. In fact, it's one of the oldest medicines there is. But this has to be done with RAW, organic honey. Stuff you buy at the supermarket has been too processed to retain the healing properties needed to make it work.Originally Posted by GloriaJH
Raw honey:
how careful do you have to be about bacteria?
Hopefully we won't have to use an antibiotic... but if she thinks it's OK to try and he needs one, we'll use this option first and go from there.Originally Posted by GloriaJH
Convenia:
has he had this injection before? I'm beginning to read some negative stuff about it - although - it's been wonderful for me and Gray (our FIV guy). On another occasion I had to use an oral antibiotic (ugh!), I used the "wrapping in a towel" method, which worked okay. I was prepared for an all-out war - but there's something about being cuddled in that large towel that seemed to settle him down - go figure.
Doubt it, I couldn't find any at the vet's office.Originally Posted by GloriaJH
Dandruff: maybe what you saw was more stress related (?)
We began introductions slowly, and he showed no aggression whatsoever to our gang. He was incredibly aggressive outside, but apparently that was food motivated only.Originally Posted by GloriaJH
Teeth: I remember when you were first preparing to bring him inside - I think you just found out he tested positive for FIV - you were thinking about the pros and cons of having his canine teeth pulled so he couldn't give a deep bite wound to the other cats - I don't recall what you decided to do - I'm thinking that once you got to know him and how he reacted to the others that you decided you didn't want to do something that drastic (?).
Chum is actually pretty mellow at the vet. He complains for the first few minutes of the car ride, but once we're under way and settled in the room, he's pretty good. He had quite a few vet visits those first months, and he never got sick just from going to the vet. Lazlo and Shelly used to, and we had to battle a number of URIs those first two years. But it hasn't been a problem since.Originally Posted by GloriaJH
Dental without anesthesia:
seems like this would be stressful - causing secondary problems? Gray seems to develop a cold after a vet visit - then I have a heck of a time keeping him confined enough to keep all the other cats from catching the cold virus. That's probably the main reason I dread taking him to the vet.
She doesn't want him on raw with the FIV. She has VERY strong feelings that NO cats should be on ANY dry food at all for any reason, and she does prefer the (mostly) grain free diet. Cats, in the wild, do get grains from eating stomach contents of mice, but as re: Chumley, her concern (re: grains) is more about his allergies than anything else.Originally Posted by GloriaJH
Does your holistic vet have a position on feeding raw? I'm currently introducing Feline's Pride raw food into some our cats' diet, but dragging my feet for our FeLV cat (Buddy), and for Gray our FIV. On one hand I think the diet would be a whole lot healthier for them - on the other, with their immune systems being compromised and possible bacteria issues I'm afraid to take the chance.
Yeah, it's not that round worm doesn't necessarily show in just one fecal sample, it's that it may not show in a fecal sample period. Basically to see the eggs, you pretty much have to run it immediately to the vet - and if they don't do the fecal float there... they collapse, and they can't be detected. That's why we almost never bother with fecal samples. We have ALL the ferals treated whenever they're in for anything (Revolution), and Chum was treated too, and with a follow-up. But we SAW the round worm, so we knew he had to be treated again. Did the fecal... I don't know why LOL.Originally Posted by GloriaJH
Round worm: fecal sample - my vet said that it's not likely that roundworm would show in just one fecal sample. Gray surely has this parasite because his son showed me he has it in a vomit spot he produced - and if one has it, the other 3 have to have it too. (?) I haven't given the meds yet (I have to sprinkle it on their food because I am unable to handle all the feral born cats, we're getting close, but not enough to put a dose of meds on them - and if only one gets the meds it does little good), but am continuously!!! cleaning out the litter until I can find a food they will be sure and eat with the meds in it.
Thanks for the progress report, Laurie.
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