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My cat Jennie recently suffered from pancreatitis, but she is now recovering nicely. As I waited in the waiting area, I overheard the veterinary clinics turning people away with sick animals or scheduling appointments for 3–4 days later. I live in Northern Virginia, which is about 40 miles south of Washington, D.C., and most vets are only available by appointment, with one emergency care facility switching to this policy. Two emergency rooms are located about 15 to 20 miles from me. The problem with cats is in general, when we need the vet, we need them NOW, and not a week from now. If we are lucky, we can put if off if it is not a medical emergency or the cat is not acting "off," or "weird.," or just not acting like itself.
My question is are there recommendations for a good cat medicine cabinet or stuff people should have on their hand when they need to have on hand for their cats while waiting for the vet visit?:. I am scared to ask this question because, in general, people SHOULD NOT TRY to self-treat their own cats or use it as a substitute for the vet as they are such a quirky species, but some stuff we also keep handy while waiting for that hard-to-get vet visits, right? Or wrong. I ended up using catnip for GI pain one evening and Junnie pretty much slept in the pile. Once I got some pain meds from her vet, she wasn't interested in the catnip. Please CORRECT me if this is a BAD idea, I know some would use it reasonably and others would not! I have had cats for 20+ years and would be comfortable self-treating for ONE day only, in a pinch, if I had to. I keep a medicine cabinet for my cats of some topical OTC point for skin raches, appetite stimulants, some Pepcid, something for vomiting, and some REBOUND, Vitamin B, and high-strength catnip. What do others do?
My question is are there recommendations for a good cat medicine cabinet or stuff people should have on their hand when they need to have on hand for their cats while waiting for the vet visit?:. I am scared to ask this question because, in general, people SHOULD NOT TRY to self-treat their own cats or use it as a substitute for the vet as they are such a quirky species, but some stuff we also keep handy while waiting for that hard-to-get vet visits, right? Or wrong. I ended up using catnip for GI pain one evening and Junnie pretty much slept in the pile. Once I got some pain meds from her vet, she wasn't interested in the catnip. Please CORRECT me if this is a BAD idea, I know some would use it reasonably and others would not! I have had cats for 20+ years and would be comfortable self-treating for ONE day only, in a pinch, if I had to. I keep a medicine cabinet for my cats of some topical OTC point for skin raches, appetite stimulants, some Pepcid, something for vomiting, and some REBOUND, Vitamin B, and high-strength catnip. What do others do?