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Thank you He is such a sweetheart!! I loooove him
The diarrhea definitely isn't caused by the Epakitin - he's been off of it it for a while now. I am 100% sure the diarrhea was caused by the Clavamox - as he did get it instantly, on day one of the Clavamox. I went out of town for a couple days earlier this week and left only dry food out for him and he did have a few hard poo's in his litterbox when I got back so I am stoked! I think he was a bit starved for the first day too so maybe he needed that period to clear up whatever he had goin on in his tummy. He does still has diarrhea though. I plan to run the Proviable DC by my vet, and if he approves I will definitely be buying it.
Yes, I do administer the fluids myself. My vet advised that I give 150ml every second day, but I read online that it is suggested to give 75ml every day, as anything more would just be excess and they would just pee it out. I plan to give him 100ml every other day, as he does have a heart murmur and I'm a bit paranoid about that. I buy the supplies for the fluids from the vet - I find the prices to be pretty reasonable. I buy each bag (1000ml) for $10. I went to a different vet clinic while I was out of town and purchased some more @ $5/bag - cheap!. The line I believe was around $9-10. My vet gave me a bunch of needles for free last time I was in so that was nice. But that's what I pay - I'm not sure what everyone else pays?? I live in Canada, not the U.S, like the majority of everyone here
Again, I thank everyone for the tips and advice - it is much appreciated!
I will be getting Smokey his surgery as soon as I can....need to get a job first - this economy is brutal!!! :/
The diarrhea definitely isn't caused by the Epakitin - he's been off of it it for a while now. I am 100% sure the diarrhea was caused by the Clavamox - as he did get it instantly, on day one of the Clavamox. I went out of town for a couple days earlier this week and left only dry food out for him and he did have a few hard poo's in his litterbox when I got back so I am stoked! I think he was a bit starved for the first day too so maybe he needed that period to clear up whatever he had goin on in his tummy. He does still has diarrhea though. I plan to run the Proviable DC by my vet, and if he approves I will definitely be buying it.
Yes, I do administer the fluids myself. My vet advised that I give 150ml every second day, but I read online that it is suggested to give 75ml every day, as anything more would just be excess and they would just pee it out. I plan to give him 100ml every other day, as he does have a heart murmur and I'm a bit paranoid about that. I buy the supplies for the fluids from the vet - I find the prices to be pretty reasonable. I buy each bag (1000ml) for $10. I went to a different vet clinic while I was out of town and purchased some more @ $5/bag - cheap!. The line I believe was around $9-10. My vet gave me a bunch of needles for free last time I was in so that was nice. But that's what I pay - I'm not sure what everyone else pays?? I live in Canada, not the U.S, like the majority of everyone here
Again, I thank everyone for the tips and advice - it is much appreciated!
I will be getting Smokey his surgery as soon as I can....need to get a job first - this economy is brutal!!! :/
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