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Sorry for worrying you, I actually consulted a vet nutricionist and she suggested the lavander. Tea, not essential oils. Green tea and chamomille are also usually prescribed.
Quadriderm was also okayed by my regular vet, who is a cat specialist. She was the one who instructed me to put it in the ears. Otherwise it won't get absorted by the skin (because fur)
Don't worry, I'm happy you admonished me about this, as it is something humans are very stupid about and wind up killing their cats because they assume they know better.
And I double check everything I give Gremlin is safe for cat consumption, but I still messed up. (For example, I read parsley was safe, but didn't realize there was a huge "BUT" when it comes to excess...and I had no reference of dosage for what was "too much" parsley. Until I hurt his kidneys. I had been trying to figure out how he got kidney problems if his diet is all renal, and only now I realize it was stupid me giving him too much parsley... What effing idiot. That was about a month ago. And now I hope I'm not too late to reverse the damage.)
I also realize I've been writing Quadriderm wrong, along with many words, and even messed up the brand. Sorry, I'm from South America, English isn't my first language. The one with miconazole is BetaCort (pharmacies here sell it as if it was the same thing, and only now I realize I was naming the wrong product). The drug I'm refering to has: betametasona (steroid anti-inflammatory), gentamicine (antibiotic) and miconazol (antifungal). Quadriderm replaces miconazol with clotrimazol, another antifungal.
As for why I even give him these things, it isn't for some hollistic filosophy. I have a cat that doesn't tolerate analgesics. That pushes me to look for alternatives. I have been for a few years doing research, cancer mostly, from which I got plenty trustworthy sources (peer-reviewed papers, science) about the properties of food - stuff like oleocanthal (olive oil extra virgin) or curcumin (turmeric) - that can straight up save someone's life. I saw it work with my other cat, with cancer. What I mean to say is that I know for a fact olive oil can kill bacteria/microbes(/melanomas), is an anti-inflammatory and won't hurt my cat (I have the right doses). It seems a worse choice not to try.
...And also I know turmeric and olive oil and blueberry are all safe for cats because they are part of medication given to cats regularly.
Even with miconazole I only thought about using after I saw it in a peer-reviewed paper suggesting it might relieve neurological pain. So on so forth. They are decitions made from investigation.
But still, it's bad I am basically experimenting with Gremlin. It's just there's too much uncertainties (with the alternative of waiting idly for a sure diagnosis while he is in pain), and now his ridiculous intolerance to analgesics, anesthesia and anti-inflammatories don't leave me much choice. Especially if he's hurting. Anything (that's safe) is better than nothing.
...But I see where you are coming from and I'll look into Quadriderm/ BetaCort a bit more...
Quadriderm was also okayed by my regular vet, who is a cat specialist. She was the one who instructed me to put it in the ears. Otherwise it won't get absorted by the skin (because fur)
Don't worry, I'm happy you admonished me about this, as it is something humans are very stupid about and wind up killing their cats because they assume they know better.
And I double check everything I give Gremlin is safe for cat consumption, but I still messed up. (For example, I read parsley was safe, but didn't realize there was a huge "BUT" when it comes to excess...and I had no reference of dosage for what was "too much" parsley. Until I hurt his kidneys. I had been trying to figure out how he got kidney problems if his diet is all renal, and only now I realize it was stupid me giving him too much parsley... What effing idiot. That was about a month ago. And now I hope I'm not too late to reverse the damage.)
I also realize I've been writing Quadriderm wrong, along with many words, and even messed up the brand. Sorry, I'm from South America, English isn't my first language. The one with miconazole is BetaCort (pharmacies here sell it as if it was the same thing, and only now I realize I was naming the wrong product). The drug I'm refering to has: betametasona (steroid anti-inflammatory), gentamicine (antibiotic) and miconazol (antifungal). Quadriderm replaces miconazol with clotrimazol, another antifungal.
As for why I even give him these things, it isn't for some hollistic filosophy. I have a cat that doesn't tolerate analgesics. That pushes me to look for alternatives. I have been for a few years doing research, cancer mostly, from which I got plenty trustworthy sources (peer-reviewed papers, science) about the properties of food - stuff like oleocanthal (olive oil extra virgin) or curcumin (turmeric) - that can straight up save someone's life. I saw it work with my other cat, with cancer. What I mean to say is that I know for a fact olive oil can kill bacteria/microbes(/melanomas), is an anti-inflammatory and won't hurt my cat (I have the right doses). It seems a worse choice not to try.
...And also I know turmeric and olive oil and blueberry are all safe for cats because they are part of medication given to cats regularly.
Even with miconazole I only thought about using after I saw it in a peer-reviewed paper suggesting it might relieve neurological pain. So on so forth. They are decitions made from investigation.
But still, it's bad I am basically experimenting with Gremlin. It's just there's too much uncertainties (with the alternative of waiting idly for a sure diagnosis while he is in pain), and now his ridiculous intolerance to analgesics, anesthesia and anti-inflammatories don't leave me much choice. Especially if he's hurting. Anything (that's safe) is better than nothing.
...But I see where you are coming from and I'll look into Quadriderm/ BetaCort a bit more...
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