Ask your vet about Zenequin. It's what helped us with Hannah's pseudomonas. Quite frankly, I'd listen to the second vet over the first vet.
Also @StephenQ ; your thoughts on this..
The sensitivity analysis should be used to select the antibiotic with the greatest chance of success. Also, because an antibiotic is from the same "family" doesn't mean that they will be equal in how it affects the infection. I would think another option would be a combination of antibiotics. A longer course might also be required
Did the culture test rule out a fungal infection, did they even look for it in the test?
@catwoman707 what are your thoughts on this?
I will ask the new vet if they looked for fungus in the C&S when she gets back into the office. Also, we dont know where he came from. He was a stray cat living under the deck of our house that we bought July of 2014. We didnt notice him until we started to clear away brush and plants. He slept in a pile of leaves and gravel under our deck proir to ise finding him.Your first vet was irresponsible for "throwing" every antibiotic at the issue without knowing what he was dealing with. What kind of medical professional does that? Every medication has the potential to have serious side effects (playing Russian Roulette with an animal is unacceptable). No wonder there are so many bacteria that are becoming antibiotic resistant. There is no excuse for not doing a culture to see what the issue was. It could have been a fungal issue that antibiotics wouldn't touch. (BTW can you confirm with your new vet that they looked for a fungus in the culture given where he was living before he came into the house)
I agree with going with Veraflox instead of Baytril. With respect to the suggestion to see what is causing the infection, that is a tough one, I would ask your new vet what he thinks. I am not a vet, but there is no reason both can take place at the same time, but the infection will need to be treated.
Your first vet really, really makes me mad. His treatment approach was beyond stupid. Sorry end of rant
Best of luck I hope Mr Kiddie get better
It looks like the only 2 Antibiotics (from your list ) that will work on all 3 bacteria are Marbofloxacin ( Zeniquin) and Enrofloxacin (Baytril) but because they are only Intermediate for some, the course will need to be a little longer than usual. It is unusual that for some of the antibiotics they didn't list all 3 bacteria. It would be nice if they would have included Veraflox (pradofloxacin ) I would ask if they could see how effective the Veraflox is. But if you had to choose between these 2 I think that Zeniquin has a slightly safer profile.Enrofloxacin
P aeruginos
Result: 2
Interp: Intermediate
P aeruginos
Result: 2
Interp: Intermediate
B Streptoco
Result: 0.5
Interp: Susceptible
Marbofloxacin
P aeruginos
Result: 2
Interp: Intermediate
P aeruginos
Result: 2
Interp: Intermediate
B Streptoco
Result: 1
Interp: Susceptible
Some say that it is a very unlikely side effect, but it is much safer than Baytril. I would discuss this with your vetIs blindness a side affect of Zenequin?