Antibiotics will be prescribed by your veterinarian for a course of at least four weeks, with the type of antibiotic dependent on the stage of infection. Penicillins can be used for initial infections, but they are not effective for eliminating the bacteria once it has reached the carrier stage. Tetracyclines, fluoroquinolones, or similar antibiotics will be prescribed for the carrier stage, since they are better distributed into the bone tissue.
...The vet assured me that this disease only occurs in the tropics, or possibly in Texas, but not in the Northeast.
I ended up crying about how I was told Lyme doesn't cross state borders either. It didn't work. He wouldn't give me long term antibiotics.
My cat was given an injection of Convenia (a cepha drug) while in the hospital last week (only because I begged for it - though he did have blood in his urine, I just found out), and two times before that (in 2003 and 2007) he was given amoxi for his renal failure 'close calls'. In fact, both of these times I was told he had 1-3 months at best, but he survived. Because I demanded antibiotics?
The Convenia injection didn't help this time though. His BUN and creatinine remain high. The amoxi did help in the past both times, but from what I'm reading the only thing that will kill the carrier stage is a fluoroquinilone or a tetracycline...a penicillin type antibiotic will only kill actives.
I don't have any doxy. I do have Cipro. What should I do? In the paperwork they sent home with me it even says sometimes antibiotics help their renal cats, though they're not sure why. When I mentioned this to the vet, he claimed antibiotics have anti-inflammatory effects.
He's dying. He's not eating or drinking and looks weaker and weaker. He has had zero bowel movements since I cleaned the litter box on Sunday because he isn't eating even canned food.
Please, someone help? I can't lose this guy:-(
Posted by sixgoofykids (Member # 11141) on :
I think you can buy abx for animals at the pet store, I believe I've seen doxycycline there.