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Pet Forum / Miscellaneous / Animal Health / December 2006Poor kitty - help?!
Kitty went to the vet on Thursday to be groomed. From the bill, it looks like they gave her acepromazine. Even right now, she's still weak, and hasn't been eating. What can I do to help her?? I've been keeping her warm and watching her like a hawk, but I'm frantic and worried. Does anyone know what I can do to get the stuff out of her system and get her back to normal??? > Kitty went to the vet on Thursday to be groomed. From the bill, it > looks like they gave her acepromazine. Even right now, she's still > weak, and hasn't been eating. What can I do to help her?? I've been > keeping her warm and watching her like a hawk, but I'm frantic and > worried. Does anyone know what I can do to get the stuff out of her > system and get her back to normal??? .......the best thing is to call the vet who administered the drug and tell him/her the side effects or take her into an emergency clinic. It's not normal for your cat to be weak several days after being given this drug. There may have been some underlying condition that use of this drug made worse. Personally I don't know why cats need to be "groomed" or bathed as they spend half their lives doing it themselves. http://www.wedgewoodpharmacy.com/monographs/AcepromazineMaleate.asp http://www.vetinfo.com/ceffect.html#When%20Good%20Medications%20Do%20Bad%20T hings Hope your kitty recovers buglady take out the dog before replying > the best thing is to call the vet who administered the drug... If any vet was involved. > ...take her into an emergency clinic. And send the groomer the bill.  SignatureJohn Hasler john@dhh.gt.org Dancing Horse Hill Elmwood, WI USA Kitty is at the emergency vet's; she'll be there overnight. Thanks for all your comments and concerns. Kitty was groomed at the vet's, so a vet was involved. She was groomed because she has long, fine fur which was badly matted (and swats at me and usually draws blood when I try to brush any incipient mats out). On Dec 24, 12:07 am, only1...@gmail.com wrote: > Kitty went to the vet on Thursday to be groomed. From the bill, it > looks like they gave her acepromazine. Even right now, she's still > weak, and hasn't been eating. What can I do to help her?? I've been > keeping her warm and watching her like a hawk, but I'm frantic and > worried. Does anyone know what I can do to get the stuff out of her > system and get her back to normal??? > Kitty is at the emergency vet's; she'll be there overnight. .........Any indication of what is going on? I'm glad you took her in. >She was groomed because she has long, fine fur which was badly matted (and swats at me > and usually draws blood when I try to brush any incipient mats out). ........I had a long haired cat - once - when I lived out in the country. Needless to say he had chunks out of his fur because I cut out the mats out caused by weed seeds. I don't know of many cats that will sit through having a mat removed with a comb. He certainly didn't look like a show cat, but overall I decided it was less stress to do it that way. Now every critter in my house has *short* hair. I just cannot keep up with long haired animals. .....It's better to check long haired cats every day and if even a tiny section of hair is matted, get out your nail scissors and whack it off. No pulling on the hair and your cat probably won't even notice what you're doing. And if you get the snarls when they're tiny, you won't really notice where you cut the hair. .....Hope everything turns out OK. buglady take out the dog before replying <only1kcm@gmail.com> wrote in message > Kitty was groomed at the vet's, so a vet was involved. She was groomed > because she has long, fine fur which was badly matted (and swats at me > and usually draws blood when I try to brush any incipient mats out). Then you need to put aside 10 minutes EVERY DAY and do a little brushing every day so the cat doesn't get matts at all. Thus also saving you a vets bill for grooming AND making your cat sick. Use your head. Poor cat. Had a similar problem with ours about two weeks ago. Took kitty a few days to get semi back to normal. He was drinking a lot and unresponsive. He is however coming back slowly, being his old irritating self demanding bits of Christmas turkey, scratching the furniture etc! About the only thing he hasn't done yet is demanded to be let out of the house. Spends a lot of time snuggled on the sofa etc. We are happy to give the squirrels/birds a break from him! We actually think he is embarrassed by his shorter hair! He looks nowhere near as evil! <grin> This is him (Christmas 2005) http://pages.suddenlink.net/bob3bob3/051225-Xmas-Ernie-and-tree.jpg and the other two; http://pages.suddenlink.net/bob3bob3/060131-Cats-on-bed.jpg Cheers Bob > Kitty went to the vet on Thursday to be groomed. From the bill, it > looks like they gave her acepromazine. Even right now, she's still > weak, and hasn't been eating. What can I do to help her?? I've been > keeping her warm and watching her like a hawk, but I'm frantic and > worried. Does anyone know what I can do to get the stuff out of her > system and get her back to normal??? > Had a similar problem with ours about two weeks ago. Took kitty a few > days to get semi back to normal. He was drinking a lot and unresponsive. > He is however coming back slowly, > ........The problem happened after getting acepromazine? Handsome kitties! http://pages.suddenlink.net/bob3bob3/051225-Xmas-Ernie-and-tree.jpg http://pages.suddenlink.net/bob3bob3/060131-Cats-on-bed.jpg buglady take out the dog before replying I don't know the drug used but he did have a IV sedative. The reason was that he is a real loving cat most of the time, but gets very violent and has excellent claws when it comes to combing/dematting. The drug was about $46 and the clip $50 on the vet bill (East Texas - The bill shows "Anesthesia 1-20#") BTW the picture showing the pair of cats, they are sisters some 14 years old. The mostly white one is diabetic (we do twice daily Vetsulin injections) Here rear end/legs are very wobbly and we have to do a lot of her cleaning for her. (Her sister does some of it too!) She sometimes appears to be in pain but a neck/back massage seems calm her. She even gets to sleep between my wife and I at night! We have decided not to use an heroic efforts if she crashes again. A very hard decision to make! Some more! http://pages.suddenlink.net/bob3bob3/060420-Princess-in-Grass.jpg http://pages.suddenlink.net/bob3bob3/060402-Dommie-on-desk.jpg You can see her sagging back/rear on this one; http://pages.suddenlink.net/bob3bob3/060521-Princess-at-steps.jpg Bob > ........The problem happened after getting acepromazine? > http://pages.suddenlink.net/bob3bob3/060131-Cats-on-bed.jpg >The mostly white one is diabetic (we do twice daily Vetsulin > injections) Here rear end/legs are very wobbly and we have to do a lot > of her cleaning for her. If your cat has wobbly legs (diabetic neuropathy), she is not well regulated and her insulin and probably diet need to be adjusted. She will also need to be supplemented with Xobaline, which can, along with geting the cat well regulated, help reverse neuropathy if given twice daily for about 2 months or longer. Vetsulin is a poor insulin for cats (it's made for dogs) and PZI would be more appropriate and should be the first choice as it is very similar to the insulin a cat would produce naturally. If you're not home testing your cat's blood sugar, you really need to learn how so you can take control of your cat's diabetes and learn to manage it properly and get her BG numbers down below 100. And if you're feeding dry food, even the prescription stuff, it is an extremely poor diet for diabetics and switching to a *low carb* canned food will greatly lower your cat's insulin needs. Please take some time to read this page, and especially Vinnie's story: http://community.webtv.net/getcathelp/diabetes HTH. Thank you all so very much for your kind thoughts and wishes -- I can't tell you how much it's appreciated. Thank you again. Update on kitty: My 16 year old kitty's kidneys, already affected by diabetes, shut down last night; my beautiful girl died this morning of kidney failure. Do I blame the acepromazine? Along with blaming myself for taking her in, blaming the vet who gave it to her, and blaming my regular vet who was unconcerned when I called Saturday to express my worry, yes. The E-room Vet said it was probably many things coming together and no way of knowing, etc. etc.; small comfort as I grieve for my baby. Thank you all for your advice and good wishes. On Dec 24, 12:07 am, only1...@gmail.com wrote: > Kitty went to the vet on Thursday to be groomed. From the bill, it > looks like they gave her acepromazine. Even right now, she's still > weak, and hasn't been eating. What can I do to help her?? I've been > keeping her warm and watching her like a hawk, but I'm frantic and > worried. Does anyone know what I can do to get the stuff out of her > system and get her back to normal??? My beautiful girl: http://www.welcometosilentmovies.com/kosh2.jpg On Dec 25, 1:38 pm, only1...@gmail.com wrote: > Update on kitty: > My 16 year old kitty's kidneys, already affected by diabetes, shut down [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] > > worried. Does anyone know what I can do to get the stuff out of her > > system and get her back to normal??? Sounds like your vet is to blame coupled with the cats age and the drug. But FYI if you get or have another cat with long hair (or even short for that matter) brush the cat often so it doesn't get matts and doesn't have to go to a vet or groomer and get drugs at all. I am so sorry for your loss--it's so hard to say good bye. She was a beautiful kitty. Bonnie > Update on kitty: > My 16 year old kitty's kidneys, already affected by diabetes, shut down > last night; my beautiful girl died this morning of kidney failure. .........I'm so sorry. It's very hard to lose an old friend. My condolences buglady take out the dog before replying > Update on kitty: > My 16 year old kitty's kidneys, already affected by diabetes, shut down [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > > Thank you all for your advice and good wishes. I am so sorry for your loss - what a horrible turn of events. Peace to you. Kate Having lost one of our cherished dogs before Christmas, the grief you are suffering will be a lot more raw than for us, but lets just say Christmas was all but cancelled at home I am sending you a great big hug, and please don't blame yourself - Unfortunately sad things happen, and to blame yourself will do no-one any good Remember kitty fondly and she will always be in your heart Sam x > Update on kitty: > My 16 year old kitty's kidneys, already affected by diabetes, shut down > last night; my beautiful girl died this morning of kidney failure. |
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