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How long for Covenia - baytril to start working?
Hi members!
Seems little Baci (my 3 year old sphynx cat) got sick real fast this week. He started spontaneous sneezing which 24 hours later also included coughing and sounded bad and 'phlegmy'. So we booked a vet appointment and yesterday the vet gave him covenia at about 11 AM yesterday. Later on that day after the radiologist looked at the x-ray she thought it looked like an early pneumonia so she also prescribed baytril for the next 2 weeks at 50 mg/each night. last night he had his first dose of that. He slept fairly poorly last night as he was all 'blocked up' but slightly better than the previous night. Seems to me that today the sneezing has mostly gone away, but he still sounds very horse and still phlegmy whenever he moves around. Just wanted to know what members' experiences are with when these meds should really kick in? many thx in advance
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No experience w either but wanted to send some healing to Baci
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In our experience with the dogs, Baytril is pretty fast-acting, but it might take a couple of days. We've never had it prescribed for a respiratory infection though--mostly it's been for UTIs.
Hope Baci is better soon, poor dear!
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http://www.tufts.edu/vet/vet_common/..._march2003.pdf http://www.showcatsonline.com/x/baytril_warning.shtml Quote:
And absolutely start giving him probiotics! That amount of antibiotics in his system will decimate the good bacteria in his digestive tract and it could get ugly. Good luck! Sick kitties are not fun.
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thanks so much for the responses!
SCM baci is about 7kilos but I erred on the 50mg. The tablets are split in 2 so each one is 25mg - so 5mg x7 does put him under the safe dose, but thanks SO much for catching this - you good! Thing with baci is....he has food allergies so his diet is very resticted. He changed to a prescription ( deer and green pea ) diet about 8 months ago and it has worked wonders. Thanks for the Lysine advice and steam advice. In terms of probiotics and potential allergies - any recommendations? mant thx
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thanks for the extra info SCM
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SCM - Thanks again for the probiotic advice, I found it within a 10 minute bikeride from where I live. The large bottle was on special at 30 bucks. Seems like it will last forever and I may try some as well.
question though - Can you clarify something for me with in a sentence or two or with a link if it's too much typing? You wrote Quote:
also if you have a general link on what probiotics do (I know you keep good links) I'd love to know more. Nutrition knowledge in general is something I need futher education on. many thx again!
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How is Baci doing? Pretty scary having a sick family member. Sending lots of for a quick recovery.
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Sounds like research on how probiotics affect the immune system is fairly new and there are more questions than answers, but these links have a bit of info:
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WHAT ARE PROBIOTICS AND WHEN ARE THEY USED AS A TREATMENT IN CATS AND DOGS? The Use of Probiotics in the Diet of Dogs The Benefits of Probiotics for Your Pet
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Thanks so much for those links SCM - will check them out
Happy to report that Baci is slowly getting better. He is less sneezy, phlegmy and less cough-y than a few days ago and is sleeping more comfortably at night. Thanks everyone!
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Glad to hear the lil guy is feeling better!
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