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Hello, My cat was prescribed 30 x Metronidazole 50 mg/ml (compounded liquid) and also Gabapentin to use as needed. The Metronidazole is for stomach upset that has caused her to eliminate on my bed. She gets very upset by the meds - have to wrap her
Thanks for using Boop by Petco. This one is really hard and common among cat owners. A few tips: - If Gurl is food motivated, use treats or her food. example: give a treat, give the meds, give more treats or dinner. In time, she'll hopefully associate the medication with the treats/food. - Use the gabapentin to your advantage. Gabapentin has mild sedating and anti-anxiety effects (along with pain control) in cats. If you can get that down her, you may find that an hour or two later, the metronidazole goes dow easier. - Consider having the pharmacy add in some flavoring. -try mixing them into wet food, tuna juice, chicken broth, etc. get creative - try the pills - it may seem counter-intuitive but some cats you can pill easier than you can get liquids down. -Talk with your vet about other options. Depending on her underlying issue, maybe a diet change, steroid injection, or other medication or supplement can help. Best wishes to you and Gurl!
Updated on August 12th, 2025
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My rescue cat had Giardia as a kitten when i first had him. He has been well for two years but it has now come back again. He is big ,strong and feisty and I can no longer dose hime with the Flagyl that put him right as a kitten. I am looking for a t
Giardia can only be treated with either Metronidazole or Fenbendazole at the appropriate dose for your cats weight. I would consult your vet for the appropriate dosage for your cat since they have examined him before. Veterinary client patient relationship act says that a pet has to be examined by said vet who prescribed that pet medicaiton. I hope this helps. Best wishes and take care.
Updated on August 12th, 2025
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My cat currently takes a daily dose of miralax to keep his stool soft and prevent constipation (he’s had trouble with this for years). My question is whether generic clear lax is safe to use in place of miralax. Both list peg 3350 as the active (and
ClearLAX is a generic form of Miralax. It has the same active ingredient in the same was that Ibuprofen is the generic form of Advil. We know that a generic product has the same active ingredient. So, it should work the same as Miralax. That being said, sometimes name brand products do work better than generic products, so if you try it and Elvis' stools seem to be harder or he seems to have having a harder time defecating, I would certainly switch back to Miralax. Good luck! I hope that was helpful. Thanks for using Boop by Petco.
Updated on August 12th, 2025
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I have an 11 lb 2 year old cat. He has a little blood in his stool about once a month. His stool was tested yesterday and they found Giardia. A different veterinarian than the one I saw has Metronidazole capsules that I could give him instead of a bi
Yes, you could wait however I am not sure why your current vet cannot call in a prescription to a compounding pharmacy and have the medication compounded into a flavored liquid or tasty chew tab or even a tiny tab (which is MUCH easier to administer). They can make it into many different forms as you will see on the link below. I suggest you ask your vet to do this. All they need to do is call Wedgewood Pharmacy. They pharmacy will even mail the medication directly to you. ( https://www.wedgewoodpetrx.com/items/metronidazole-tiny-tabs.html ) Hope this helps. Best wishes.
Updated on August 12th, 2025
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I have fosters that have giardia and my own cats have been exposed. The shelter I foster for paid for the foster medication but I need to get some for my own cats as well. Is there any medicine for it that I can buy without a prescription? I just don
I am sorry but we are unable to give doses or prescribe medications on pet coach. I would not recommend treating your adult cats for giardia unless they are showing clinical signs like diarrhea. Just because they are exposed does not mean they will get the parasite. hope that helps
Updated on August 12th, 2025
