The antibiotics are making him sick

Poor Vino, it looks like the antibiotics are making him sick. This
morning I got up to see that he had puked all over the living room. And
there was some runny poop in the litterbox. So they are playing havoc
on his tummy. He wouldn't eat any breakfast either.
I tried to get him to eat some yoghurt, which he normally likes but he
wouldn't touch it. I also can't get him to take any more antibiotics
because of this. I'm thinking at this point the more important thing is
for his tummy to calm down so that he eats any food at all. The wound
is healing fine, I'm thinking it's not infected anyway. But he needs to
eat some food!

Victor Martinez...

Absolutely! If the wound is healing fine, I'd make sure he eats. Perhaps
switch to liquid antibiotics>?

EvelynVogtGamble(Divamanque)...

With animals as with humans, I think antibiotics are often
routinely prescribed after surgery just as a preventive
measure. You should probably check with your vet, but if
you've managed to administer several doses already, there's
probably no longer danger of infection. (And anyway, if
humans are told to discontinue them if they have allergic
reactions, I'm sure the same advice holds true for cats.)

The one good thing is that Dennis seems to have figured out a way to get
home the "normal" way, so I won't have to be gone overnight to pick him
up in Perth on Thursday night. So that's a big relief because I don't
want to leave Vino alone, even if it's for less than 24 hours.

Cheryl...

Every cat I've ever had that had to take the pill form of Clavamox
couldn't take the full course of them. Rhett is on the pills right
now and has 2 more days out of 10 and hasn't gotten sick, but he's
the first I've had that can tolerate them. I think it's very
important to have the full round given, so maybe see if he can have
the liquid form? Not finishing the full course is usually what
contributes to "super bugs".

Monique Y. Mudama...

Ahh, now something clicks into place. I was wondering why Clamavox
sounded so familiar. As it turns out, because Oscar was already on
Amoxicillin and didn't actually have surgery for an abscess (since it
didn't exist), she is continuing the current treatment rather than
switching to Clamavox.

Purrs for Vino to feel better and eat soon.

badwilson...

Well, I can probably shove the pill down his throat with the pill
popper, but if he just pukes afterwards, what would be the point?
Besides, he wouldn't be getting any nourishment and I'm thinking this
would make him weak, which in turn would be bad for the whole wound
healing business. Sigh. I only got 3 doses out of 14 into him :-(
I am going to see if I can give him some lactobacillus supplements or
something and calm his tummy down and then have another go at it.

Monique Y. Mudama...

Can you call the vet and get some advice?

One day without food is probably not too bad, but I know what you
mean.

Winnie...

I second this. At least twice Rusty stopped eating while on
antibiotics. The first time the
vet changed the dosage slightly to get him eating agian. The second the
substitue vet
switced to a different antibiotic that he tolerated better. So please
do check with the vet first.

Winnie

Sam...

Purrs for Vino to recover quickly on the way.

Adrian A...

Purrs for Vino's tummy to settle down. I know sometimes antibiotics have the
same effect on people.