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Poor Dennis is a bit grunty!

Betsy said:
Dennis's breathing is a bit quieter today than yesterday.
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Spoke too soon! breathing back to being honky and grunty again. Vet hasn't called or emailed and I ran out of antibiotics this morning! Don't know what to do! At least Dennis seems happy in himself and is eating as well as happily taking syringe feeds.
 
Can you call or email him? Sorry you’ve heard nothing yet.
 
I hope you can get to speak to a vet soon and that Dennis is feeling better really soon 💖
Do you have an out of hours cover you can call to get more antibiotics?
Sending healing wheeks to Dennis and hugs for mummy 💖
 
Glad you've got hold of someone and they're on the case! Sending lots of healing hugs Dennis' way x
 
Went to Vets this morning and picked up Co Trimoxazole Suspension 40/200mg (100) for Dennis. Is this the same as Sulfatrim or something different? He is to have it at the same dosage as the sulfatrim - 2ml twice a day. I'm a bit confused 🤔Is it stronger than Sulfatrim? I couldn't see the vet to ask him as I mentioned before the Vets are in lockdown due to a positive Coronavirus test with one of the vet nurses.
 
Betsy said:
Went to Vets this morning and picked up Co Trimoxazole Suspension 40/200mg (100) for Dennis. Is this the same as Sulfatrim or something different? He is to have it at the same dosage as the sulfatrim - 2ml twice a day. I'm a bit confused 🤔Is it stronger than Sulfatrim? I couldn't see the vet to ask him as I mentioned before the Vets are in lockdown due to a positive Coronavirus test with one of the vet nurses.
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I’m pretty sure it’s paediatric septrin.
 
furryfriends (TEAS) said:
If so it’s half the strength of sulfatrim. Surely you weren’t giving 2ml of sulfatrim, twice a day?
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The dosage is 2ml of Co Trimoxazole Suspension 40/200mg (100) twice a day. I was told by the vet that Sulfatrim was the same as Co Trimoxazole Suspension 40/200mg (100) which is what Dennis was given before.
 
2ml of Sulfatrim is a very hefty dose. When my late Ellen was on it, she was taking 0.4ml twice a day.

Co Trimoxazole I think is septrin which is the human version of Sulfatrim and is half the strength. Does it smell of bananas? If so, it’s septrin x
 
Claire W said:
Co Trimoxazole I think is septrin which is the human version of Sulfatrim and is half the strength. Does it smell of bananas? If so, it’s septrin x
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It smells of strawberries. When I picked up the first lot of Co Trimoxazole the vet told me that it was Sulfatrim and that in the book the dosage wasn't that clear for Dennis's weight but if I could get down the 2ml twice a day it would be better but not worry if he would only take 1ml twice a day as it is "a lot of leequeed" (Alfonso is Spanish) and I may not be able to give Dennis 2ml twice a day. As long as he had at least 1ml twice a day that was fine, but he would like me to try for the 2ml.
 
Betsy said:
It smells of strawberries. When I picked up the first lot of Co Trimoxazole the vet told me that it was Sulfatrim and that in the book the dosage wasn't that clear for Dennis's weight but if I could get down the 2ml twice a day it would be better but not worry if he would only take 1ml twice a day as it is "a lot of leequeed" (Alfonso is Spanish) and I may not be able to give Dennis 2ml twice a day. As long as he had at least 1ml twice a day that was fine, but he would like me to try for the 2ml.
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Sulfatrim is the animal version of septrin (or Co Trimoxazole) but septrin is weaker. 2ml twice a day just seems a lot but I would hope your vet knows what he’s doing. I’ve had a piggy on 1ml of septrin twice a day but not Sulfatrim x
 
Our sulfatrim was 16/80 mg per ml... and Blod was getting 0.5mls twice a day...
 
Dennis's breathing is still grunty and a bit honky but it's not as loud as it was yesterday. He takes a maximum of 13ml each syringe feed 4 times a day it's usually 9 or 10. So he is eating for himself which is good. He is falling on his pellets and forage in the morning and his veg at night as if he's never been fed which is what he normally does.
 
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