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Cat Forum / Health and Behavior / October 2007Espy has a staph infection!
The lab report is in. Well, that explains why he has been licking part of his fur off. He's been on antibiotics and a steroid since Monday and has gotten better I think. Of course, he's been ripping off MY skin when I try to get that stuff into his mouth. Then he glares at me. But I give him some of his favorite treat (Temptations - kitty krack) and all is forgiven. Only 6 more days to go and I can start healing. > The lab report is in. Think he got that in the house? >> The lab report is in. > >Think he got that in the house? I don't know. He (and Nipsy and Marlo) do go out into the backyard, but Staph Aureus isn't a very rare bacteria. It's easily treated unless you get the resistant one, which is known as the flesh eating bacteria. He probably got it via a bite from one of the other cats. >>> The lab report is in. >> [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > > He probably got it via a bite from one of the other cats. Well, once humans get staph it can be hard to get rid of. A relative of mine got it young and it has never really left her system, it just abates and re-emerges. >>>> The lab report is in. >>> [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] >relative of mine got it young and it has never really left her >system, it just abates and re-emerges. I've never heard of that type of thing; that sounds more like a virus which can hide in the body for years, like shingles. I actually know something about this because I was a lab technologist in Bacteriology before switching fields many years ago. Staph Aureus is fairly common and only causes infection through a break in the skin or somehow getting where it shouldn't be. Of course, if it gets into the bloodstream or heart it can be deadly, but that really only happens in folks who are otherwise immuno-challenged. Still, all in all, you'd rather not have it in you. On you is ok. >>>> The lab report is in. >>> [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] >relative of mine got it young and it has never really left her >system, it just abates and re-emerges. Oh wow, and just in time comes this newsarticle. Apparently staph is making the rounds of locker rooms: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21272665/ > Oh wow, and just in time comes this newsarticle. Apparently staph is > making the rounds of locker rooms: > > http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21272665/ When my sister had this (and I think she still does) it was in the 1970s, and it must have been a resistant variety of Staphlococcus. It actually did act like a virus, being held at bay but re-emerging. I have a friend who picked up some sort of bacterial thing--she and her husband both--while caring for his mother in the hospital as she lay dying. It will not go away, despite the best care at Duke. It just travels around, causing stomach problems, then ear infections, etc. Scary stuff. This was in the news I thought it might be something you would be interested in reading http://www.local6.com/health/14355868/detail.html?treets=orlpn&tid=2653055048813 &tml=orlpn_dailyforecast&tmi=orlpn_dailyforecast_1_04000210172007&ts=H >> Oh wow, and just in time comes this newsarticle. Apparently staph is >> making the rounds of locker rooms: [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > > Scary stuff. >This was in the news I thought it might be something you would be interested >in reading > >http://www.local6.com/health/14355868/detail.html?treets=orlpn&tid=2653055048813 &tml=orlpn_dailyforecast&tmi=orlpn_dailyforecast_1_04000210172007&ts=H Very nice. Yet another reason to stay out of the gym. I knew those places were unhealthy. Oh my gosh! I have one cat who loves to go outside even tho he's *supposed* to be an indoor kitty. I'm gonna have to keep a closer eye on him. This staph thing really worries me. I even put together an information portal at http://staphinfectioninfo.blogspot.com/ to help me learn more about it, and to hopefully help others. > >> The lab report is in. > [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > > He probably got it via a bite from one of the other cats. > The lab report is in. > [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > favorite treat (Temptations - kitty krack) and all is forgiven. Only 6 > more days to go and I can start healing. Glad you got an answer! Have you tried using Pill Pockets? www.pillpockets.com They are wonderful for pilling cats. >> The lab report is in. >> [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] >Glad you got an answer! Have you tried using Pill Pockets? www.pillpockets.com >They are wonderful for pilling cats. They really are great and by a wild coincidence I just got a free packet at the Cat Show (at MSG). However, the antibiotic is liquid and the vet put the steroid in the antibiotic. So I just have to squirt it in his mouth. Still, he isn't a good patient. Have you tried using Pill Pockets? >>www.pillpockets.com They are wonderful for pilling cats. > > They really are great and by a wild coincidence I just got a free > packet at the Cat Show (at MSG). However, the antibiotic is liquid and > the vet put the steroid in the antibiotic. So I just have to squirt it > in his mouth. Still, he isn't a good patient. How is Espy doing? I hope he's improving. As far as pillpockets go, my cat wouldn't touch them. What I end up doing is crushing her pill into a fine powder and mixing it with her food. It's good that your vet gave you a liquid. I know it isn't easy to hold a cat and get them to say "ah" and squeeze the dropper into the mouth. Did you ask your vet if you could mix the liquid medication with the cat's food? You have to make sure you don't give them too much food, since you want to ensure they finish eating everything. > Have you tried using Pill Pockets? >>>www.pillpockets.com They are wonderful for pilling cats. [quoted text clipped - 15 lines] >food? You have to make sure you don't give them too much food, since you >want to ensure they finish eating everything. There does appear to fur growing over the patch so things are looking ok. We finished the medicine, 10 days 2x a day. He was still fussing the last few days but he clearly understood that he was going to get squirted in the mouth so it was more of a symbolic struggle than a real one. Plus he did get his treats right after. It's tough with three cats to try the liquid in the food trick. I've done that in the past, but these three shift around quite a bit and I don't want the other cats getting his medicine. Feeding time is getting more complicated in general because Espy is fairly lean but both Nipsy and Marlo are getting too chunky. Marlo is apparently trying out for the role of Balloon. I've already cut down on their food but it's tough giving Espy enough and them less. > The lab report is in. > [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > kitty krack) and all is forgiven. Only 6 more days to go and I > can start healing. I hope he's improving by now. In the news right now is a strain of staph that is antibiotic resistant and affecting humans, and spreading through the schools and even a local univerisity. I've been wondering if this strain of staph is something we have to protect our pets from. Shamrock doesn't have any open lesions right now, but he's prone to them due to his allergies. I've been in a training class in DC all week and taking trains and buses back and forth. I know from my own history that public transit and classrooms are always when I get sick. What if I have the staph bacteria on me when I come home? >> The lab report is in. >> [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] >classrooms are always when I get sick. What if I have the staph >bacteria on me when I come home? There isn't too much you can do really. Washing hands is the main preventative. Open sores is a problem because normally staph needs a way to get in. MRSA is not new; when I was a microbiology tech over 20 years ago it already was around. It used to be mostly hospital acquired and now seems to be in locker rooms and gyms and stuff. Espy is getting better. I wouldn't worry too much about Shamrock over this, there are so many other things to worry about. I think this just sort of became the medical news of the week because a kid died from it.
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