What's a cheaper way to treat kitten trichomonas than ronidazole?

Ponazuril, while not specifically approved for dogs/cats, has been used safely for many cases of coccidia. Often the treatment chosen is based on the veterinarian's training, experience and drugs available. You can discuss using Ponazuril with your veterinarian and if he/she would be comfortable prescribing it.

If it were my kitty I would start the metronidazole right away. Metronidazole adverse reactions are not that common and it can at least help with the inflammation of the gut that is caused by the coccidia until the proper dewormer is made available. I hope that your kitty is able to make a full and speedy recovery. Best wishes and take care!

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.

Hi there. So sorry that Indie is having this issue. There are new treatments for giardia that may be helpful. Your vet may not be aware of these so have them research the following drugs: Furazolidone Nitazoxanide Tinidazole They will likely have to be compounded by a pharmacy so your vet will need to check into that. In the meantime, I would practice serious hygiene in the environment like cleaning the litter box DAILY with 1:10 dilution of bleach. Keep the floors where the litter box is very clean with the same dilution of bleach solution. Wherever you use the bleach solution let it sit for 10 minutes before wiping it down. I would also recommend you increase fiber in Indie's diet. The best way to do that is with a prescription canned food you can get from your vet called Hill's w/d. The extra fiber will help remove any giardia trophozoites from the intestinal lining. Adding a probiotic like Fortiflora to his diet would be beneficial especially if he has to have a long course of antibiotics. Fortiflora is the best probiotic and you don't need a prescription to buy it: http://www.vetrxdirect.com/product/view/fortiflora-for-cats-otc/variation-2771 Finally, if Indie will let you I would recommend you bathe him 2-3 times a week with a medicated shampoo containing Chlorhexidine. This can eliminate any giardia cysts that may be on his coat - while grooming he may be ingesting these causing re-infection. Lather, let it sit on his coat for 5-10 minutes and then rinse throughly. A shampoo like this one is best: http://www.vetrxdirect.com/product/view/chlorhexidine-4-medicated-shampoo-for-dogs-cats-otc/variation-10419 Giardia can be frustrating and difficult to get rid of :( I hope this helps. Best wishes!

The reason why the prices in the vet's office for treatment for the ear infection are more expensive is because those treatments contain the strong medication needed to treat NJ's ear infection. OTC treatments by law cannot contain these medications because they require a prescription from a vet to treat. While I know it seems expensive, it's best to only treat him with medication from the vet. It is the safest thing to do, and will give the best results. I hope this helps and NJ feels better soon!

Hi there and thank you for using Petco Pet Education Center, formerly Petcoach to address your concern. Unfortunately there are no alternative medications that can be given other than orally. You can try and see if having the medication compounded at a compounding pharmacy to a very small dose and with good flavoring that can be disguised well enough for Wendy to take. Otherwise, you will need to consider having her kept at a veterinary clinic as medical boarding and have the veterinary staff try and medicate her for you. I hope this helps! Please let me know if you have any other questions or concerns and I would be more than happy to help you further.

Hi there and thank you for using Petco Pet Education Center, formerly Petcoach to address your concern. Poor kitten! The skin looks very uncomfortable! It looks as though she may be dealing with skin mites or a severe skin infection. If her URI signs have not resolved, I would consider nebulization therapy with antibiotics along with Orbifloxacin. For the skin, I would discuss administering a product called Revolution for cats to help out with the possible skin mites. I would also recommend using a shampoo such as Douxo PS Chlorhexidine combination shampoo which can be found online and bathe twice weekly until resolved. I hope this helps and that the poor little kitten gets better soon! Please let me know if you have any other questions or concerns and I would be more than happy to help you further. Please remember to rate this answer as helpful or not. Thank you!