Harly was on Baytril, 0.8ml twice a day, and oral Metacam, 0.2ml twice a day. My vet suggested lower doses, but I researched myself on here and gave him the max dose I could 4 his weight 2 give him max chance, if u look in my post people have advised me on doses per kg of weight so u cud work it out if nds be.
He was not initially on bisolvin, but when his nose started sounding bubbly like thr was trapped mucus he started getting a pinch disolved in a little water twice daily. I also found steaming him with essential oils helped, I got a mixture of eleni (or elemi, sumthing like that), eucalyptus and camphor, put him in a cat basket and made sure it was closed tight, put 5 or 6 drops of the oil mix in2 a bowl of boiling water and set it beside the door bit, thn covered it all up with a big blanket, jst like we'd do ourselves if had a cold, and tht really helped ease breathing.
If he has been vaccinated as recently as November I would def say u have 2 give him a chance, he can make it, Harly's proof. While I say it is draining emotionally, I feel tht if I hadnt given Harly tht chance I would always have been wondering what if........... Are u jst on holiday in Aus? Is thr no1 at home tht can care for thm til u get back? Or if not, if u r on good terms with ur vet perhaps thy would agree to keeping him in til u got home?
My vet said as long as he was eating thn thr was hope, so we made a decision between us tht if he stopped eating for more than 24hrs thn tht would b the point when we would let him go. This is a personal decision tho, as some people would suggest syringe feeding, i jst didnt wnt 2 put him through tht. Luckily it never came 2 tht. He will go up and down and at points u will wonder if u r being fair to keep going, thn thy will turn around again and u will know u r doing the right thing. Tht's why I wanted 2 set a point when if we reached tht it'd be time 2 let go.
It's been 3 months now since Harly 1st showed symptoms, and he should be off medication in a week or so. It is a long process and expensive, personally I feel it's worth it, but not every1 is in a position to do wht I did.
Im here anytime if u wnt 2 ask anything k, Ill pm u my moby no if thts easier 4 u with being away and u can txt if wnt
