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Hi everyone,
We were told by the radiation oncologist to start Clavamox for our Maceo, who is about halfway through his pre-operative radiation treatment.
As soon as we started the Clavamox, we noticed a sharp decline in appetite. I finally Googled it this morning and found it can be a common side effect of that medication.
Has anyone had this experience for cats? If so, did you switch to a different antibiotic? Btw, he doesn't have an infection; it's just "preventive" which makes me pretty skeptical but we are doing as the doctor says.
Keeping his calories up is extremely important, since he's a cancer patient.
Would appreciate any advice and experiences on this one! Thank you so very much!
Keep giving the Clavamox, but don't give it until he has eaten. I have 5 cats so have been through this a few times with this anitbiotic. I always make sure they eat first, then dose with the med. It should help keep kitty from getting an upset tummy from it. Hope this helps.
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Thanks everyone. Just to wrap this up with a conclusion -- we asked the radiation oncologist and he said it wasn't necessary OR we could switch to a different drug if necessary. In the end, we just stopped the Clavamox and did not add any extra drugs. His appetite improved after about a day.
OH GOOD!!! Glad to hear Maceo is feeling better! I've good to know Clavamox .ay have been the culprit.
We're cheering for you Maceo!
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Thanks for sharing the answer with everypawdy! Hoppy that Maceo's back in a good place.
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Hi all,
one more note on this in case anyone else encounters it.
The doc said that if it is the Clavamox causing inappetence, then regular appetite should return in about a few to 6 hours. Apparently that medication can cause nausea, which causes inappetence.
In our case, it took about a full day to recover, but it's good to know the typical timeline.
Im still glad we stopped it -- it's really not worth risking any appetite suppressants when we're dealing with a cancer kitty! They need all their weight.
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