Counterargument =
– blood test for both guys is $300, panacur is $30
– fecal came back negative once already but often can come back negative while parasites present
– each fecal = 3 hour trip to a vet
– two dogs previously not allergic developing suddenly both allergies to something at the same time?
– Fergus vet says most cases, regardless of negative fecal, count goes down after administration
– panacur seems relatively benign, particularly when given with can food (or like) … ?
– vaccinations in September
– environmental exposure to critters high, exposure to allergens low (Winter time)
– Fergus vet’s reasoning = run the treatment and re-test the blood and pursue further diagnostics if not resolved (he’s convinced it will be)
Thoughts?
I want to agree with Dr. Krista that most veterinarians (and in my experience especially integrative ones) are more than willing to work with you being out of work. What skills can you offer the veterinarian (not necessarily just for the clinic – maybe she needs her house cleaned, or you are a skilled carpenter) in exchange for the veterinary care?
I would look for integrative veterinarians as they may be able to help your cat with some home care treatments you can do to help with any of their treatments. Learning Reiki will give you a tool to help your cat do better with any suggested treatments.
You can
go to the web sites for each type of holistic practice and use their referral
list to find one near to you. Many practitioners are members of only one or two
of the organizations, so you do need to go to every site to find who is near
you:
1. Wide range of other treatments: http://www.AHVMA.org, American Holistic Veterinary
Medical Association and http://www.civtedu.org.
2. Homeopathic veterinarians (these can often help you by phone if no other
holistic practitioners are nearby that you like): http://www.theAVH.org and
http://www.DrPitcairn.com.
3. Chiropractor – http://www.animalchiropractic.org
4. TCVM (Acupuncture and Chinese medicine): http://www.IVAS.org,
http://www.avaa.org & http://www.TCVM.com
5. Herbal
– http://www.VBMA.org
6.
Postural rehabilitation – dogs and horses – http://www.posturalrehabvets.com/Postural_Rehabilitation/Find_a_Practitioner.html