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Baldur has been on Methimazole (for hyperthyroidism) for about a year. We started him on the pills (which were good enough for the other cats), but he reacted poorly to them -- not the drug itself, apparently, but something else in the pill. So my vet switched him to the topical form and that's been fine.
The way this works is that there's a dispenser with a cream in it; you turn the dial the correct amount to dispense a small blob of cream and then smear it in the cat's ear. (Using the applicator; you don't get any of it on your hands.) This actually works fine; I distract him with food. Initially he was getting 2.5mg at a time, so we got dispensers that dispense that amount. More recently my vet increased some of the doses to 5mg -- you can do that with a 2.5mg dispenser, of course, but it's a little more hassle (and expense) that way. I was due for a refill, so I asked if she could get me a mix of 2.5mg and 5mg dispensers.
She asked if there was risk that I'd get confused and use the wrong one. I said I would mark the dispensers and she said ok.
The package came today, and in addition to the dosage text printed on the dispensers, they have helpfully made them different colors. That was, in fact, how I was planning to mark them. :-) (Colored tape or a bit of paint.) The boxes are also different colors; I keep the active dispenser in its box for easier storage. So thank you, Veterinary Pharmacies of America, for getting the packaging right so I don't have to. I have two active dispensers, obviously different from each other, and all is fine.
The way this works is that there's a dispenser with a cream in it; you turn the dial the correct amount to dispense a small blob of cream and then smear it in the cat's ear. (Using the applicator; you don't get any of it on your hands.) This actually works fine; I distract him with food. Initially he was getting 2.5mg at a time, so we got dispensers that dispense that amount. More recently my vet increased some of the doses to 5mg -- you can do that with a 2.5mg dispenser, of course, but it's a little more hassle (and expense) that way. I was due for a refill, so I asked if she could get me a mix of 2.5mg and 5mg dispensers.
She asked if there was risk that I'd get confused and use the wrong one. I said I would mark the dispensers and she said ok.
The package came today, and in addition to the dosage text printed on the dispensers, they have helpfully made them different colors. That was, in fact, how I was planning to mark them. :-) (Colored tape or a bit of paint.) The boxes are also different colors; I keep the active dispenser in its box for easier storage. So thank you, Veterinary Pharmacies of America, for getting the packaging right so I don't have to. I have two active dispensers, obviously different from each other, and all is fine.
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