RE: OT - yo! Nurses! help on this one


Hum... should have had the vet write the prescription for you not the
cat... maybe your health care would have picked up part of the tab :)

Donna


> Nora,
> Wow! Obviously, I haven't had very many prescriptions.  Any I have had
> have
> always included  the required amount or specified a refill.
> Especially in this case. The vet has always given me what I needed for
the
> entire course of treatment.  so when I asked him about it this
morning, he
> explained that 10 doses is usually sufficient.  21 doses is the
prescribed
> amount to guarantee wiping out the bug.  However, Pfizer will not sell
the
> drug via veterinary supply.  And the 22.5ml mix is the way it is sold
for
> humans (cherry flavored, too - ugh said the cat!) So rather than make
me
> take two $62 packages when there's a good chance one will do the
trick, he
> just gave me the one 12.5 dose pkg - but he still printed the regular
21
> dose prescription on it.
> 
> Hopefully I don't ever develop symptoms myself.  the vet said if I
were
> tested there's a good chance I actually have it and it doesn't bother
me -
> just so long as I don't scratch someone (wink, wink!)The cat's test
was
> $30.  The test for me would be $233.
> 
> Thanks again for the insight.
> 
> Kitty

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