Oh no Poor Jennie! We've started the erythromycin. The compounded liquid is "chicken flavor" and has to be mixed with the powder, then 1 ml is given every 8 hours for five days.
When I first opened the liquid part Jennie got sniffing and said yum that smells good. I thought oh yay this will be a breeze. I put the mixed together potion in a little cooked pork and handed it over. Jennie took a quick lick and oh dear! I almost wish I'd been videoing but that wouldn't have been nice, to get that face on camera I guess.
She was quite shocked that something that smelled so good tasted so awful!
She tried a number of times, because apparently is stil smells good, but she couldn't get past the taste.
I tried various enhancements, forti flora even Parmesan cheese, but finally she gave up and said no.
Then I had to give it to her by syringe. I hate giving liquids I worry so much about aspiration. And I think she did breathe some in, because she's coughed a few times after.
But the worst of course was her reaction, she jerked back and the drool started immediately. A long rope of it came out as she tried to run away from the awful taste in her mouth and I hurried after her trying to get the meat in her mouth. I caught up with her on the bed (did not manage to catch the rope of drool, that went on the sheet) but managed to calm her down enough to give her the meat, which she ate.
She coughed a few more hacks (you know how you do when something goes down the wrong pipe). I finally caved and gave her a tiny blob of mayo. I hate to use the mayo for this, I hope it doesn't ruin mayo for her (it's the nail trim treat) but we've got 14 more doses to go.
She's already forgiven and forgotten, she's here looking for more mayo.
Anyway, she's already doing better from the s.boulardii treatment. Eventually the therapeutic dose of s.boulardii would take care of the bacteria in her guts, but I don't want her to have to wait that long. I want it cleared out quickly so she can get back to her raw meat.
She loves the pork cooked, but does not love the beef cooked. She eats it, but she doesn't love it.
Once she's all back to normal I will re introduce EZcomplete, since it does seem it isn't a chicken intolerance after all.