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Yep, as if things couldn't get more interesting, I finally got curious about the chemo medication info pamphlet after I gave Ra his evening meds.
I have already erred. Twice...
GLOVES MUST BE WORN WHEN ADMINISTERING THIS MEDICATION! was the first thing I read. I gave him the chlorambucil with bare hands this morning. *NO SKIN CONTACT WITH MEDICATED ANIMAL'S SALIVA, FECES OR URINE WITHIN 48 HOURS AFTER ADMINISTERING THE DRUG!* I gave him his PM pills/Enulose bare handed, too. Mind, he's taking the chemo drug every 48 hours, so that means WHENEVER I administer a pill or clean the boxes I should be wearing gloves as he'll always have the drug in his system as he goes forward with the treatment.
No, I'm not worried that, with that limited exposure, that *I'm* in any sort of medical trouble. We bought gloves at Walgreens today to use at the shelter to help avoid as much contact with sick kitties at the shelter as possible, so we've got a whole box of extra gloves for me to wear for whenever I pill Ra. We are, however, a bit concerned about how to handle the litter boxes as they all use all four boxes regularly. If humans aren't supposed to have contact with the medicated cat's waste products, what about other kitties coming into contact with it?
Obviously a call into the VCA folks is in order in the AM. We need to know how to handle the litter boxes while Ra's waste is basically potentially toxic to the other two kids. I'm not overly worried--I just think it'll mean scooping the boxes religiously, especially after I know that Ra's used one--but...yeah. Stress I didn't anticipate on top of all the stress I/we have already. If it means segregating Ra from the other cats for the duration we might be in for a bit of trouble. He's already acting stressed/depressed with his new med/food regimen--to have to segregate him from the rest of his family at this time would probably devastate the poor ol' fella. We just can't see doing that to him, too, on top of everything else he's going through!
Sigh...This all became a million times harder...I don't know how much more we all can take...and we've only just begun the treatment! :/
I have already erred. Twice...
GLOVES MUST BE WORN WHEN ADMINISTERING THIS MEDICATION! was the first thing I read. I gave him the chlorambucil with bare hands this morning. *NO SKIN CONTACT WITH MEDICATED ANIMAL'S SALIVA, FECES OR URINE WITHIN 48 HOURS AFTER ADMINISTERING THE DRUG!* I gave him his PM pills/Enulose bare handed, too. Mind, he's taking the chemo drug every 48 hours, so that means WHENEVER I administer a pill or clean the boxes I should be wearing gloves as he'll always have the drug in his system as he goes forward with the treatment.
No, I'm not worried that, with that limited exposure, that *I'm* in any sort of medical trouble. We bought gloves at Walgreens today to use at the shelter to help avoid as much contact with sick kitties at the shelter as possible, so we've got a whole box of extra gloves for me to wear for whenever I pill Ra. We are, however, a bit concerned about how to handle the litter boxes as they all use all four boxes regularly. If humans aren't supposed to have contact with the medicated cat's waste products, what about other kitties coming into contact with it?
Obviously a call into the VCA folks is in order in the AM. We need to know how to handle the litter boxes while Ra's waste is basically potentially toxic to the other two kids. I'm not overly worried--I just think it'll mean scooping the boxes religiously, especially after I know that Ra's used one--but...yeah. Stress I didn't anticipate on top of all the stress I/we have already. If it means segregating Ra from the other cats for the duration we might be in for a bit of trouble. He's already acting stressed/depressed with his new med/food regimen--to have to segregate him from the rest of his family at this time would probably devastate the poor ol' fella. We just can't see doing that to him, too, on top of everything else he's going through!
Sigh...This all became a million times harder...I don't know how much more we all can take...and we've only just begun the treatment! :/
