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[libertythor]

A kitty enema? :shock: :oops:

I bet you are releived about not having to administer those anymore! Just in case one of my cats gets the "estrenimiento".....what is the best way to give the metamucil?

[Scooby]

A kitty enema? :shock: :oops:

I bet you are releived about not having to administer those anymore! Just in case one of my cats gets the "estrenimiento".....what is the best way to give the metamucil?

Yeah, for sure it wasn't a bonding experience -- at least for him.

What I understood about his constipation was that he wasn't drinking enough water. What water I was able to force him to drink from a syringe injection to his mouth, I don't believe was enough. An xray showed he was really full of poop. The metamusil seemed to have worked the best so far.

At first it was awkward & difficult trying to use a syringe since it jelled so thick (1/2 tsp to 1 tsp, powder to water). Getting enough of it inside the syringe is easier if the powder is diluted much more so. Then you've more liquid to force kitty to consume which neither of us are happy about.

Then it went easier without the injector using my finger instead. I'd scoop some on my finger, open kitty's mouth, put it on back of his tongue, and then hold his head & mouth to ensure he swallows and doesn't shake his head (sending it everywhere). I'd repeat that a few times. I then might inject some extra water afterwards to help wash down the jelled fiber.

Further on, I've been fairly successful at tricking him by first mixing the powder with water and then mixing the jell with his tastiest foods. If he doesn't gobble all of it right away, he will usually return to finish it up later.

[pinchecabrona]

The following is a heads up or warning of a particular TJ business.

The other day I took my sick kitty to this vet place for a diagnosis costing 150 pesos. The vet suggested an xray costing 350. I decided okay. Then Mr. Vet said I needed to leave my cat with him for one to two hours.

After returning, the vet explained his diagnosis and suggested that it would be a good idea to leave kitty with him for a few days in order to monitor him. I seriously thought about it since this cat is like "my boy" and I was really quite worried. I decided not to after I asked the cost. Mr. Vet said it would be 1500 pesos per day (including the nighttime stay-over. I was sure glad I had asked first. Knowing that I'd investigate further for other veterinarians as soon as I could, I pleaded poverty with Mr. Vet so I could pay and leave.

When I went to pay the 500 pesos in front at the counter, I was informed that 800 pesos was owed. The 300 more pesos were owed for the 3 shots supposedly administered to my cat while I was gone waiting only for the xray to be done. I realise that it isn't uncommon for businesses to try and get customers to purchase further services beyond what we originally intended to buy. Sadly, it's also common that they sometimes do this without explicitely asking the client beforehand. Okay, so I paid him. I would probably have even agreed to it ahead of time (for poor kitty's sake) had I not known of his 1500 peso a day rate for observation stay-overs, but not likely after having learned this.

Shopping around the next day to compare vet rates, I learned of roughly 4 or 5 others that provide observation stay-overs. All of them charged between 120 and 300 pesos per stay-over. The guy I saw wanted to charge me 5 to 12 times what the other vets wanted. That's crazy ! His place of business may sit in Cacho, but it certainly isn't anything fancy. Does he conduct his business this way with all folks or only me (a gringo) ? The reason I went to this guy in the first place without checking around was that his office was the only one I was able to reach at 7:30 pm - the time I returned home to find my boy's condition having worsened. Whether or not the vet behaved this way was because I'm a gringo, I don't really know. Anyone know this place ?


:arrow: WARNING - this is the business:

Veterinaria California
Av. Jalisco No. 2411
(across from the PEMEX @ Blvd. Agua Caliente)
Colonia Cacho
Tijuana, B.C.

Owner:
Blanca Estela Ceballos Medina

Veterinarian:
Dr. Alejandro Noé Rojas Zolozábal

thank you VERY much for writing this review. I was actually in there the other day to get their card since it's very close to where I live. I would like to find a vet that is VERY good. Finding the cheapest is not important for me, I just need to know a vet in TJ that is most equipped to handle serious conditions of an aging dog. (my dog is getting up there and I just want to be prepared).

[George Costanza]

This is Provet in Otay Tijuana. My neighbor swears by this doctor and I always see lots of people going in and out of this office. They are located on Lopez Portillo just a few stores away from the big Church across the street from some apartments.

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[Baja_Scott]

Do any of you use a vet in TJ for your pets? One of my dentists in TJ has five cats and she takes them to San Diego for vet visits, but I'm not sure why.

Thanks,
Pat
:roll:

Pat,

We use a great Vet here in Francisco Villa...Across the street from Calimex (not Calimax) Calimex. He does not rip off gringos.

Scott