Pen Procaine for a cat?

[cowboymom]

One of the neighborhood barn cats has a flat ear and is walking out of balance. I have him caught and he has a little bloody seep from the flat ear and eye goobers but no temp, sounds ok, in good weight, in good condition. Eating and drinking fine, can’t find another painful spot on him. If I touch his sore ear he keeps it flat and down, if I touch the good ear he loves it. He’s been around here for several years…looks the same to me except for the ear. His ears are clean, no mites-his bad ear is pure white and I can see bloody seep in the inner ear. Friendly and sweet but he’s out of whack, if he shakes his head he falls over. His pupils are stable and not overly dilated.

Unfortunately he did not pick the right truck to run out in front of because I have no money. We’re in the throes of moving and currently have three households to maintain and I’m already late on a few bills. Broke. The vets wanted to do an exam and run bloodwork, and I just can’t afford to go through that wringer.

I have a bottle of pen aq and a bunch of 18 gauge needles/syringes. And not much else on hand. I can buy something OTC for him.

So can I give him shots of pen and if so, dosage? any other ideas for him?

[My_Two_Cents]

I don’t think you’re suppose to give cats penicillin. I would check with a vet before I gave him a shot. 18 gauge needle is going to be tough to get into a cat. Jingles for the kitty!

[tarynls]

Ask your vet if you can give penicillin to your cat. I’m betting the answer will be a quick no.

Rather than jumping right to bloodwork, did the vet at least clean out the ear and try to take a look in it with an otoscope to evaluate the eardrum? Shouldn’t cost you more than an office visit and might give you some idea what’s going on.

[cowboymom]

I got it handled, thanks for the input!

[summerhorse]

For reference yes you can give it to a cat. I’ve used it to treat acne abscesses (to end all abscesses!) successfully. The does is 1/2 ml every other day (but in bad cases you can use it every day). It is very good in rabbit abscesses/bacterial infections too. I hope the kitty is OK, bleeding from the ear could be from a blow too.

http://www.drugs.com/vet/procaine-penicillin-g-can.html