The antibiotic wouldn't happen to be called Clavamox (the human version is called Augmentin), would it? If it is, you're in luck! That stuff works wonders on bite wound infections.
Trying to pill a cat can be a physically and emotionally trying experience. We resorted to using a pill "popper" for Selena, but even then, the little minx managed to roll the pill from the back of her throat and spit it out like a watermelon seed.
Good luck with Moonie. I hope he gets better soon, though if he's eating good, that's a good sign.
Think good thoughts ***UPDATE*** GOOD NEWS! :)
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Yippee! I'm so glad your boy came home.
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Pat, I'm so glad your sweet Moonie is home! 
I didn't post before but you were both in my thoughts and I was so hoping for a happy ending. I would just be sick if Jasmine or Liesel were missing and I didn't know they were safe.
I didn't post before but you were both in my thoughts and I was so hoping for a happy ending. I would just be sick if Jasmine or Liesel were missing and I didn't know they were safe.Pat
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Harsh but effective way to pretty much ensure Moon and his buddies do not try to escape again:
Have a bowl of water ready and waiting by each of your doors--on counter or whatever. If/when Explorer Cat attempts to get out, dump bowl on the poor guy. Yup, sounds incredibly mean, but it's one of the recommended methods to teach cats to stay away from doors. Of course, you want to make sure the door isn't open, as you want the cat to run back into the interior of your house, not outside!
Have a bowl of water ready and waiting by each of your doors--on counter or whatever. If/when Explorer Cat attempts to get out, dump bowl on the poor guy. Yup, sounds incredibly mean, but it's one of the recommended methods to teach cats to stay away from doors. Of course, you want to make sure the door isn't open, as you want the cat to run back into the interior of your house, not outside!
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So glad Moon is home! Isn't that a sickening feeling when you can't find them?
And Clavamox is what Monkey got for his infected puncture wound on his arm, cleared it right up. Fortunately, all of my cats are easy to pill. Monkey even got to the point with the Clavamox that when he saw the dropper, he'd start smacking his licks and licking, we barely had to hold him at all to get it down.
Our older cat doesn't even know when she's getting a pill, She loves to be brushed, and I gently pry her jaws apart and pop a pill in, then keep brushing right away. She purrs through the whole thing and doesn't miss a beat LOL! I must be pretty fortunate.
Give Moonie big hugs from all of us and tell him to stay at home and be safe!
Andi
And Clavamox is what Monkey got for his infected puncture wound on his arm, cleared it right up. Fortunately, all of my cats are easy to pill. Monkey even got to the point with the Clavamox that when he saw the dropper, he'd start smacking his licks and licking, we barely had to hold him at all to get it down.
Our older cat doesn't even know when she's getting a pill, She loves to be brushed, and I gently pry her jaws apart and pop a pill in, then keep brushing right away. She purrs through the whole thing and doesn't miss a beat LOL! I must be pretty fortunate.
Give Moonie big hugs from all of us and tell him to stay at home and be safe!
Andi
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