Cat got extra meds & has bloody urine. Is it safe to continue?

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He weight about 10.5 lbs. His antibiotics are Clavaseptin 62.5 mg & Prazosin 1mg (1/2). One dose of each every 12 hours. What happened is I gave him his doses at 11 pm but around 3 am, I woke up panicking thinking I missed his doses so I gave him an extra dose (without knowing, I was half asleep). Now, he seems fine exept there was a little bit of blood in his urine. I skipped his doses this morning at 11am. I can't bring him to the vet today. Is it safe for me to still give him is 11pm doses? Pet's info: Cat | Domestic Shorthair | Male | unneutered | 2 years and 1 month old | 11 lbs

Dr Stafford, BVetMed, MRCVS · Accepted Answer

The clavaseptin will be fine as it does has a wide dose range. However, the prazosin is not an antibiotic it is a medication used in high blood pressure etc. I assume your cat has some sort if urinary issue or high blood pressure if it is on this medication? Thankfully the dose range for prazosin is 0.25mg to 1mg per cat every 8 to 12 hours so even though you gave a double dose 2 half tablets is still within range. I would go ahead and give your tablets this evening as long as the cat has seemed okay today. Try and stick to the schedule as best you can. If you are worried that your cat is sleepy/dizzy I would take him to the vet as soon as you can.

Cat got extra meds & has bloody urine. Is it safe to continue?

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