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11-28-2008, 01:35 AM | #1 |
YT Addict Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Nevada
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| 24 hr Non-refrigeration of Flagyl In all the crazy hectic scrambling yesterday to get Nikko started on meds for Giardia and cleaning and bleaching everything, and cleaning up his soft-serve poo and all that... well, I forgot to refrigerate the Flagyl for about 24 hours. It's in the fridge now, but is it safe? Is it still effective? What should I do? I'll call the vet when they re-open, but if any of you know please tell me. I'm worried. I feel like such an awful mommy. :-( Lauren & Nikko |
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11-28-2008, 08:41 AM | #2 |
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| There isn't much online about not refrigerating Flagyl. I think leaving amoxicillin out is fine but that doesn't help you here. I would talk to a vet or possibly a human pharmacy might be able to help. We had to have a script for Flagyl compounded at a human pharmacy for Ellie before...
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11-28-2008, 11:20 AM | #3 |
Donating YT 30K Club Member | When I left it out I called the vet and they had me come get another bottle.
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11-28-2008, 09:46 PM | #4 |
Phantom Queen Morrigan Donating Member | liquid metronidazole usually doesn't need to be refrigerated. at work we keep it just in a cabinet and thats also where i keep it at home.
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11-29-2008, 01:47 PM | #5 |
Yorkie Talker Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Cleburne, TX
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| ditto -- my vet's assistant also said refrigeration of flagyl not necessary Take that for what it's worth (since it didn't actually come from a vet), but since someone else posted that refrigeration isn't necesary, and someone said it was . . . I thought I would tip the scale toward non-refrigeration. Good luck with your puppy's health issues. |
11-29-2008, 06:10 PM | #6 |
Yorkie Lover Donating Member | I have used liquid metronidazole and we do not keep it in the refrigerator. Now I have had a problem with amoxicillan/amoxi drops......I left them out for 24 hours and they went bad and actually made my yorkie sicker than she started. (My fault....I did not read the bottle.)
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11-30-2008, 01:59 AM | #7 |
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| Thanks everybody, I just can't get over how wonderful and helpful everybody on this forum is. It's so awesome. I get to talk to my vet tomorrow... I'm thinking perhaps that I was suppossed to refrigerate it because it has a little chicken flavor in it? Maybe the liquid Metronidazole is OK for non-refrigeration, but the chicken flavor needed to stay cold. Whatever the case, I'm still giving it to him until I can talk to my vet on Monday. He seems less interested with normal food and drink, but I can still get him to eat/drink a little with some cooking magic and coaxing. His poos seem a little less liquid, but still soft-serve. Well, we'll see on Monday. I'll let you all know when the vet says, and thank you all again. :-) Lauren & Nikko |
04-30-2016, 01:17 PM | #8 |
YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Aug 2015 Location: New Yok, NY
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| I know this tread is old but I was given this medicine for my dog today and did not realize it needed to be refrigerated. I just called the Vet and he said it was fine since it has only been 12 hours. He told me to just put it in the fridge now.
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04-30-2016, 02:23 PM | #9 |
Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Mar 2016 Location: Deltona, Fl. USA
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| Are you talking about liquid Flagyl? I've never heard this, I have the pills and no one told me to refrigerate it. |
04-30-2016, 02:24 PM | #10 |
YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Aug 2015 Location: New Yok, NY
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| Yes, my doctor gave me the liquid form of generic flagyl. I didn't read the bottle until I gave it to Thumper and apparently it needs to be refrigerated.
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04-30-2016, 03:16 PM | #11 |
Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Mar 2016 Location: Deltona, Fl. USA
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