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Hi all, hope it is OK to make a new topic so the update on Picky Tabby is not buried in another thread. So it turns out all the problems I've been having feeding Picky Tabby the last 4 years are probably because he has IBD.
I'm kind of disappointed in the vet for not picking up on it til now because he's been losing weight slowly for over 2 years. At his last wellness check we had a big discussion about his food issues (I've mentioned it every year actually), they said he is almost underweight and they did more detailed bloodwork but then said everything looked good and nothing further was done. If anyone has a vet they love in the Austin area for IBD kitties I'd be interested to switch. The vet is just a standard suburban vet around the corner and I'm seeing now that if we drive further away we could get something a lot more specialized for cats. Especially since Picky Tabby is very anxious when he gets out of his home.
They are recommending to either start steroids and prescription diet or do a biopsy to see if it is really IBD or lymphoma. I'm not sure how to proceed. The biopsy estimate is around $1700.
I do know that I want to try and get him on a raw food diet because I'm hearing good things about it for IBD but the vet is against it because of bacteria/parasites.
He is currently on 12mg of Cerenia per day since 1 week and that is helping him a lot. He is 5 years old and 10lbs.
I'm kind of disappointed in the vet for not picking up on it til now because he's been losing weight slowly for over 2 years. At his last wellness check we had a big discussion about his food issues (I've mentioned it every year actually), they said he is almost underweight and they did more detailed bloodwork but then said everything looked good and nothing further was done. If anyone has a vet they love in the Austin area for IBD kitties I'd be interested to switch. The vet is just a standard suburban vet around the corner and I'm seeing now that if we drive further away we could get something a lot more specialized for cats. Especially since Picky Tabby is very anxious when he gets out of his home.
They are recommending to either start steroids and prescription diet or do a biopsy to see if it is really IBD or lymphoma. I'm not sure how to proceed. The biopsy estimate is around $1700.
I do know that I want to try and get him on a raw food diet because I'm hearing good things about it for IBD but the vet is against it because of bacteria/parasites.
He is currently on 12mg of Cerenia per day since 1 week and that is helping him a lot. He is 5 years old and 10lbs.