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  1. Chaz Galloway

    Liver Disease, Cholestasis Cat

    Just wanted to reply and update as well since it has been awhile. I agree with kitten appliance for treatment. We exhausted most treatments because they simply didnt work for my cat or made him worse. Im sure the medication sensitivity has to do with the liver already being impaired. Currently...
  2. Chaz Galloway

    Liver Disease, Cholestasis Cat

    Wow, this sounds eerily similar to my cats symptoms, levels, and experiences so far! I also felt like my cat didnt fit the liver disease mold. He is extremely picky with food. It's a constant battle finding a food he will eat that day- whether its a completely different brand or not we have to...
  3. Chaz Galloway

    Liver Disease, Cholestasis Cat

    I really feel for you and anyone that has to go through this with their cat. They were never able to identify the cause in my cat either. We put ours through the biopsy and every test they recommended to help figure it out, and every time it just came back as liver inflammation. Such a vague...
  4. Chaz Galloway

    Liver Disease, Cholestasis Cat

    Honestly, he's not doing great. He continues to lose weight on this medication regardless of how much time has passed with him on it. He lost all of the weight he gained back on the feeding tube and then some. Initially, the Atopica brought his levels down slightly, but the next week they went...
  5. Chaz Galloway

    Cat can barely walk, any ideas?

    hello! did you ever determine whether the lack of coordination was from the Atopica? My cat has been on it for about a week for an autoimmune problem with his liver and he is wobbly in his back legs! My vet doesnt seem to be concerned about it and reluctant to say its from the medication, but...
  6. Chaz Galloway

    Liver Disease, Cholestasis Cat

    Hey everyone! Chaz had his vet follow up yesterday, and even though hes a little more wobbly, some of his liver levels went down slightly. His ALT went from 585 down to 419 yesterday, and his bilirubin went from 1.3 down to 1.0. He looks noticeably less yellow, but I'm still worried about his...
  7. Chaz Galloway

    Liver Disease, Cholestasis Cat

    Chaz has been on atopica now for nearly a week. It's been AWFUL getting medications in him by mouth. He refuses any tips or tricks I've found online about eating meds in his food, he salivates at the sight of an empty syringe before I even get close to him, and pilling is completely impossible...
  8. Chaz Galloway

    Liver Disease, Cholestasis Cat

    Thank you so much! Any tips and tricks to make medication easier are greatly appreciated!! He did have the Kitty Kollar, unfortunately he found ways to get around it just enough to scratch at his tube site :confused: I do have a script and some leftover cans of the A/D food, so I can give that...
  9. Chaz Galloway

    Liver Disease, Cholestasis Cat

    I have not started the Atopica yet because Chaz decided it was time for the feeding tube to come out. The vet really wanted it to stay in due to all of his medications, but he kept scratching at it every day underneath his kitty collar until the hole in his neck became so large that food he was...
  10. Chaz Galloway

    Liver Disease, Cholestasis Cat

    Wanted to update on Chaz's journey. After talking to the specialist, she wants to try him on Atopica cyclosporine medication. It won't start to take effect for two weeks once he starts, so we will recheck bloodwork at that time. Seeing that he reacted poorly to the chlorambucil, theres a chance...
  11. Chaz Galloway

    Liver Disease, Cholestasis Cat

    Just back from the blood draw and his ALT has come down from 1472 last Monday to 585 today. I know thats still not a good number, but I am thrilled that it came back down. This confirms my suspicion that the chlorambucil was hepatotoxic for him. His ALP also came down slightly, but his bilirubin...
  12. Chaz Galloway

    Liver Disease, Cholestasis Cat

    Gosh we just cant get a break! Thats so stressful when they're crying in pain at the litter box. Did they send you home with any laxatives to prevent getting another enema? A medication called purge has worked wonders for an IBD kitty I had to soften hard stool. As I'm sure you can tell, the...
  13. Chaz Galloway

    Liver Disease, Cholestasis Cat

    I am truly sorry you're going through this! Was really hoping she would come around. 😥 Honestly, I understand and have been in a pretty bad place lately. Chaz also seems to be worsening, not wanting to eat on his own and crouching down like his stomach hurts. I hate to say this, but he also...
  14. Chaz Galloway

    Liver Disease, Cholestasis Cat

    How is Lela doing? Any luck with some good old rest & recovery at home?
  15. Chaz Galloway

    Liver Disease, Cholestasis Cat

    Sorry just now seeing this! I have not reached out to an oncologist.. yet.. but it did cross my mind. My cat has been really unwell since stopping the chlorambucil. I was hoping he would start to feel better but it doesnt seem like hes turning a corner. He's very lethargic, uninterested in...
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