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Oh, boy, do I have an update (aside, of course, from Little Fox blossoming into the handsomest, funniest, most loving, personable cat that ever walked the earth)! Recently, The Guardian newspaper (a British paper) asked readers to send in the cutest photo they ever took, in connection with...

I *think* she was getting 5mg of prednisolone once a day, as I recall. Looking back at my reports, I see that my vet did increase her dose at one point, but I don't remember how much - maybe to 5mg twice a day? And then reduced it when she started to do better. If his fever is up, maybe one of...

It took Pawnee about a month to recover. She stayed on the steroids throughout, and was then tapered off them over a week or so. It was not a steady, gradual slope, but rather ups and downs of better and worse days. On a couple of occasions, when her fever spiked, she would visit the vet for...

I am so glad I posted Pawnee’s story here. It was so scary, and it lifts my heart that we might have helped so many kitties and their people get through this experience. I’ve had cats for over 60 years, and only had this happen one time - but with pharma companies always tinkering with their...

I’m the original poster on this thread. I am so sorry to keep hearing about cats undergoing this, but hope our shared experiences can help. To answer your specific question about antibiotics vs steroids… antibiotics only help when a fever is caused by an infection. The antibiotics knock out the...

Hi - I'm sorry to find yet another cat going through this. I'm the original poster on this thread. The Zoetis Felocell 4 webpage (Zoetis) describes this: 5. The use of this product has been associated with fever, anorexia, and lethargy in 1% of vaccinated cats, often occurring in clusters in...

I'm the original poster on this thread. I am so sorry to find that so many kitties have gone through this over the years, but am very glad that starting this discussion here might have helped others figure out what was going on and got some care and help to get them through it! It sure sounds...

Ponine just had her second Solensia injection on the 6th. We're doing one Solensia and one Adequan injection each month, spaced two weeks apart. She is much improved. My vet is letting me do the injections myself at home. I've nursed several cats through kidney disease, with regular...

Yesterday got the preliminary results, which were positive for antibodies. But having lived her whole life in southern Arizona, that was to be expected. Waiting now on the antigen test, to confirm actual infection and how high the levels are. Some of her wounds are healing, but a couple are...

This is wonderful to hear! My vet said this drug could be a life-changer for many cats, and it's great to hear that it truly is helping some! Eponine sends her best regards and a high-five. Happy tears, indeed.

Thank you so much, GoldyCat, for weighing in! We are still awaiting the lab results. The buprenorphine (pain med) seems to help her a good deal - after the last dose wore off, she got very miserable, depressed, wouldn't eat, etc. So we're equipped with enough for the next several days. She...

Thanks... I did look for other posts, and found a few where valley fever was suspected, but nothing in detail about a cat actually diagnosed with it. I gather it *is* pretty uncommon, with one cat for every 50 dogs diagnosed. When my vet called the valley fever experts in Tucson, she said the...

Our 9-yo gray DSH Lady Z joined our household in May of this year. She was my mom's cat, living in Tucson AZ. Mom had a cascade of health issues and could no longer care for her pets, so Lady Z came to live with us in the Chicago area. A few days ago, I picked her up (and she does not care to be...

I suspect it may be the combination. When we gave her the Solensia shot, I asked if we should reduce / change / continue / stop the Adequan. Vet said the two drugs work to relieve pain from arthritis through different pathways, so it may be extra benefit to use both. But we're halving the...

Our Eponine has had arthritis in her lower spine and shoulders. We started giving her a Dasuquin chew once a day about a year ago, which helped. Then she got stiffer and more painful, so she got one twice a day for a few months, and it helped. But then she didn't like them any more and wouldn't...