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    Doxycycline, please help with advise!,

    If you use doxycycline in pill form you have to use at least 5ml of water to make sure that pill reaches the stomach if you dry pill it. I wonder why they did not allow a liquid suspension of this medication? It's literally the same medication but in different form. My understanding is that the...
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    Herpes and black eye discharge

    Has your vet mentioned anything about the tear ducts being occluded (blocked). My cat had reoccurring eye discharge and when I found her she had a bad eye infection. Our vet had mentioned that when they have a long term infection or discharge the tear ducts that drain the tears essentially...
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    Pododermatitis on paw

    My cat has this condition and was seen by a dermatologist. Basically the only 3 options for treatment are 1. Doxycycline 2. Steroids (Prednisolone) 3. Atopica/Cyclosporine. You can also do a food trial to see if that may be causing the issue, but may not have huge success. It seems to be...
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    Cat on steroids is very letargic

    Same exact thing happened to my cat. We had tried it for her pillow foot. She is a very energetic and playful young cat, but when on prednisolone she just wanted to lay down, sleep and seemed lethargic. Not a single interest in playing, which is completely out of character. It also made me feel...
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    Prednisolone behavior changes and side effects

    Ya I think I am probably going to end up this route. The only option that may work is liquid. Which she absolutely hates and fights when we've had to do this in the past with other meds. She is an extremely picky cat so I don't think I can do the lickable treats since she won't have anything to...
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    Prednisolone behavior changes and side effects

    @arr thank you for your response. Yes according to my vet that sounds like how cats should react to it. @FeebysOwner We did not try this. The vet didn't even suggest it and I had mentioned it to him before. He said we can, but also mentioned the risk of damage to the esophagus which I really...
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    Prednisolone behavior changes and side effects

    @Furballsmom Thank you! @FeebysOwner She is on it for Pillow Foot. I actually just spoke with the vet and we are going to wean her off of the medication. He said that the medication is typically well tolerated in cats, but really I should just see some like increased hunger and they should...
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    Prednisolone behavior changes and side effects

    Hello all. I have an 11 month old that needs to take prednisolone. We just finished 5mg 2x a day for 5 days and just went to 1 5mg pill a day until symptoms resolve, which I'm not sure how long that will be. I feel like this medication is a little hard on her. At first her appetite wasn't the...
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    10 month old kitten diagnosed with Plasma Cell Pododermatitis (Pillow Foot)

    I'm wondering if the vet chose to use steroids first because of the risk of esophageal strictures @silent meowlook mentioned above and her being such a young cat. Thank you for the suggestion I will have to look into that product and do some research. Maybe something like that would be helpful...
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    10 month old kitten diagnosed with Plasma Cell Pododermatitis (Pillow Foot)

    Besides the surgery fix do you happen to know if anything else changed that could have caused it to go away on its own? Maybe something food related, environmental, litter, etc?
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    10 month old kitten diagnosed with Plasma Cell Pododermatitis (Pillow Foot)

    I can absolutely see this happening from an outsiders perspective. I have nothing but respect for veterinarians, techs and anyone working in this field. It comes with so much sacrifice and sadly not much compensation. It takes a really special person to dedicate their lives to helping animals...
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    10 month old kitten diagnosed with Plasma Cell Pododermatitis (Pillow Foot)

    Thank you for the info. I've definitely come across that article and many others. Been doing so much research. It's just not very well known and understood. I think what I am looking for are other peoples experiences with this disease. Also experiences with Prednisolone, especially in younger...
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    10 month old kitten diagnosed with Plasma Cell Pododermatitis (Pillow Foot)

    Hello thank you for taking the time to read this. It will probably be a bit long but I appreciate it. Looking for some opinions, or someone that maybe has dealt with this before. Love my little cat to death and want to make sure I am doing the best thing for her. Lola is a 10 month old, 9lb...
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