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Thank you for your comment. I am not comfortable with the 10 mg a day but I read Introduction to Steroids IBDKitties article. In it it says "Dosages of prednisolone typically start out at a higher level and are gradually tapered down... it's common for a 10 pound cat to receive 5 mg of...

Thanks again. The prescription we picked up has 60 pills/1 month. I appreciate your caution about reducing pred. However, she was on pred off and on for allergies for a couple of years so I learned that tapering the drug was done under vet supervision. I'll try to get an answer to his plan...

Just a follow up. Rachel's vet has confused me. He does not now want to start her on new diet right now. He had prescribed only Cerenia tablets for 2 weeks when she left the clinic. I gave her Cerenia tablets for 4 days after her return from the overnight at the clinic. She either had a...

Thank you. I'm so sorry about the loss of your cat. Rachel's vet (who is reported to be very good with doing ultrasounds) said he doesn't see anything that suggests other than IBD but, of course, will follow up. Rachel was hospitalized for a day and a half, given iv fluids, appetite...

Thank you again. I check oout Rawz.

Thanks again for everything. Rachel hasn't lost weight. It's been within the last 2-3 months that she has had intermittent vomiting. She has always dealt with pain because of her injuries as a kitten but now I'm wondering if a lot of her overgrooming, especially abdomen is pain from IBD...

Rachel did not have FNA because vet doing ultrasound found no masses or prominent lymph nodes to aspirate. He said he believes this is a chronic condition and consistent with IBD. He kept her over night on iv fluids and Cerenia. I took her food over to the clinic last night and this morning...

Thank you and the others who have been supportive. A FNA was not done because the vet who is credited with being excellent at doing ultrasound said there was no mass and nothing prominent to aspirate. He said she had very thickened intestinal walls but no prominent lymph nodes. He said it...

Thank you daftcat75. Your suggestions make so much sense. I watched the video and I will check into the support group. Rachel has not eaten since yesterday morning and it was a very small amount. Of course, I can't feed her this morning because of FNA procedure with sedation. She sleeps...

Thank you Fionna'smom. It's good to know that Chelsea didn't have to be isolated. You have helped me to at least consider Leukeran. I don't know what's happening to Rachel right now. After her recent vet visits she's been given fluids and Cerenia and by the next day she's eating and...

Hi daftcat75. Thank you for your thoughts on the chemo issue. I know I'm ahead of myself a bit but want to be prepared for discussion with Rachel's vet. Would Rachel have to have a biopsy to be eligible for chemo or would the FNA info be enough? Would she have to travel to an oncologist...

I so appreciate having this conversation with you. I hope it is IBD but don't think it is because of the way described what she saw in a partial ultrasound yesterday. Rachel has been taking gabapentin for pain and anxiety caused by her arthritis but she had two recent episodes of vomiting...

Thank you so much for answering my question. My cat, Rachel, is my heart. She was a feral kitten who would get on my roof and meow for help getting down. I came to her rescue and found her to be adorable. I wasn't thinking of having cats as pets again. She was about 7 months old when I...

Has anyone's cat had any problems after a fine needle aspiration? I'm pretty sure I am going to need emotional support in the days to come.