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Thank you very much for the effort you put into this reply to me and Lucy. It's helped a lot. I'm feeling apprehensive about how she'll do on the new very low dose. It will probably take weeks to be sure. All the best to you and Betty. This is a fantastic place.

Thank you. Good to know. She has so far shown no signs of side effects aside from an increased appetite and a single UTI. And the UTI might have happened despite the pred. Over 4 years she's had periods of up to 8 months without pred and has been IBD symptom free. But it always comes back with...

Thanks for replying. I've heard that cats tolerate it better than dogs. I just don't want another UTI due to a depressed immune system so I'm going see what the lowest dose is that keeps her IDB at bay. After talking with the vet I'm trying 1/4 of a 5mg tablet every second day although it's such...

Thanks for that. That's the same dose Lucy is on. Luckily and for now she'd completely free of chronic vomiting. I'm about to try every third day too. The vet would like to see me stop if that works, despite saying she'll probably need it for life. But every time I completely stop she starts...

I use cheese. She's an angel, she never struggles or scratches or bites. She just hates the process (as do I) and she's so scared that she shivers. :( She's an expert at figuring out when it's time for a pill and unless I'm really sneaky about it she won't let me near her, even when I put out...

I'm sorry about the SCL. I was told this was a possibility as the thickened gut seen on the ultrasound could be that or IBD. I too refused invasive testing - they did a needle biopsy which was inconclusive and probably a waste of money. But she's still here 4 years later so I think it must be...

Thank you so much for replying. And I wish you and your kitties the best. It's so hard when they're sick - they don't understand. She hates me when I have to give her a pill. She avoids me around the time she knows it's coming. But then she totally forgives me after that. They are the best souls.

Hi, I'd like to get feedback from people with cats on long term prednisolone. My darling cat Lucy was diagnosed based on symptoms and an ultrasound. Her only symptom was chronic vomiting (at least twice daily) and she instantly responded to prednisolone. She hasn't responded to restricted...