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Small update: I took Molly to the vet today. They did a senior blood panel, urinalysis, gave her fluids and also gave her a Solensia injection. I previously did not think I wanted to continue trying Solensia, but it truly improved her life before and she has been absolutely miserable the last...

That's a good idea, although two of the litterboxes don't have much space in front of them because they are on two small kids tables that are stacked and we have stairs on the wall going up to both of them. I may have to re-think our current set up. I'll see what I can come up with this weekend...

Oh, sorry that wasn't clear. I am not considering eliminating the Gabapentin at all. She gets it twice a day, but I think it's not helping as much. I am not opposed to giving it to her 3 times a day, it's just that the timing doesn't quite work out very well. I'll look around and see if I can...

Hi friends. I am back. Molly has been really struggling since I weened her off the steriods. I watched her walk today and she has significant limping. I ended up giving her Gabapentin again 8 hours from her first dose. She normally gets two doses twice a day 12 hours apart, but the doctor said...

Is your cat's name Orange? We have a kitty named Orange too. :) Well, legally, his name is Benji, but we call him Orange. He came with the name Benjamin, but that is also my husband's name, so we shortened it. And then it just morphed into Orange.

I have stopped giving her the pumpkin powder and only give her 1/8th teaspoon of Miralax twice a day now. She has not had any problems with constipation for over a year. We had her on Solensia for about a year and it really did help her. She ended up getting swollen joints after about a year...

Update on my Sweet Orange. He seems to be doing ok. I switched to Budesonide from Pred about 2 weeks ago. He does not seem quite as enthusiastic about food as he was on Pred. He is still eating, but he's a bit pickier. I've been using Mirtazapine (oral) about once a week. I truly hate to use it...

Just wanted to give an update in case anyone is following along. The Solensia has totally worn off and unfortunately, it is completely obvious in the way Molly moves. She is doing ok, but she moves awkwardly and slow. I had reduced the Pred slowly and got down to 2.5mg/day and was a week away...

Yeah, unfortunately we have a very small floor space around our bed, so there's not a ton of room to stick any that are larger. She does use them to go up on the bed with no problem. My husband says she uses them to go down and has seen her. Whenever I'm in the room though, she seems to jump off...

Thank you, that's what I was thinking as well. I am fully aware that she may not tolerate them and it's extremely likely that she won't even allow me to put them on her, but she has surprised me before! I went ahead and ordered them since I had a couple gift cards from their deal last week...

I'm hoping someone can give me a reality check here. While Molly's joint swelling has gone down significantly, she is still having the issue with her front ankles (Carpal Hyperextension?). The vet said that they thought that was a separate issue and really didn't say much else about it. As I've...

Molly's swelling has gone down significantly. We will be finishing out this week at 10mg of Prednisolone per day and then we will start the taper process of 5mg per day for 2 weeks and then moving to every other day. It's hard to tell in photos, but when I feel her back hocks, I can feel that...

Thought I'd post a quick update. Molly seems to be doing just fine although, she is still walking on her ankles. I can't remember if I already posted that the vet thinks that issue is separate from the swollen joints. I suspect it may be because she felt better with Solensia and was doing more...

Thanks for the update! I hope your kitty is feeling ok!

Yep, I learned this after a few months of not taking the pump apart. I didn't realize that I could! The little propeller was slimy. I disassemble and scrub it with dish soap with every washing now.

Thank you for your response! This makes me feel much better about my weekly cleaning. I remember searching on reddit and saw some people say they cleaned it daily which seemed crazy to me. But maybe what they meant by "clean it" is subjective. I probably should aim to fully change out the water...

I tried searching for this question in various ways and didn't find a thread. Maybe I was looking up the wrong words. How often do you change the water in your water fountain? Do you fully clean it every time you change the water? Do you only clean it sometimes and change the water more often...

I'm sorry to hear about your kitty. I have two cats currently on Prednisolone (not for the same issues in each cat). Each cat is under the care of a different vet (uninteresting story of why). Both of these vets have said that Prednisolone is hard on the heart and CAN cause damage over long term...

I absolutely will! Our vet said that when the immune mediated polyarthritis comes into play that it is usually all of the corresponding joints? Maybe ask your vet about that. We have a LOT going on right now with our pets (not just Molly), so I am so overwhelmed and could be misunderstanding or...

Yes, I meant to point this tip out, but forgot. We go to two different vets right now and one carries Royal Canin and one carries Hills. The Purina EN is available at Petsmart, but you can't buy individual cans, you can only get it in the variety pack. At least by me anyway. I know Petsmart near...