My cat, SETH is on 15mg prednisone, 5cc of liquid twice daily First try was a disaster. He spit and foamed it out all over. It's SO much. alternative is 3 pills at once twice daily. So far we cannot get the meds in his body. Very frustrating. Watched videos online of how, nothing works so far. Even tried tuna water with a syringe so its not about the flavor, he hates being forced. So far I have a puncture wound from his tooth. I'll keep trying but no luck so far.
Thanks, but in the end, nothing seemed to work. They ended up putting him to sleep because he stopped eating and drinking. He just didn't seem that frail or ready to go yet, guess I'll live with that decision for a long time. I took him in to the vet, they gave him a steroid injection they said would last two weeks, well it did nothing. He started to just lay there and stare at his water but even with help, barely licked a sip. They said with lymphoma he would not live much longer regardless. I felt he was constipated, hadn't used the litter box much, but the vets didn't seem to think that be the problem by exam and xray. I wish I would have tried more things to keep him with us, but then again wasn't sure if he was suffering. Thanks for your initial reply and information. krys
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I'm sorry to hear about your cat. I took Seth in when his personality changed, had some vomiting and he lost interest in his favorite foods. His lymphocytes were 38,000 indicating a huge infection somewhere. He was also febrile. They gave him an antibiotic shot but a few days later was told the pathologist said his blood work indicated 99% lymphoma. I tried liquid steroids, then a special soft chicken treat compound with steroids, then the pill pusher method. He seemed better at first, then not. The steroid shot seemed to make him worse. He just would lay there staring at his water, I still am not sure I did the right thing letting him go. I wish I would have given it more time, then again I don't know if he was suffering. 3 weeks earlier he was normal, happy and purring all the time. I wonder if they missed something. Maybe the infection was not completely addressed. I'll never know with certainty.
I am so sorry for your loss; I am still in pain over losing Seth, I know how inconsolable it can be when losing a pet that we know depends on us to take care of them. Try not to do what I have been doing by dwelling on what I could have done different. There are no words to make it better but it is comforting to hear from others that have been through similar losses.
Yeah I am still in the grieving process I am sure we all wish cancer doesn't exist it makes things not fair I wasn't expecting to lose my furbaby she was a chitter box but it has gone quiet
Those words, it has gone quiet are so heartbreaking. Mine never left my side, in fact I had to put a chair at my desk so Seth could sit on it. I had said there is now an empty chair in every room.
Thank you for your words; all so relatable. It helps to know others had the same second thoughts.
I do have another cat but she is not like my other she is quiet they both have two personality I love them both equally but I seem to miss my other alot even cuddling my other cat doesn't feel better
That's amazing, we have a few things in common. I also have another cat, he is 18 and has never had a personality though we still love him. He sleeps in his hiding spot 24/7, had him since shortly after birth but the complete opposite of our character Seth. He always preferred to be fed and left alone after his daily brushing. I have taken him to the vet over the years to see if there was something wrong with him, he was so strange for a cat. I believe if you get a cat, it's a lifetime commitment so we just continue to take care of him. At birth he was found under a house and ill, my guess is he was never properly weaned though we've had him since 3 months.
