Hey everyone. I'm hoping someone on here has had some experience with this or can maybe give me some peace of mind. I'll spare everybody the long story of my baby Noelle who had some very serious issues in the past that we have fought through. She has been on prednisolone for years for issues stemming from chronic pancreatitis and IBD and after about 5 years she became diabetic. We switched her to budesonide which did a great job of keeping her flare ups in check although it still caused her blood sugar to rise. Just recently we did an ultrasound to find that her issues may actually be from her stomach not emptying properly. She was started on Metaclopramide and for about three weeks she seemed great along with every other day budesonide. Having her on the steroid every other day also helped bring her sugar down a bit. About two weeks ago we actually stopped the budesonide and the jury is still out on whether or not she needs to go back on, but the reason for my post is that I started to notice Noelle develop some muscle twitching in her head/face and maybe a bit in her legs. I stopped the Metaclopramide immediately after noticing and reading online that this is a serious side effect. I brought her to the vet who said he has never seen this reaction with any of the cats he has treated and usually with the medication once it is stopped the side effects slowly disappear within a few days. I stopped the medication on Saturday and it has been about three days. I'm still noticing the twitching and it's really scaring me. The next step is going to the neurologist but I probably wont be able to get an appointment for at least a few more days due to the holiday. She doesn't seem too affected by it but I keep reading about horror stories that this twitch is permanent. Does anyone have any experience with this happening to them and does the problem eventually go away? Worst case once I can get her to the neurologist is there something they can do to "reverse" or treat this so it's no longer an issue? I appreciate any feedback I can get I have been a mess since Saturday worrying that my baby is going to not get better or even potentially get worse. I so wish I never decided to try this horrible medication. Thanks for reading and I look forward to any replies.
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