Radar is a 4-year-old-male cat. When he was about 3 years old he started to lose tuffs of fur with skin attached and was becoming very lethargic.
After several tests, the vet diagnosed him with heartworms. This came as a shock since the only classic symptom of heartworms that Radar had was being suddenly lethargic. She explained the severity of feline heartworms and the treatment. It is very scary and I am still trying to come to terms with it.
Radar was put on ‘prednisoloneâ€[emoji]8482[/emoji]. His fur and his energy returned!!
Every time I try to wean him off the meds, his fur starts falling out again. The vet recommends me to increase his dose for a couple of weeks and then start weaning him off the pills…again.
This has been going on for 9 months and I canâ€[emoji]8482[/emoji]t seem to get Radar off the pills without his fur falling out!
Radar doesnâ€[emoji]8482[/emoji]t like his fur falling out…when you touch him anywhere near his ‘owie spotsâ€[emoji]8482[/emoji] (as we affectionately call them) he licks his front paws and is obviously irritated.
I do not like him being on prednisolone. Long-term use has serious effects, one being an increase of appetite.
Radar is currently a 25-pound cat with bald spots and still on the prednisolone.
I am wondering if anyone else has dealt with feline heartworms and what the treatment/medication/side effects were.
I have done quite a bit of online research and I have not come across any correlation with fur loss and heartworms. Any response is appreciated.
Thank you in advance,
Radarâ€[emoji]8482[/emoji]s human friend
After several tests, the vet diagnosed him with heartworms. This came as a shock since the only classic symptom of heartworms that Radar had was being suddenly lethargic. She explained the severity of feline heartworms and the treatment. It is very scary and I am still trying to come to terms with it.
Radar was put on ‘prednisoloneâ€[emoji]8482[/emoji]. His fur and his energy returned!!
Every time I try to wean him off the meds, his fur starts falling out again. The vet recommends me to increase his dose for a couple of weeks and then start weaning him off the pills…again.
This has been going on for 9 months and I canâ€[emoji]8482[/emoji]t seem to get Radar off the pills without his fur falling out!
Radar doesnâ€[emoji]8482[/emoji]t like his fur falling out…when you touch him anywhere near his ‘owie spotsâ€[emoji]8482[/emoji] (as we affectionately call them) he licks his front paws and is obviously irritated.
I do not like him being on prednisolone. Long-term use has serious effects, one being an increase of appetite.
Radar is currently a 25-pound cat with bald spots and still on the prednisolone.
I am wondering if anyone else has dealt with feline heartworms and what the treatment/medication/side effects were.
I have done quite a bit of online research and I have not come across any correlation with fur loss and heartworms. Any response is appreciated.
Thank you in advance,
Radarâ€[emoji]8482[/emoji]s human friend