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In early October 2021, my still active 14-year old kitty, Blankie, developed a slight limp. After a few days the limp worsened so we took him to the vet for an x-ray and blood tests.
The test results came back normal and nothing unusual showed up on the x-ray. We were sent home with mild meds.
At first, he seemed to improve slightly but took a bad turn after about a week and started peeing and pooping outside his litterbox. Blankie was prescribed another round of meds at a higher dosage. When this didn't work, he was sent to a neurologist who ordered an MRI. After this result and numerous additional tests, he was diagnosed with possible meningitis and prescribed 8 weeks of prednicortone (prednisolone) at 10 mgs per day. The vet said the incontinence would likely sort itself out.
Blankie seemed back to his old peppy self after about week with the exception of the incontinence. A second-opinion vet was also baffled by this problem.
After the 8 weeks, his neurologist thinks he is doing great including his reflexes (no sphincter issues) and cannot understand why Blankie is still incontinent. She lowered the prednisolone to 5mgs a day for another 8 weeks and added a 10-day antibiotic cure for the sores he developed from the constant pissing on himself during his sleep. After 4 months her only suggestion is that we continue to be patient.
We work from home so luckily we can clean him up during the day but as excessive drinking is a side effect of his meds, it's impossible at night. Not to mention the stress it causes our poor kitty.
We've tried everything from putting litter boxes all over the house to changing his diet to keeping him as calm as possible.
We've come to terms that this might be permanent, but we aren't willing to give up before trying everything. Open to any and all suggestions!
The test results came back normal and nothing unusual showed up on the x-ray. We were sent home with mild meds.
At first, he seemed to improve slightly but took a bad turn after about a week and started peeing and pooping outside his litterbox. Blankie was prescribed another round of meds at a higher dosage. When this didn't work, he was sent to a neurologist who ordered an MRI. After this result and numerous additional tests, he was diagnosed with possible meningitis and prescribed 8 weeks of prednicortone (prednisolone) at 10 mgs per day. The vet said the incontinence would likely sort itself out.
Blankie seemed back to his old peppy self after about week with the exception of the incontinence. A second-opinion vet was also baffled by this problem.
After the 8 weeks, his neurologist thinks he is doing great including his reflexes (no sphincter issues) and cannot understand why Blankie is still incontinent. She lowered the prednisolone to 5mgs a day for another 8 weeks and added a 10-day antibiotic cure for the sores he developed from the constant pissing on himself during his sleep. After 4 months her only suggestion is that we continue to be patient.
We work from home so luckily we can clean him up during the day but as excessive drinking is a side effect of his meds, it's impossible at night. Not to mention the stress it causes our poor kitty.
We've tried everything from putting litter boxes all over the house to changing his diet to keeping him as calm as possible.
We've come to terms that this might be permanent, but we aren't willing to give up before trying everything. Open to any and all suggestions!