Seeking advice on a cat that has thickened intestinal walls. He most likely has IBD. He has thrown up a lot over the years, and my vet then gave me hypoallergenic foods. All of which my cat hated. I tried to slowly transition him to raw since my sister's cat eats raw, and when she runs low on Rad Cat she feeds LID wet food to her kitty, then goes back to raw. That didn't work with Tyler, he didn't touch the raw, and I tried several raw and/or freeze dried raw cat foods. I would even mix a little with his favorite food, and he wouldn't touch any of it. At any rate, he is 16 or 17 years old thereabouts. He had an X-ray and ultrasound of his intestines and he does have thickened intestinal walls. I chose not to do the endoscopy at his age as he gets extremely stressed and aggressive going to the vet, so now I use a Mobile Vet. He's the sweetest cat ever and will walk up to anybody, but he hisses and growls and claws at the vets. Previous vets have him listed as a difficult cat. At any rate, he recently had bloodwork done which I will get a copy of soon. Other things like thyroid and kidney values are in the high but normal range.
My vet said he does not have small cell lymphoma but has a high white blood count (not leukemia) due to inflammation. He is losing weight now. My vet wants to put him on Prednisolone, and I'm hesitant about that unless I know it will do him some good. I heard it can have bad side effects and make them feel a bit off, and the vet said it can shorten their life. Although I know quality of life is more important than quantity, and I want him to be happy. I'm just hesitant about giving an aged kitty pills for the rest of his life unless I know it could possibly bring the inflammation down and make him feel better. He eats like a horse, but he is now losing weight. I currently feed him Merrick LID Real Chicken wet cat food and Classic Fancy Feast Chicken. He doesn't seem to throw up that often on chicken. Although he throws up clear acid puke at times. He hates Duck, Venison, Rabbit, Pork. I've tried many wet LID cat food brands more than once, and he just doesn't like them, except for the Merrick Real Chicken. I took him off Beef three months ago even though he really liked it. He threw up more when he ate beef or fish. If people here feel I should have him on Prednisolone, I will really take that into account. He hates pills. If he should go on Prednisolone, what is the best way to administer that to him if indeed he should be on Prednidolone? I really like my Mobile Vet, but as my sister pointed out, they always have to prescribe something when you take your kitty in for something. I thought I would try this Merrick LID Cat Food since he likes it, and continue with the Classic Fancy Feast too, and see if he starts to gain any weight on these, but if you all feel he should be on Prednisolone as well, I will definitely have my vet put him on it. Thanks for any advise you can give.
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My vet said he does not have small cell lymphoma but has a high white blood count (not leukemia) due to inflammation. He is losing weight now. My vet wants to put him on Prednisolone, and I'm hesitant about that unless I know it will do him some good. I heard it can have bad side effects and make them feel a bit off, and the vet said it can shorten their life. Although I know quality of life is more important than quantity, and I want him to be happy. I'm just hesitant about giving an aged kitty pills for the rest of his life unless I know it could possibly bring the inflammation down and make him feel better. He eats like a horse, but he is now losing weight. I currently feed him Merrick LID Real Chicken wet cat food and Classic Fancy Feast Chicken. He doesn't seem to throw up that often on chicken. Although he throws up clear acid puke at times. He hates Duck, Venison, Rabbit, Pork. I've tried many wet LID cat food brands more than once, and he just doesn't like them, except for the Merrick Real Chicken. I took him off Beef three months ago even though he really liked it. He threw up more when he ate beef or fish. If people here feel I should have him on Prednisolone, I will really take that into account. He hates pills. If he should go on Prednisolone, what is the best way to administer that to him if indeed he should be on Prednidolone? I really like my Mobile Vet, but as my sister pointed out, they always have to prescribe something when you take your kitty in for something. I thought I would try this Merrick LID Cat Food since he likes it, and continue with the Classic Fancy Feast too, and see if he starts to gain any weight on these, but if you all feel he should be on Prednisolone as well, I will definitely have my vet put him on it. Thanks for any advise you can give.
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