I have given him a couple of doses of Reglan. I could try using it more
and see if it makes any difference in his symptoms. I haven't given him
Pepcid. What's Periactin? I'll go Google it.
I guess in the back of my mind I was hoping the vets would examine him
and exclaim, "Hey! This cat doesn't have cancer! Oh, we were so
wrong! Here, give him this 2x daily and he'll be all better in no time."
I know that the dex can increase appetite, but I also read that it can
cause stomach upset. And I remember those awful stories from someone on
the list about their kitty's skin coming off in patches after prolonged
use. That's why I started testing how he'd react to lowering the dose.
If we were wrong about him having lymphoma and the steroid has done it's
job with controlling whatever inflammation was present, then I'd like to
wean him off of it. He used to have pain in his upper abdomen when I'd
pick him up, that seems to be gone now. I just don't know Michelle. I
know your first suspicions lean toward cancer, mine always veer away
from it.
I just went to check on him and his fur is starting to take on that
dying cat look. You know, that oily, stiff sort of look. Talk about
the roller coaster effect! I'm going to go out of my mind if I don't
figure out what is going on with him and make a determination about what
to do about it.
Nina
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I would at least up his dex to what it was at before you cut it eod.
I might even up it more than that. Have you tried periactin with him?
Or reglan or pepcid for nausea? I would fool around with all of these
things and try to get his symptoms under control.
The only thing a vet can do for him absent chemo is to increase his
steroids or to combine the dex shots with a depo shot, and to
prescribe things to stimulate appetite and control nausea. If you have
those things at home, I don't see the point of going to the vet for
them. You know the dosages, probably. Also, have you tried giving him
fluids?
The only reason I would bring him in is 1) if you think the vet might
increase or add steroids, 2) if you want to try chemo, or 3) if you
need the meds listed above to control symptoms. I do not see what else
a vet would do, and your vet would probably just recommend pts.
Michelle
