Hi Michelle,
I am glad Lucy is much better..I am so far behind on reading and everyone..
I have a question...about Inky and IBD...I have had him on 10 mg pred for awhile then I went to 7.5mg for a few weeks then now we went to 5mg and he seems to be having stool problems again...one day it is hard and dry then the next it is loose and watery..so should I go back up to 7.5 for awhile??? I think I over fed him the other day as he will eat a lot...He is on feline k/d because of his kidney values being high and I do still feed him raw turkey and chicken breast. as much chicken broth as he will drink is always available...I put his pills in tsp of fancy feast so I thought the other day I gave him alittle too much as he really likes it and I'm sure misses it, too..He doesn't seem to be sick cause he purrs and follows me around...meows alot and all his usual things...I saw some where that you or Nina mentioned something about Lucy's
hair, well, Inky's hair is awful maybe cause of the hyper T, I don't know...big matts and all of what you described...He cleans himself after he eats but not a huge bath like when he was much younger...just mainly his face and all...I guess as long as he eats and purrs I try not to worry too much since he is 20...He throws up almost once a day, too..so I don't know if that is the IBD or his kidneys causing it...
Let me know if you think I should just up the pred again...I don't guess it will hurt at this point..I really wanted to try to get him on a lower dose though..I forgot to mention if he gets a very loose stool I go ahead and give him some metronidazole (sp) and it always helps...It is almost like imodium for him...a couple of doses seems to always help..
Inky was on 3 wks of clavamox awhile back for a skin infection, didn't seem to bother him, but as we know they are all different...But I, too have stopped meds before the entire course of
treatment...You can always start them back..
Hope Lucy continues to do well.
Kerry, Bandy and Inky
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