Hi Matt and Roughy!!
I just read your email and sense you need a quick answer to appropriate dosage
for dex (which is a steroid). I don't have a for-sure answer for you but, I
can say this....I am a health care therapist and also a patient due to several
autoimmune diseases. This I know in humans, oral steroids are given in most
cases in multiple doses (2-4) a day as it is a short acting medication.
I would go by the printed dosage which is usually correct. The best avenue to
get quick feedback is on Face Book. There is a page for "Owners of Feline
Leukemia and FIV cats" There are some very active ppl with a lot of experience
that will answer pretty quickly. I have had only a couple posts here. I like
and post a lot on the face book page almost daily.
Wishing you and Roughy the best, and good health,
Susan and Sophia
On Sunday, September 14, 2014 12:12 PM, Matt Pardo <[email protected]>
wrote:
Hi everyone, I am new to the list. I have been looking through the archives for
an answer, but haven’t found it yet. Sorry if this has been answered before.
My cat, named Roughy, was a feral cat with FIV and FeLV. I have had him for
about four years now with only minor infections. However, on Thursday, he
didn’t eat. On Friday, I took him to the vet. The vet said he was extremely
anemic…unfortunately, I was too shell shocked to ask for a copy of the lab
results so I can’t say what that means. He gave him a shot of dexamethasone on
Friday and gave him fluids. He seemed much better when I took him home. He gave
me some dex to give him to him. I could have sworn he said one time a day, but
the label says 2 times per day (every 12 hours). My concern is that I am giving
him too much dex. The dosage per pill is 0.5 mg which nets to 1 mg per 24
hours. Is this ok/normal? This is the first anemia I have experienced and I am
really worried. Poor Roughy had a really rough night Friday. Last night was a
bit better, but he still seems to be struggling. I would really appreciate it
if anyone knows if that dosage is
ok. Of course, I have tried contacting my vet, but I can’t get him.
Thanks!
Matt
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