Really really interesting Margo. I had no idea but that was my experience with cats as well. They seem to have a weird metabolism that just thrives on steroids and, as far as I can tell so far anyway, they don’t seem to have a lot of downside effects either. Good to know my instincts all these years were something more than just conjecture. Thank you for that information.
Amani From: Felvtalk [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Margo Sent: June-08-16 5:51 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Uveitis... Old Vet saying when confronted with unknown unresponsive conditions in cats; "never let a cat die without benefit of steroids" In a last ditch effort, steroids "the silver bullet" can sometimes pull a dying cat back, and in most cases no-one really understands why. I have one here now. So I'm with Amani. They're often worth a shot. But they do need to be tapered off. Margo -----Original Message----- From: Amani Oakley Sent: Jun 8, 2016 4:11 PM To: "[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>" Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Uveitis... Actually Rachel, with cats, who have a very different metabolism than we do (or dogs for that matter) they seem to do very very well on steroids and do not suffer the kinds of side effects one sees in humans on long term prednisone use, etc. Amani From: Felvtalk [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Rachel Dagner Sent: June-08-16 11:43 AM To: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Uveitis... What a relief it is helping, I am so glad! I pray that it is not chronic, taking steroids for long periods especially for life is not good. If it does turn out to be chronic maybe you could ask a holistic vet what they use that is more natural and easier on the system for long term use, and see if that works so you can try to wean off the prednisone, it would be worth a try at least, I searched uveitis in my handy Marty Goldstein book, and it says a company called Eli Lilly invested millions of dollars in researching animal glandulars, they used cow eye protein for uveitis, one of the companies he uses for his glandulars is called Standard Process you can’t buy their products unless you are a qualified health care professional ( I looked them up) but maybe your vet can help you get something like that to try if needed. I have read that you should never stop prednisone suddenly so I am glad he told you to do a diminishing dose. From: Felvtalk [mailto:[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>] On Behalf Of ROBERT CHAPEL Sent: Wednesday, June 08, 2016 11:09 AM To: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Uveitis... Thank you all for your suggestions re: Uveitis. As I wrote the original note more than a week ago much has happened since.... I went back to see the Vet expecting to get Winstrol and got a different vet instead. THIS one prescribed Prednisolone Opthalmic Ointment 3-4X qd for the badly affected eye 2x for the less affected... Oral Prednisolone for two weeks ( diminishing dose) and Buprenorphine for pain...... My guy is improving quite a bit and I am so happy..... BUT... this vet is not on board with prescribing Winstrol ... Won't go into my impressions as to why at this time..... Anyone know if improvement lasts for any length of time once the cortisone is discontinued or must it be continued ( at a lower dose) indefinitely..... From Everything I have read this is a generally chronic condition that only remits.... Again....thank you all for your input and suggestions.... It is a BIG help.
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