Nina,
Check with several pharmacies in your area. Many of them are equipt to "flavor" the liquid meds. They used to do it just with children's meds, but now many also carry chicken, liver and tuna flavored to use for pet meds.
Good luck,
T
BONNIE J KALMBACH <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
BONNIE J KALMBACH <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Nina,
My grey-buff tortie Nina was on Pred for IBD as well as asthma for
about ten years. Then she had an allergic reaction to it and was
switched to Dex. She gets half a pill every other day. I would try
asking some other vets.
Here is the email address of Dr. Sandi Sawchuk at the Wisconsin vet
school: [EMAIL PROTECTED] It was on the Wisconsin Public
Radio website; she's not on the radio anymore but maybe she'll still
answer questions.
Bonnie in Madsion, WI
----- Original Message -----
From: Nina <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: Wednesday, December 15, 2004 11:09 am
Subject: Prednisone vs dexamethasone for IBD / need advise
> Hello Everyone,
> I've posted before about my "feral turned house cat" Gypsy. We
> suspect
> she has Inflammatory Bowel Disease, (fecal tests showed no!
> parasites or
> Giardia). The only vet that she's seen is not my favorite. He's
> kind
> of old school and is pretty annoyed at me for being so involved in
> her
> treatment. Because Gypsy can't be pilled, or given shots, I have
> to
> have something compounded into a liquid to mix in her food. When
> I
> asked my vet which tasted better, Prednisone or Dexamethasone, he
> thought Dex might. When I called my compound pharmacy, they told
> me to
> go with the Pred instead. I guess I should have looked up dosage
> before
> I had my vet write the script for Pred, because Dex is recommended
> at
> .22 mg/kg/day initially and Pred at 2.2 mg/kg/day. It seems to me
> that
> getting a smaller dose of something down her might be easier than
> the
> larger dose, even if it tastes worse. I hate having to call the
> vet
> back and beg h! im to change his script. Do you think I should
> order the
> Pred and cross my fingers that she'll eat it? The poor little
> thing has
> been battling chronic diarrhea for so long, I just want to get her
> some
> relief before she dies from malnutrition.
> Thanks,
> Nina
>
>
>
Do you Yahoo!?
Yahoo! Mail - Easier than ever with enhanced search. Learn more.
