Nina, I use a pill-popper with Nina the kitty. Actually, I did forget to give her her pill for four days just recently (I have a large menagerie with various medical needs as well as being a bit sleep-deprived myself). Nina began to throw up after eating but still wanted to eat. I called the vet who reminded me of Nina's IBD - I was just thinking in terms of her taking Dex for asthma and she hasn't had an asthma attack for a long time. I told told to give her the Dex for three days straight and then go back to every other day. Nina is not throwing up anymore.
Bonnie ----- Original Message ----- From: Nina <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Wednesday, December 15, 2004 6:06 pm Subject: Re: Prednisone vs dexamethasone for IBD / need advise > Thanks Bonnie for the vet's email address. Do you "pill" your > Nina, or > do you crush it and add to food? My biggest problem is figuring > out a > way to treat her without having to handle her. Neat trick! If > your cat > will eat the Dex, than maybe mine will too. I was hopeful when I > read > that some cats with IBD can have the Corticosteroids reduced and > then > discontinued, treating again only for flare ups. Have you tried > stopping them with Nina? > > BONNIE J KALMBACH 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 him 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 > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > > > > > > > > > > > >
