Recent Content by purcy

thank you for your reply. Yes, I feed him the Ritzy Rabbit, regular Instinct Rabbit, Duck and Salmon and am getting in some Daredevil Duck by Pride (which is made by Nature's Variety) I work 8-10 hours a day and am the only person who lives here, so I do feed him 3/4 can in the am and when I get...

oh I see you fed the Iams Max calorie food. I just checked that out and it has chicken. Darn, Purcy has a big poultry allergy for years, which is why he only eats rabbit, duck and salmon. I'll see if I can find an alternate protein Max Calorie food

ohhh. I just checked online for the calories on the Instinct canned that he eats, and for instance, the Salmon one has 185 metabolizable calories per can, so he gets maybe 270 calories per day?? so what is the name of the high calories supplement you were feeding your baby? I may need to add...

Thank you so much for all of your information and replies. I am seeing an Internal Medicine specialist. My cat is eating very well, daily he eats about 9 oz of canned Instinct (rabbit or duck or salmon) I believe the calories are very adequate as it is a very high protein source. She definitely...

I already asked her, she said it is dosed at 1 mg per pound of body weight and any more could cause muscle wasting. I know what to think. We don't have any other specialists in my area

I will, thank you. He got down to 7 lbs, from his life long high of 9.5 lbs. The vet wants him to gain back 1-2lbs, and so far he's only gained 1/2 lb in 6 weeks on the steroids. hoping for a gradual weight gain, but he is active, happy and eating with just the steroids and I am very concerned...

thank you. Well he has no diarrhea or vomiting right now. He did have frequent vomiting, almost everyday, but since being on the steroids his vomiting is down to like once or twice a month, and they are hairballs. I'm pretty happy about that, and he eats a lot more too. 1.5 cans (6oz size) of...

oh no. thank you for your reply. I am very nervous to have him try it.

I think maybe the vet is wanting to start on a low doseage with the every two weeks thing and then it can be increased to maybe weekly if needed. I have heard of some cats not eating the day after dosing which would worry me about an every other day doseage, wouldn't they just never want to eat...

Hello, thank you. He was on B12 injections but his cobalamin level is perfect so I don't give them anymore. He has been on Prednisolone for mabye 7 or 8 weeks. 

Hello, I have a 13 year old male kitty that was recently diagnosed, through biopsy, with small intestine IBD. He is currently on prednisolone once daily and has only gained back 1/2 lb. The vet wants him to gain at least another pound or two. He eats really well, at least 1-1.5 cans (6oz size)...