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Thank you for those links.  I joined the FIV group.  I do not have a copy of his bloodwork to post but, I can get them on Monday when they open again.  The vet thought he was in quite a bit of pain when I took him in a couple of weeks ago.  Not sure if that was from the IBD or her believing he...

Thank you for the information MomofMaxwell.  I took Sully in earlier in the week to get a chem panel and blood work done.  I had them check his pancreas and that came back in the normal range.  Kidneys are fine but his liver was slightly elevated.  He had pretty much stopped eating and drinking...

Thank you all for you replies.  It is so nice to be able to have someone to bounce ideas off of and receive support from with this situation.   MomofMaxwell ~ thank you for that Yahoo link.  I will definitely check it out.  I am glad to hear that the increased dosage helped your kitten.  Even...

Sorry about your kitty hexiesfriend.  It's hard to lose them.  I lost one of my cats about 2 years ago.  He was 16 and it was not easy.  I had blood work done twice, in June and then again in July.  That's when they found that his red blood cell count had almost bottomed out.  Came back up to...

After being on predisolone for 8 days, my cat is still losing quite a bit of weight, becoming more lethargic,  and only producing small liquid drips in his stools.  He eats small bits here and there but, I have had to supplement his food with Nutri-cal to ensure he is getting what he needs.  I...

Thank you for your help.  I went ahead and skipped it and gave him his other dose later last night.  Hope it doesn't affect him too much. I have tried the pill popper before and it hasn't worked well for me.  Usually, he doesn't have a problem taking pills but, he seems to be resisting quite a...

Sorry to hear about the struggles of your kitty.  My cat had extremely low red-blood cell count at 9, when is should be in the 40s.  We didn't do transfusions because I would have had to drive a very sick cat over 2 1/2 hours away.  Instead, we used Aranesp.  He got one shot a week plus, an iron...

My cat is on day 2 of taking prednisolone for IBD.  He is to take 1 pill twice a day.  I gave him a pill late morning and just realized about an hour ago, that apparently about 3/4 of the pill got stuck somewhere in his mouth because when he went to eat something, part of the pill fell out. The...

hexiesfriend, yes he has been having digestive issues.  For the past few months he strains a lot when going to the bathroom.  Most of the time, not much comes out and when it does, it is generally very loose or even just diarrhea.  We went back and forth trying to decide if he had diarrhea or...

Well, I am kind of frustrated right now.  I talked to my vet again and he said that he couldn't give Sully Prednisone for at least 2 weeks since he just had a shot of the Depo 5 days ago.  His Depo shot was 1CC.  I am not sure if that that amount would be enough to normally treat the symptoms of...

Hi hexiesfriend.  Thanks for sharing your information.  Cancer has definitely gone through my head as a real possibility.  Did you go the route of treating for IBD for awhile? I gave Sully the Depo shot 5 days ago and it has worked for a few days.  He slowly started eating more of the same...

Thanks for your response Stephen.  The vet gave him DepoMedral two days ago.  Is that a lot different, as far as effects go, than the prednisone?  Also, do you happen to know if there is a waiting period between giving a steroid like Depo and prednisone?  The last time he received the Depo shot...

Hi all, I am new here to the site but, have visited here frequently for answers.  After going through various threads on here and other sites, I have almost become overwhelmed with information and need some more direct help.   I have a 16 year old boy named Sully that was diagnosed 9 years ago...