My vet thinks that Emily might have Inflammatory Bowel Disease, and he left the next step up to me, so I'd really appreciate some advice. In October, Emily had not eaten for 2-3 days, so I took her to the vet and they did bloodwork and x-rays, and everything came back normal. They gave her some appetite stimulant medicine, which started her eating again. This week she had stopped eating again for 2-3 days, so I took her back to the vet on Tuesday. They did bloodwork again, and everything was normal. They gave her a fluid injection and an anti-nausea injection. They gave me the appetite stimulant medicine again, which has started her eating again, but she is not eating as much as she should. She has also vomited twice.
The vet called me yesterday to tell me that he thinks she might have IBD. The only way to tell for sure is to do surgery and biopsy the intestine. He said that we can either do that, or just start her on treatment, which is usually steroids. He also said that I could start giving her Pepcid AC (1/4 of a 10mg tablet every day).
I really don't know what to do. I hesitate to give her treatment without doing the surgery/biopsy and confirming the diagnosis. Thank you so much for any help you can give me. I'm really worried about her.
P.S. She eats California Natural dry food. I have tried many different wet foods, and I can't get her to eat any.
The vet called me yesterday to tell me that he thinks she might have IBD. The only way to tell for sure is to do surgery and biopsy the intestine. He said that we can either do that, or just start her on treatment, which is usually steroids. He also said that I could start giving her Pepcid AC (1/4 of a 10mg tablet every day).
I really don't know what to do. I hesitate to give her treatment without doing the surgery/biopsy and confirming the diagnosis. Thank you so much for any help you can give me. I'm really worried about her.
P.S. She eats California Natural dry food. I have tried many different wet foods, and I can't get her to eat any.