UP with Lucas at 4am, he's not well

It never ends with my baby Lucas, he is not looking good at all, the redness and itching seems to be fading a little, but Lucas doesn't look good right now, I"m thinking it could be the antibiotic he was prescribed on Friday. He looks oike he is in pain right now, he doesn't want to move or get up, he looks tense. I don't know what to do right now, I will just stay up and comfort him. I'm so worried about him. I just hope is the antibiotics and that he gets better.

Tammy

Oh Tammy
Do you have an ER you can take him to? Poor baby? Are there any side effects listed to this antibiotics? Anything he could have eaten?

Lucas is feeling a little better now, at least he is sleeping peacefully. He hasn't eaten nothing other than his food. I spent two hours awake, rubbing his back and putting my hand on his face, he loves that, and he breathed like he was relaxed.

We don't have an ER, you see what he has to go through? There should be an ER, but there's not I think it is the antibiotic. I"m waiting until 9am, that is when the vet opens so i can take him . I will check the side effects online right now. The antibiotic he is taking is Orbax 5.7 and the vet told me to give him 2 pills every 24 hours, maybe 2 pills at once is too much for him, I will ask the vet.

I'll update later.

Tammy

That poor guy

Let us know what the vet says.

Prayers going up for sweet Lucas

Yes, prayers, vibes, thoughts, everything.


Robin

Tammy, Just to you and Lucas. Your baby is certainly going through a rough time of it . Lots of prayers that he is doing better today

Lauren

Thank God Lucas is doing a lot better now! I think it was the antibiotic that was giving him stomach aches or something, the vet told me to give him one every 24 hours isntead of 2 and that helped.

His rash is a little better, not great, but a little better.

Deep inside I'm convinced Lucas is not allergic to food, he has what the first vet told us two years ago, he has an autoinmune diseas, skin Lupus (discoid Lupus). Our second vet couldn't explain the high fevers that accompany the rash and he doesn't have fleas or mange or any skin parasites.

Now that he is on 10mg of Prednisolone, he is doing better. I will be lowering the dose in a couple of weeks, once he gets better.

I will still continue giving him the hypoallergenic diet for now just in case, because I can't risk changing his diet now. But once he is stable, I will change his diet to natural balance or Blue buffalo grain free and canned food.


He lost 3 lbs through this ordeal, he was 11 lbs and now8 lbs and I can tell because his face looks so skinny, my poor boy

Thank you all for the vibes they have helped us a lot

HUGs, Tammy

I'm so glad to hear he's doing better.

Oh yes...me too. So glad.

You do so much and fight for your kitties health. Lucas is so lucky to have a guardian angel like you!

Continued prayers for continued improvement!

I'm glad he's doing better now

Oh I'm glad he's doing better on the lower dose of antibiotic! Continued

Tammy, I know this is so hard on you. Glad he is doing a little bit better. Once you get him stabilized, and maybe on the Natural Balance, I am sure he will put weight back on. It really takes an emotional toll on us when the kids get sick. You are strong and managing his condition excellently. More vibes to you and Lucas tonight

I'm so glad the little guy is better!

Robin

Thank you all so much, it makes me so happy and hopeful to se him being himself again, he is happy. His skin looks clearer and hair is growing back, I hope he continues to improve and I will keep a close eye on him, i love him


Tammy

Tammy, how is baby Lucas doing?

Hi Carolina:

He is doing better since I started him on 10mg of prednisolone. He's been taking that dose for 7 days, I will start lowering the dose again after day 10. I'm so scared of him getting sick again, but I have to lower the dose little by little. I hope he doesn't get sick again, but there is a big possibility he could start scratching again. I'm panicking already

I changed his food to Blue Wilderness Duck Formula (grain free). I know I should have given the hypoallergenic food more time, but I just didn't see any improvement. He is not 100% better, but he is better.

he looks so thin, it breaks my heart, he lost 3 lbs, but he also looks like that because he lost a lot of hair around his neck and other parts.
Here are some pics I took today:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3...6/P6292205.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3...6/P6292206.jpg


http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3...6/P6292209.jpg

Thank you so much for caring about my darling boy

HUGs, Tammy

Hi Tammy, inside of a plane so need to make this short- about to take off... How wonderful that he is doing better! He is such a sweetheart! Hopefully this food is going to work... Or the other one you are getting soon on the mail.
I wonder if there is anything out there that could replace pred.; or for how long he could be on this dose... I will be sending the strongest vibes his and your way so he will keep getting better and better!

Hi carolina, thank you!!! Yes I need to do something to help Lucas get off Prednisolone, that is my plan. I will see what i can do. have a good and safe flight! HUGS!

It's hard to tell, but it seems his coat is looking better.

Just sending more !!!!!!!!!!!!! And !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!