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Hello ~
Let me start by saying I recently found this site while searching the internet for info - this looks like a very caring, helpful place, and I'm glad I stumbled upon it!
The background info;
I have two cats, the same age (now 9). One has always been the picture of health (Zazu), the other delveloped chronic rodent ulcer a few years ago (Taz). I am inbetween vets now, I'm still using my regular vet, but I'm also using my emergency vet. We had an emergency visit about two and a half weeks ago because Taz suddenly developed what was diagnosed as cystitis. She's never had it before, or if she did it went unnoticed by me and resolved itself.
Anyhow, the cystitis was treated antibiotis pills and by the end of the treatment she seemed fine. A bladder ultrasound was clear. Bacteria was very faintly present and the Dr. wasn't sure it didn't come from the exam table, since it wasn't a clean catch.
The vet suggested trying Atopica for the rodent ulcer, and so far it's been a mess. I was told I could try putting the liquid on her food, many cats apparently eat it that way. Not mine.
She ate half her food. Next time she wouldn't eat any of it. So I dispensed the liquid into her cheek pocket. She had the loose stools and vomiting I read I could expect. But also her cystitis behavior started again right away. That was yesterday morning. She only started eating again this afternoon. (with her normal hearty appetite). Also by this afternoon she was playing and acting normal. I called the vet, and a different Dr. told me to skip today's dose until I heard form the original Dr. that prescribed the Atopica. Tonight I was told (by word of mouth via a tech) to give her the doses as prescribed. The vet that prescribed it had two emergency calls and will call me tonight/tomorrow when she gets a chance, so I can go over all the details.
I gave her the meds on a full stomach, and she has been going from litterbox to litterbox since. Behavior that she had pretty much stopped this afternoon. Some good news is that the first litterbox visit resulted in a normal amount of urine. Since her bladder is empty she just sits in the box passing only a drop or two now.
She is a highstrung cat - she's been on clomicalm for two years or so for aggression towards the other cat. Both of them are strictly indoor cats. One of the things I'll be asking the vet tonight is if a higher dose of clomicalm might help. (she's on 2.5mg per day now). My concern is that the stress of being dosed the Atopica - which must taste horrible based on the face she makes - is triggerening the cystitis if it is stress induced. So far it's been 20 minutes or so, and she hasn't vomited up her food. She's supposed to take the Atopica daily for up to two months, then taper down to the every third day dose.
Sorry for such a long intro, but I thought it would help to know a bit of background. So my question is; has anyone used Atopica here successfully?
Let me start by saying I recently found this site while searching the internet for info - this looks like a very caring, helpful place, and I'm glad I stumbled upon it!
The background info;
I have two cats, the same age (now 9). One has always been the picture of health (Zazu), the other delveloped chronic rodent ulcer a few years ago (Taz). I am inbetween vets now, I'm still using my regular vet, but I'm also using my emergency vet. We had an emergency visit about two and a half weeks ago because Taz suddenly developed what was diagnosed as cystitis. She's never had it before, or if she did it went unnoticed by me and resolved itself.
Anyhow, the cystitis was treated antibiotis pills and by the end of the treatment she seemed fine. A bladder ultrasound was clear. Bacteria was very faintly present and the Dr. wasn't sure it didn't come from the exam table, since it wasn't a clean catch.
The vet suggested trying Atopica for the rodent ulcer, and so far it's been a mess. I was told I could try putting the liquid on her food, many cats apparently eat it that way. Not mine.
She ate half her food. Next time she wouldn't eat any of it. So I dispensed the liquid into her cheek pocket. She had the loose stools and vomiting I read I could expect. But also her cystitis behavior started again right away. That was yesterday morning. She only started eating again this afternoon. (with her normal hearty appetite). Also by this afternoon she was playing and acting normal. I called the vet, and a different Dr. told me to skip today's dose until I heard form the original Dr. that prescribed the Atopica. Tonight I was told (by word of mouth via a tech) to give her the doses as prescribed. The vet that prescribed it had two emergency calls and will call me tonight/tomorrow when she gets a chance, so I can go over all the details.
I gave her the meds on a full stomach, and she has been going from litterbox to litterbox since. Behavior that she had pretty much stopped this afternoon. Some good news is that the first litterbox visit resulted in a normal amount of urine. Since her bladder is empty she just sits in the box passing only a drop or two now.
She is a highstrung cat - she's been on clomicalm for two years or so for aggression towards the other cat. Both of them are strictly indoor cats. One of the things I'll be asking the vet tonight is if a higher dose of clomicalm might help. (she's on 2.5mg per day now). My concern is that the stress of being dosed the Atopica - which must taste horrible based on the face she makes - is triggerening the cystitis if it is stress induced. So far it's been 20 minutes or so, and she hasn't vomited up her food. She's supposed to take the Atopica daily for up to two months, then taper down to the every third day dose.
Sorry for such a long intro, but I thought it would help to know a bit of background. So my question is; has anyone used Atopica here successfully?