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My little guy has had GI issues getting gradually worse over the last two years. We did all the special diets and nothing helped. For a while it seemed like his symptoms improved with tylosin, but recently that hasn't helped either. We've also tried several different probiotics, including S. Boullardi. He's also on budesonide.
Our vet has brought up the possibility of chlorambucil before, and I'm finally ready to say yes. She just moved away so we'll be seeing a different vet in the same practice next week, but I'm expecting he'll suggest it too - every other diagnosis/treatment has already been tried. (We can't afford endoscopic biopsy, and given the high false-negative rate it doesn't really sound like it's worth it anyway - our old vet was willing to try chlorambucil just based on symptoms/history.)
How long does it take to tell if chlorambucil is working?
How well does it work if it works? Can anyone share any "before and after" stories for how your cat's symptoms changed/improved with chlorambucil?
Currently he's puking daily, but knock on wood his appetite seems OK and he's having solid stools about 75% of the time. He seems to fluctuate back and forth between periods of puking and periods of bad appetite, but right now we're definitely in the puke part of the cycle.
Our vet has brought up the possibility of chlorambucil before, and I'm finally ready to say yes. She just moved away so we'll be seeing a different vet in the same practice next week, but I'm expecting he'll suggest it too - every other diagnosis/treatment has already been tried. (We can't afford endoscopic biopsy, and given the high false-negative rate it doesn't really sound like it's worth it anyway - our old vet was willing to try chlorambucil just based on symptoms/history.)
How long does it take to tell if chlorambucil is working?
How well does it work if it works? Can anyone share any "before and after" stories for how your cat's symptoms changed/improved with chlorambucil?
Currently he's puking daily, but knock on wood his appetite seems OK and he's having solid stools about 75% of the time. He seems to fluctuate back and forth between periods of puking and periods of bad appetite, but right now we're definitely in the puke part of the cycle.