I do think pred works that quickly, actually. You can sure try upping the pred on the weekends to make up for the lack of cerenia, and see how it goes! :bigthumb:
And I have been of the opinion for a long time that while cats definitely have food preferences, and some cats (like mine) get bored of the same food (so I have a set rotation), not eating a food you know they've liked is a sign of a problem with kitty and how they feel. :heart2: :rub:
SO glad the upped pred helped!
FYI, the main issue with pred and cats is the potential for diabetes. But I *believe* this is because of how pred affects glucose levels. So if feeding a kitty a species-appropriate diet, I think that lowers the risk of that potential problem. I keep Lazlo on 5mg of pred because of his prior cancer, and my vets are not concerned about his developing diabetes. :dk:
Also, Tuxedo was on pred for a year (while eating kibble), and then depomedrol (the highest dose possible) for MANY years, though the dose was slowly lowered (autoimmune disease that caused anemia, so it was an immune-suppressive dose, not an anti-inflammatory dose). He was tapered off to almost none by the time we started feeding a species- appropriate diet. I guess we were fortunate that he didn't develop diabetes.
Personally, I think that as diabetes can be managed (especially by someone that pays so much attention to detail like you!), I wouldn't worry so much about the pred if it makes him feel better.
Of course... I still think a raw diet may resolve many of these issues, and reduce his needs for many of the meds. But he's not three, so there's just no way to know how advanced the problems already are.
And I have been of the opinion for a long time that while cats definitely have food preferences, and some cats (like mine) get bored of the same food (so I have a set rotation), not eating a food you know they've liked is a sign of a problem with kitty and how they feel. :heart2: :rub:
SO glad the upped pred helped!
FYI, the main issue with pred and cats is the potential for diabetes. But I *believe* this is because of how pred affects glucose levels. So if feeding a kitty a species-appropriate diet, I think that lowers the risk of that potential problem. I keep Lazlo on 5mg of pred because of his prior cancer, and my vets are not concerned about his developing diabetes. :dk:
Also, Tuxedo was on pred for a year (while eating kibble), and then depomedrol (the highest dose possible) for MANY years, though the dose was slowly lowered (autoimmune disease that caused anemia, so it was an immune-suppressive dose, not an anti-inflammatory dose). He was tapered off to almost none by the time we started feeding a species- appropriate diet. I guess we were fortunate that he didn't develop diabetes.
Personally, I think that as diabetes can be managed (especially by someone that pays so much attention to detail like you!), I wouldn't worry so much about the pred if it makes him feel better.
Of course... I still think a raw diet may resolve many of these issues, and reduce his needs for many of the meds. But he's not three, so there's just no way to know how advanced the problems already are.