“...Up at 5am whining to eat eat pukes and craps sleeps thats it...” [Bell Buoy II, post 23]
Ask your animal hospital about the steroid prednisolone.
We took in an abandoned kitten five years ago this past August. She vomited often; it became worse and more frequent. She began losing weight; it obviously distressed her to feel so poorly. This past spring our DVM a form of irritable bowel syndrome; she prescribed prednisolone in solution administered by mouth. The cat quit vomiting immediately and has gained weight; she’s now calmer, happier, plump & prosperous.
Our senior cat turns 18 in one month. Four years ago he developed stomatitis and had to have all his teeth removed; sometimes that improves stomatitis but not always. His failed to clear up. He was unable to eat and nearly starved to death before our animal hospital prescribed prednisolone by mouth. The cat quickly reverted to normal eating habits and regained most of the weight. He enjoys even dry food: swallows it whole because he cannot chew much.
“...This past spring our DVM a form of irritable bowel syndrome...” should read “...This past spring our DVM diagnosed a form of irritable bowel syndrome...”
” vomited often; it became worse and more frequent. She began losing weight; it obviously distressed her to feel so poorly.”
One of our ferals started doing this about a year after we rescued her. She’d vomit once or twice a day — each episode was preceded with a chilling shriek. She was scrawny, and you could tell she was in pain the way she sat hunched over with pain in her eyes.
We gave her prednisolone (compounded with a chicken flavor) every day in her canned food, and it helped for a while, then I guess she built up a tolerance and then it was start over.
Another vet tried a shot of Kenalog, and it was amazing. She stopped vomiting daily but at a certain point — about a month after the shot — it would happen again. So we’d take her for another shot, and she’d be good for a while. Time between visits grew longer.
She gained weight, her coat got gorgeous, and her personality totally changed. I checked the calendar, and her last shot was in FEBRUARY — so 8 months of healthy kitty! (Knock wood.)
One of our feral rescues had a puking problem. Did it every day after letting out a loud screech. Vet gave us prednisone that we mixed with wet food every day and it worked for a couple years. Then it stopped. I guess she built up a resistance or something. Now she gets Kenalog shots and it’s wonderful. Sometimes a shot will last for three or four months, and sometimes a year. She’s happy and chubby.
I can tell when it’s wearing off, as she’ll sit hunched up and uncomfortable looking. The day the screech comes she goes to the vet.