Update On Both Storm & Starr Updated:Sat. Feb. 24th

[krazyaboutkatz]

Storm had his recheck today and he's now back to a much more normal weight of 13.5lbs. He's been eating very well and acting normaly so I was hoping to see this weight gain. He had another senior profile done to recheck his blood and urine and I'll hopefully know the results in few days. I already feel so relieved.

I decided to also bring Starr in again because he hasn't been doing well on the Hills I/D. I started feeding him the Natural Balance Venison & Green Pea again but he's still having problems. He's now on prednisolone 1/4 tablet 2 times a day for 1 week then 1/4 tablet 1 time a day for 1 week and then 1/4 tablet every other day until it's gone.

I'm also trying a new diet called Purina EN and it's a semi moist food in pouches. The vet said that soon they'll be reformulating the food and making it a dry one. If the pred doesn't work then we're going to try tylosin but since it's very expensive and has to be compounded by another pharmacy we'll try the pred first. Starr also had a fecal culture done and it takes about 1 week for the results. I sure hope that something will work this time. Please keep him in your thoughts. Thanks.

[jazzcat]

Glad to hear things were good with Storm.

Poor little Starr. He deserves a break!!! I really hope the pred helps and you won't have to go to the expensive meds. Please keep us posted.

[krazyaboutkatz]

Thanks, Lori. I'm starting the pred tomorrow and I hope that he'll cooperate while I try to give him his pill. He hates the new food so I'm just going to continue feeding him the Natural Balance Venison & Green Pea and see how it goes. Luckily the Purina EN was just a little under $3.00 because it's sold in packets of eight so I didn't waste a lot of money this time. I'll continue to keep you updated.

[Felicia's Mom]

I am glad that Storm is feeling better!

Starr is in my thoughts. I hope he feels better soon.

[Tubby & Peanut's Mom]

Tracey, glad to hear the good news about Storm, but so sorry to hear Starr's problems continue. My vet said that if the pred works, it's definitely an allergy. Even once I knew what CJ was allergic to, it still took me awhile - and a ton of money and wasted food - before I found the one that works. All I can say is read the ingredients of the food. For example, CJ is on the DRY Hill's Duck & Green Pea because I determined he was allergic to rice. When I knew this food was working, I asked the vet for some of the canned version of the same food. Turns out there is a ton of rice in the canned version so it is not an option for CJ even though the dry version is what work's best for him.

Oh, and I ended up giving all the "wasted" food to my mom for her cats, but I'm sure a shelter would appreciate any leftovers you have too. And you probably know this already, but when trying a new food, buy the smallest amount possible, even though it may be a week or two or three before you see results.

Oh, and one more thing, CJ's allergy results showed a slight allergy to dust mites. I didn't think this was really an issue for him until we moved full-time into the motorhome. We have practically NO carpet in the motorhome so CJ has been really doing well lately. Between the right food and no dust mites he's good as new again. If I remember right, your apartment is mostly carpet? CJ's diarrhea got way worse when we moved from the house (mixture of carpet, tile and hardwood) to the apartment (100% carpet except for the high quality linoleum [yeah, right ]in the kitchen).

It's a long drawn out process trying to find the reason for diarrhea, so I will continue hoping and praying that you find [i]something[/b] that works for Starr, and soon.

[Taz_Zoee]

Keep up the good work Storm! Now Starr, you need to get better so mommy will not have to worry about you. It breaks her heart to know you are not feeling well and she only wants the best for all of you kitties.
Taz and I will be pulling for a speedy recovery Starr!!