Poor Pyka - better update post 15

[Catty1]

Laura - most of Pyka's teeth are GONE. He and his brother are oriental shorthairs, and got the congenital tooth problem that so many do. My mom is VERY conscientious about cat care...but after a point, the teeth were just going to be re-absorbed into the gums.

They still got their fangs, though!

But I am SOOO mad at my mom's vet. She asked about antihistamines, and the vet said they don't use them at their clinic (more than one vet there) because they don't help cats with allergies.

WHAT????????????????

I called my clinic, and the tech checked with my vet and the co-owner of the clinic, and while they don't have cat/dog antihistamines per se, they did suggest 10mg of Benadryl am and pm.

I told mom that.

Pyka is back on Clavamox because he is getting congestion in his chest again. Easing off the prednisone, the so-called Magic Bullet. So why are they easing off it then?

And no matter what they do, Pyka still sneezes the pink/pinker "stuff".

AAAAAAAAAAGHHHHH! What do I do?????

Mom says her vet knows best and she trusts her vet.....

[Catlady711]

Easing off the prednisone, the so-called Magic Bullet. So why are they easing off it then?

When an someone is on Prednisolone/Dexmethosone/Steroids it causes the body to cease making it's own cortisone. If you abruptly take them off the meds it causes their body to 'crash' from lack of cortisone. A gradual reduction is always called for with this medication to give the body time to go back to making it's own cortisone.

[Catty1]

Pyka started on Clavamox again yesterday evening - the vet even suggested a double dose.

This morning, Pyka did something he hasn't done for over a week - he came down from the closet shelf where he has been sleeping since he got sick, and snuggled up with Mom on her bed as usual, and just PURRED. His breathing sounds better.

She says he hasn't sneezed yet.

This is good news - his brother Shiney missed him and even got up on the closet shelf a few times to snuggle with him, even though there was hardly room!

So....back to drug #1.

Thanks to everyone who posted with feedback...we'll see how this goes.