Jasper, diarrhea, an odd update 9-28-08

**krazyaboutkatz** · 08-23-2008, 07:29 PM

Thanks for the update. Hopefully things will continue to go well for him.

I'm having to change Starr's diet a bit because he's also been having issues again.

**jazzcat** · 08-24-2008, 12:38 PM

Fingers crossed everything stays "firm" when the meds decrease.

KAK - sorry to hear Starr's having issues again.

**jenluckenbach** · 08-24-2008, 02:20 PM

Originally Posted by krazyaboutkatz

Thanks for the update. Hopefully things will continue to go well for him.

I'm having to change Starr's diet a bit because he's also been having issues again.

How much pred is Starr on now?? I know your hope is to get him OFF the pred, but in reality, that may never be possible.

You could also ask about cyclosporine as an option. Less damaging side effects as I understand it.

**krazyaboutkatz** · 08-24-2008, 06:55 PM

Originally Posted by jazzcat

KAK - sorry to hear Starr's having issues again.

Originally Posted by jenluckenbach

How much pred is Starr on now?? I know your hope is to get him OFF the pred, but in reality, that may never be possible.

You could also ask about cyclosporine as an option. Less damaging side effects as I understand it.

Thanks for your concerns. Starr is currently only taking 2.5mg of pred once a week. So I cut the 5mg tablet in half and crush it up in his food and I give this to him every Mon. morning.

I think that new dry food,Taste Of The Wild, just didn't agree with him even though I was still only mixing it 50/50 with the Innova Evo. My holistic vet told me to fast him for 24 hours to give his tummy a rest which I did. Now he's eating Turkey and Chicken baby food. Tonight I'll start mixing in his probiotic and other herbal powder into it. I give him 4 small helpings which is 1 jar a day. I'll do this for about 4 days or so. So far so good.

Now since he's on a very low dose of pred, I can finally try a raw diet out on him. I'm going to start slowly and I'll see how it goes. I'll most likely be doing a rotation diet which means that he'll get raw, canned food, and dry food. I'll probably stick to Chicken and Lamb for the raw diet part. Of course my other cats will also have to be put on this same diet unless one of them refuses to eat the raw. I'll let you all know how it goes.

Sorry to hog your thread Jen.

**kittykatharine** · 03-09-2009, 09:50 PM

I hope sweet Jasper is continuing to do well on the new medication. He went through a lot last year when he wasn't feeling well. I am thinking about him and keep us updated on his progress.