Creamsicle and her allergies. Again.

[Medusa]

Yes, I know how Pred can pack on the lbs. All you need to do is look at my own before and after pix. Dr. Lee said that Pred doesn't usually cause that big of a weight gain in cats and when I told him I've gained weight on it he said "It's different w/humans". Whatever. She's still a chunky monkey.

[pomtzu]

At least it's just allergies and nothing too serious - at least you can get that under control fairly quickly. I know every time Myndi has a depo shot - it's like night and day. I imagine you have your hands full with an Itchy Tazmanian Devil!
So relax and go have that drink. Or better yet - you can do what I'm doing - have some Red Delicious Apple slices with carmel dip!! :

[Medusa]

have some Red Delicious Apple slices with carmel dip!! :

Eeeeeeew!

[catmandu]

THATS ALWAYS SAD WHEN OUR CATS ARE ILL, AND THERES NEVER A SOLUTION. I KNOW HOW FRUSTRATING ITS BEEN WITH JUKE JOINT JOSEPH , MICHAEL THE DREAM AND THIER GUMS, AND I PRAY TAHT YOU CAN FIND THE RIGHT MEDICATIONS SO DEAR CREAMSICLE DOES NOT SUFFER

[kb2yjx]

So osrry to hear about " Agent Orange's" allergies!!! We have several, Riley, Tina, and Hayley with allergies. It is a BIG challenge to keep them in check....prayers for your girl...

[krazyaboutkatz]

From my experience both cats and dogs gain a lot of weight from being on pred. Our family dog had to take pred because if even 1 flea got on her she would get hot spots and loose a lot of fur. She was miserable. This was way before any good flea treatments were out. She went from a normal weight to looking very bloated and overweight even though we didn't feed her any more food than before. Even when her pred was reduced, she kept the weight on. She would drink a lot of water too.

Starr went from a sickly underweight cat of about 7-8lbs to about 13lbs. I'm not sure what he weighs right now but he's a very chubby cat. This is one reason why I didn't want him on pred but nothing else seems to work for his IBD. Some cats will also develope diabetes or cushings disease from being on pred. I sure hope that this won't happen. Good luck and I hope that Creamsicle feels better soon.

[Medusa]

Some cats will also develope diabetes or cushings disease from being on pred. I sure hope that this won't happen. Good luck and I hope that Creamsicle feels better soon.

I sure hope that it won't happen also. I just haven't been able to find out what she's allergic to. We're thinking that it may be environmental but where do you start w/that?