Creamsicle and her allergies. Again.

[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?

[Randi]

Oh poor Creamsicle, itching skin is no fun. I get it myself durng winter and I know it's because of the radiator I put on, versus cold air outside, but what can you do!

I hope you'll find the reason for Creamsiscles allergies. Could it be something in the food? Have you tried another product? Do you brush her a lot? If so, perhaps that could be the reason.

Hopefully the medicine will she gets, will help her feel better soon!

Sending lots of good thoughts to that sweet girl.

[Medusa]

We've pretty much eliminated food allergies so we're thinking that it's environmental; therein lies the problem; where to start. I hate keeping her on the Pred but if I don't, she loses so much hair that she's nearly bald and the itching is maddening for her. She tears at her fur; it's awful. I don't brush her because she hates it and tries to bite me. She's a short hair so at least she doesn't mat. I get a swipe in now and then but not that often.

She really holds a grudge. She had to go in the basement when she got home from the vet's yesterday because the workers were still here and the rest of the Fur Posse was in the basement. She sat at the door and yowled for about half an hour. Now she won't have anything to do w/me and she didn't eat her breakfast. I don't think she's sick; I just think she's holding a grudge. However, if she doesn't eat tomorrow, then I'll have to give my vet a call. Poor little girl, she's deaf as well as being a CH baby so she can't hear the tone of my voice to soothe her. She just goes into one of the cat condos and peers out as if she's being punished for something. It makes me sad to see her do that. She's sitting on the floor next to me right now but she usually wants to sit in my lap while I'm at the computer, so she's punishing me. LOL Hopefully, she'll soften up as the day goes on.

[pomtzu]

I guess she's showing you what she thinks of yesterday's events!! Don't you just love cattitude???
I try to stay away from Pred - on a regular basis anyway. That's how two of my Lhasas ended up with diabetis. They were both on a daily dose for an extended period and suffered the consequences. I wish I had known at the time that this is a possibility, but didn't find out till after the fact. One of them definitely had to be on it, but the other was borderline. "Sigh" Of course the vet they were seeing at the time didn't know how to properly manage a diabetic dog either - she had a general practice, but birds were her specialty! Needless to say, I found another vet for the crew and have been going to her for many, many years now. She's the best - and even Myndi and Sparky love her!

[LionHart]

Prayers & thoughts for Creamsicle and for you .

It's frustrating, I know. My Junoir has spells where he bites and scratches himself raw. He'd gone a month or so doing fine, but I noticed the other day he's back to clawing his neck again. His butt, back legs and the base of his tail are bare! Not a pretty sight!

[Medusa]

Prayers & thoughts for Creamsicle and for you .

It's frustrating, I know. My Junoir has spells where he bites and scratches himself raw. He'd gone a month or so doing fine, but I noticed the other day he's back to clawing his neck again. His butt, back legs and the base of his tail are bare! Not a pretty sight!

Aw, well then, prayers are going out for Junior and you. She's already stopped the chewing so apparently the depo shot is doing its job but I worry about her being on Prednisolone long term. It seems that nothing else helps her, though. The scabs come back and she loses hair as she walks! At one point, the top of her head was bald, also under her chin and her tail looked like a little rat tail. She also had a nasty black scab on her lip, poor girl. My vet said that it was like having a severe case of poison ivy. Can you imagine?