Carole, I'm sorry to hear that Ellie-Mae is in so much pain. Hopefully something will help her. I know only too well about how steroids can affect a cat. They made poor Starr so fat that he couldn't function properly. Storms on them now but he's a much larger cat so they don't seem to be making him gain a lot of weight but he's always hungry. Lots of prayers and positive thoughts are being sent her way.