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Caring For Your Cat / Re: Queen Eva threw up with a pink tinge
« Last post by Pookie on December 26, 2023, 10:10:48 AM »First: Belated Merry Christmas!
2nd: I understand the worry about taking her off the pred. I went through that with Kitty. And I know vets freak about keeping pets on pred long-term, but per Dr. Plechner, some pets need to be on low-dose (key words there are LOW dose) pred, because their adrenals aren't producing enough cortisol, and/or they have too much estrogen in their system which lowers cortisol and causes inflammation. The low-dose pred is just enough to bring things into balance, kind of like a person who is hypo-thyroid takes a thyroid medication to bring those hormones back into balance.
My point is, while hopefully she'll continue to do well once she's off the pred , if she does continue to need it, she may be one of those pets that needs to be on a low-dose to keep things in balance and control inflammation. He had a bunch of specific tests that he ran, but the main thing is to use the lowest effective dose. I had Kitty on .2ml/day, and that seemed to work for her.
Why bother with a shelf? She's seems fine with the dinosaur.
Congratulations on getting everything set up! Woo hoo!
2nd: I understand the worry about taking her off the pred. I went through that with Kitty. And I know vets freak about keeping pets on pred long-term, but per Dr. Plechner, some pets need to be on low-dose (key words there are LOW dose) pred, because their adrenals aren't producing enough cortisol, and/or they have too much estrogen in their system which lowers cortisol and causes inflammation. The low-dose pred is just enough to bring things into balance, kind of like a person who is hypo-thyroid takes a thyroid medication to bring those hormones back into balance.
My point is, while hopefully she'll continue to do well once she's off the pred , if she does continue to need it, she may be one of those pets that needs to be on a low-dose to keep things in balance and control inflammation. He had a bunch of specific tests that he ran, but the main thing is to use the lowest effective dose. I had Kitty on .2ml/day, and that seemed to work for her.
Why bother with a shelf? She's seems fine with the dinosaur.
Congratulations on getting everything set up! Woo hoo!