I've got a cat who's been IBD since I took him in almost 10yrs ago. For a while an Rx food high in fiber seemed to help, then they changed something and it stopped. We've tried everything from pumpkin to other holistic things. Put him on a limited ingredient novel/single protein food that food well for a while, then they also changed something and it stopped.
He's had absolute liquid poo since and it's been quite a while.
He also has hyperthyroidism but it's regulated (actually on the low end but still in parameters) and has had a lot of bloodwork done to rule out things such as B12 (though he tried that for 6weeks to no avail), EPI, pancreas, liver, and other things I can't recall. I believe the only thing he hasn't gone through is the fecal test.
He's been on Metro to no response except making sick and not want to eat, slippery Elm, and has been on Tylan powder for 3 weeks now and KEEPS losing weight! He was down to 7lbs 8oz last and is skin and bones & my husband tells me we have to think about putting him down due to his weight, and he does love him.
I asked the doctor about other tests and she said she thinks to wait for any others, and start prednisolone 2.5mg twice a day.
Said he's losing weight from malabsorption. No shit.
My question is, does Pres ever actually help this? I've tried researching and the only things I've found were on the NIH pages and it was so medical jargon even I didn't understand it.
Help! I don't want to lose my little man.
He's had absolute liquid poo since and it's been quite a while.
He also has hyperthyroidism but it's regulated (actually on the low end but still in parameters) and has had a lot of bloodwork done to rule out things such as B12 (though he tried that for 6weeks to no avail), EPI, pancreas, liver, and other things I can't recall. I believe the only thing he hasn't gone through is the fecal test.
He's been on Metro to no response except making sick and not want to eat, slippery Elm, and has been on Tylan powder for 3 weeks now and KEEPS losing weight! He was down to 7lbs 8oz last and is skin and bones & my husband tells me we have to think about putting him down due to his weight, and he does love him.
I asked the doctor about other tests and she said she thinks to wait for any others, and start prednisolone 2.5mg twice a day.
Said he's losing weight from malabsorption. No shit.
My question is, does Pres ever actually help this? I've tried researching and the only things I've found were on the NIH pages and it was so medical jargon even I didn't understand it.
Help! I don't want to lose my little man.