Comments on: Fighting Feline IBD with both a Traditional and Holistic Approach

By: Lisa P

Lisa P — Fri, 03 May 2013 02:29:18 +0000

Hi Judith, I think you are giving too many things. All those olive products are just making things worse. I’d stop those immediately. I don’t know what hydroxyde aluminum is but if it made it worse I hope that’s been stopped as well. As far as giving omeprazole in sub q fluids, that confuses me because i’ve NEVER heard of doing that. I wouldn’t if it were me. Have you tried giving Pepcid A/C instead of omeprazole? I would ask the vet if you could give 1/4 of a 10 mg tablet of pepcid a/c instead. but try to eliminate a lot of this stuff if you can. if you’re feeding a homemade diet, that should help a lot. Also, see about giving probiotics. you can order some through this site or go to a wholistic store near you and get something that’s at least 6 billion in healthy bacteria. NO more anything with sorbitol or any propylene glycol, no more additives. Only clean products from now on. I hope this helps!

By: Juidth

Juidth — Thu, 02 May 2013 20:32:38 +0000

Hello,
Thank you very much for the website
I am french so excuse me if my English is approximative…
My cat is ckd .Against the gastristis due to ckd , i needed to give him omeprasole (prilosec) .I immediatly noticed a changing in the stools :they switched from good to soft.
After a mouth , i stopped omeprazole and gave ranitidine .I noticed the stools became better .He was on ranitidine 3,5 mouths. During these mouth , i noticed problems with stools :sorbitol as excipients gave him diarrhea , propylene glycol (in echographic gel ) , macrogol .
Unfortunaly , ranitidine wasn’t enought egainst gastritis from ckd so i added omeprazole .
My cat has been improved by this addition but the stools were worst than before !!!
I noticed than sight diarrhea with olive oïl , olive frut, olive cooked.
With olive cooked , it was steatorrhea !!!
So i gave him pancreatin .The stools were less nauseabond !
I gave him hydroxyde aluminum and the stools became worst!!!
The food has changed a lot of time since the begining ften veterinary diets and homemade food …
Now i try (the kitty is difficult with food…) 70% homemade and 30%sensitive

This is my question :i think i have to try giving him omeprazole in anothey administration route (subcutaneous ) .May be like this , the GI wil not get in direct contact with the substance …What do you think about this ?

Thank you VERY MUCH for attention !!!

Judith (in France),

By: Lisa P

Lisa P — Fri, 26 Apr 2013 18:48:16 +0000

no, I’ve done it.Just use low fat cottage cheese instead.

By: suzanne

suzanne — Fri, 26 Apr 2013 18:21:13 +0000

Okay…no more butter…too bad, ( It is good quality grassfed, so high in Omega 3) because that’s the one thing I know can get the meds into him. What about crushing the pepcid. Have you heard anything negative about that? Thanks, again…

By: Lisa P

Lisa P — Fri, 26 Apr 2013 18:11:23 +0000

I actually would not give anymore butter, saturated fats are not good. you can dip it in low fat cottage cheese though or mix it with a little water and syringe it into him. If the pepcid is not helping him, call the vet and ask about Cerenia. That pill works GREAT for nausea.

By: suzanne

suzanne — Fri, 26 Apr 2013 18:06:08 +0000

Thanks, so much!!! I forgot to add that I do have him on 1/4 of 10 mg pepcid a/c tablet. I’m grinding it and giving it to him in 100% grass fed butter (which he laps up). I’ve read other folks grind up the pepcid – although on the package it says not to crush. Hope this is okay??? Also, he really likes the butter…not sure if fats are bad for IBD/Lymphoma kitties??? I’ve tried the raw food…he’s not going for it. Right now his favorite is organic turkey lunch meat from Costco and some Fancy Feast flavors..he’s also eating some dry food. He is eating…just not like his usual “always hungry” self. I’m hand feeding a lot…

Thanks for the tip about the prednisolone…I won’t stop it….

By: Lisa P

Lisa P — Fri, 26 Apr 2013 17:57:36 +0000

Hi Suzanne, sorry your poor boy is going through this. NEVER just stop a steroid cold turkey like that. It’ll do more harm than good. First of all they need to give him something for that nauseousness. Call the vet, ask about giving a 1/4 of a 10 mg tablet of pepcid a/c for the nausea. He’s not eating because he’s nauseous. if that doesn’t work, ask the vet about cerenia, works GREAT. Also ask about an appetite stimulant to get him eating again. He needs to keep eating. But don’t stop the pred whatsoever before speaking to the vet first! If the prednisone doesn’t work ask about Entocort.

By: suzanne

suzanne — Fri, 26 Apr 2013 17:13:02 +0000

Hello: My boy, Valentino, is 9 yrs old. He’s a pretty big guy, but has always been on the thin side…he’s about 10-11 lbs now…down about 2-3 lbs from his highest wt. Last 6 months or so, he’s thrown up several times a week. Mostly hairballs, but sometimes food and/or clear liquid. 2 weeks ago the vomit was bloody (he occasionally has bloody stools and they are always soft). Long story short…vet said possibly ibd or lymphoma..had ultrasound & needle asipration for mass and enlarged lymph nodes…inconclusive. They gave him B12 shot and wanted to do more invasive procedures to find the cause. He was so stressed, I didn’t want to do that. So he is now on .5 mg prednisolone. It hasn’t been quite 48 hours. His appetite is poor and he looks nauseous most of the time. I’m hoping the prednisolone kicks in today and he starts feeling better. I’ve order the cat probiotics and Life Gold Cancer support and both should arrive early next week.

Can anyone tell me how long it will take for the prednisolone to start working…if he’s not feeling better in a day or two, should I discontinue it???

Thanks for your support…this is a great service!!!

Valentino’s Mom

By: Lisa P

Lisa P — Fri, 26 Apr 2013 03:26:48 +0000

Oh perry, I’m so sorry to hear this. That’s a lot of weight to lose and it sounds like what happened with my Alex. Has she considered giving Leukeran with budesonide instead of the dex? This combination, either Leuk with bud or Leuk with prednisolone, seems to work well, especially for cases like this. Again, I’m so sorry Bird is so sick. This breaks my heart to hear this.

By: Perry

Perry — Thu, 25 Apr 2013 16:48:49 +0000

Hi,

My little man, Bird, has been having a horrible time with IBD. He’s gone from 9+ pounds down to 5.8 – and he was always a very thin Abyssinian. He’s been having bloody diarrhea, no vomiting. The vet has been treating him with Dex, and she just started B-12 shots because of his anemia (19), and also a medication to stimulate red blood cell production. He’s been eating Hill’s A/D, and quite likes it, although goes off it when he’s about to explode.

Anything further I should consider? I’m afraid he’s in his last week or two of life, at this point.

-Perry-