Plasma cell pododermatitis

[OdinLovesLife]

My cat has been diagnosed with plasma cell pododermatitis by two vets. The first one wanted to put her on cortisone indefinitely, I didn't want her to have cortisone as the first option. The second recommended a 6 month course of antibiotics which helped but didn't completely get rid of the problem. After stopping the antibiotics the problem is slowly returning to it's previous state.

Does anyone have information and treating this problem in cats? Anything helpful?

[bosclo]

Atopica 25mg with pill pockets. Initially twice a day. He would eat the chicken flavored pill pockets and not notice the pill. He still has scars on his feet, but the disease never returned. It's been over 4 years.

[DaWeezer]

So did he have surgery or just the Atopica? Mine is leaving blood everywhere she walks too.

[DaWeezer]

So did he have surgery or just the Atopica? Mine is leaving blood everywhere she walks too.

[Valfran]

Thanx so much for all the helpful information. After Kloe finished the Amoxicillin her paw looked a little better. I have gotten her off of all fish cat food. It has not been easy because fish was all she ate and you know how finicky cats can be. Because Kloe doesn't have any teeth she hasn't eaten dry food. While I have been switching her over I have supplemented the moist food with temptations treats. If I hand feed them to her she will eat them. I have bought every moist food on the market trying to find one that she would eat readily so that I could put the doxycycline in it.  So far nothing really strikes her fancy. I am feeding her the greenies pill pockets as treats with nothing in them to let her acquire a taste for them, slow going!! In the last few days she has really started to feel better. She is starting to scratch my furniture, she was never much of a scratcher. She doesn't hold her bad foot up anymore and is starting to run around. I was able to get a good look at her paw tonight and it looks a lot better! Yeah!  Maybe there is something to the food allergy connection. For the time being I am just doing watchful waiting, and trying to find the holy grail food that the doxycycline could be hidden in. The idea of the doxycycline cat treat sounds very interesting, what type of pharmacy would do that and what flavor did u find your cat liked best?  Is a cat only vet better than a dermatologist? Thanx again

[opus88]

thank you so much for posting and telling us of your experience with atopica...
yes it was originally manufactured for dogs but has been used off label for a few years for cats...
I am so glad it has worked so successfully for your kitty..Podo sounds like a very frustrating and stubborn disease to treat.
I am also glad you did try all other treatments first before resorting to atopica...its best used as a last resort.

[bosclo]

My cat was 2 yrs old when he was diagnosed with plasma cell pododermatitis. After 6 mos of various treatments with no avail, my vet tried a drug usually used to treat skin diseases in dogs. The drug is Atopica 25mg. My cat was given 1 tablet twice a day initially, then lesser quantities. After 6 weeks, my cat was cured. I continued to give 1 tablet twice a week for 3 weeks and then stopped. It's now 1 1/2 years later and the disease has not returned. My cat is now happy and healthy. Hope this helps.