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Plasma cell pododermatitis
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?
Does anyone have information and treating this problem in cats? Anything helpful?
hi...thats the unfortunate part of putting any medication in a cats food...they will refuse to eat it!!! cats are very particular abt their food, if it smells different most won't even try and believe me they can sure smell medications!!!
Atopica is also in pill form and most cats have to be on it long term....it is a type of steroid so use only as a last resort. You could ask the Vet if the Doxy can be made up by a compound pharmacy into a gel form, than that way you only have to administer to the tip of the ear and the body absorbs....but IF it can be done with that med. it does make it more expensive, but a way around cats that are very hard to pill.
good luck
Atopica is also in pill form and most cats have to be on it long term....it is a type of steroid so use only as a last resort. You could ask the Vet if the Doxy can be made up by a compound pharmacy into a gel form, than that way you only have to administer to the tip of the ear and the body absorbs....but IF it can be done with that med. it does make it more expensive, but a way around cats that are very hard to pill.
good luck
How did u have to give the Atopica to the cat? Poor Kloe picked up an infection from the first trip to the vet. I had to give her Amoxicillin for two weeks. We had to put her in a spare room because we couldn't catch her. It took us an hour two times so we had to come up with plan B. It took the two of us to give the Amoxicillin twice a day. I have a prescription for the doxycycline. 1/8 of a capsule 2x a day. Vet told me to put it in her food, but she is not a good eater and if she smells anything she walks away. How long was the cat on the Atopica? Was poor appetite part of this condition?
I took the sample to the vet today. I'm going to order the mercola product from iherb after I finish this. Mercolas site to get free shipping u have to order 3 don't want to that until I know she will eat it. I'm waiting on the results of the stool sample before I start the doxycycline back up. If she has worms that treatment will have to come first. I lost my 14 yr old male cat this spring to cancer. He just stopped eating, tried everything to get him to eat, nothing worked. Cats can starve themselves to death. Keeping Kloe eating is my first priority. I feel like I'm in dejavu, with this eating thing. Thanks
I'm sorry to hear that, she is so tiny as it is besides no cats can go without eating their normal calorie intake..so she must eat.
doxycyclines most common side effect is nausea and vomiting....so its the medication since the vomiting is new and so is the med.
http://www.veterinarypartner.com/Content.plx?P=A&S=0&C=0&A=642
if you are concerned abt worms, just take a stool sample to your Vets for testing...you do not have to subject her to the trauma of a clinic visit....
but I caution you abt giving any additional meds unless absolutely necessary to an already upset tummy.
mercola's products are very good, you can also buy same at iherb and their shipping is usually much cheaper however I see mercola's site offers FREE shipping right now. the product itself is priced the same at either source. sure would be worth getting:)
http://www.iherb.com/Dr-Mercola-Complete-Probiotics-for-Pets-90-g/41880#cid=492&p=1&oos=1&disc=0&lc=en-US&w=complete%20probiotic%20for%20pets&rc=9&sr=null&ic=1
you will have to add less to start with to get Kloe used to it perhaps, although I have found it has very little taste so my cats don't appear to notice when I add the primal defense one, and my boys are very finicky with their food too.
keep a close eye on that litter box, could sure be b/c she ate nothing all day....but she should certainly go by today.
doxycyclines most common side effect is nausea and vomiting....so its the medication since the vomiting is new and so is the med.
http://www.veterinarypartner.com/Content.plx?P=A&S=0&C=0&A=642
if you are concerned abt worms, just take a stool sample to your Vets for testing...you do not have to subject her to the trauma of a clinic visit....
but I caution you abt giving any additional meds unless absolutely necessary to an already upset tummy.
mercola's products are very good, you can also buy same at iherb and their shipping is usually much cheaper however I see mercola's site offers FREE shipping right now. the product itself is priced the same at either source. sure would be worth getting:)
http://www.iherb.com/Dr-Mercola-Complete-Probiotics-for-Pets-90-g/41880#cid=492&p=1&oos=1&disc=0&lc=en-US&w=complete%20probiotic%20for%20pets&rc=9&sr=null&ic=1
you will have to add less to start with to get Kloe used to it perhaps, although I have found it has very little taste so my cats don't appear to notice when I add the primal defense one, and my boys are very finicky with their food too.
keep a close eye on that litter box, could sure be b/c she ate nothing all day....but she should certainly go by today.
Not a good day. Kloe threw up dinner last night with the antibiotic. Today I managed to get her to eat it this morning,but then she barely ate anything all day. Tried the probiotic in the tiniest amount and I think she smells it and walks away. Didn't use her litter box all day. I'm wondering if its because she ate so little or if the meds did something. Very strange! Tonight I didn't give her the meds just want her to eat something. I'm going to have her tested for worms, maybe there is an underlying problem. She had worms when I first rescued her the bad variety. Had to worm her twice until it was clear. I got an advertisement today from Mercola about a probiotic, maybe that one she would take. Kloe is still a little ferrel u can't just pick her up like other cats so administering things with a dropper is out of the question. She will run and hide all day.
well good for you, you are doing all the right things and taking care of little Kloe very well....bless you for doing that, it makes me cry to think of all the cats in shelters or on the streets who are in so much pain...:(
yes you have your hands full!!!...we 'know' the good foods and what we 'should' be doing but it always comes down to the cats has got to eat...and sometimes they hold us hostage!!!
when one of mine had to be taken off dry food 3 yrs ago....I too tried everything avail on the market, yes even the raw diets....he refused everything. as a very last resort I was forced to try and make him a homemade diet with something he liked...human food, pork or chicken PLUS all the needed supplements... it still took months to get him to 'like' it real well, but at least he was willing to try it ....so 3 years later I am still making this diet, his FLUTD is under control and he is very healthy.
that all being said, the second boy I have no matter what I did..(.and believe me I tried everything for a year.).. will NOT eat this homemade diet or any form of human food....NOR will he eat any of the 'good' brands of commercial food. but thank God he will at least eat canned food, unfortunately the junk brands...
But yes, the main thing is they must eat...so we must comply:)
Fish is not recommended as you know and is also extremely hard to get them off of once begun. I would highly recommend you add a Vit. E supplement in with it...but not now, lets deal with her taking the antibiotic and the probiotic first...add new stuff later.
its good that you feed tiny amounts several times a day....I too with mine, that is the normal way a cat eats...one of the reasons dry food got to be so popular.
they can only digest a small amount per feeding....
Is the antibiotic in liquid or capsule form? if she starts refusing her food another option is to give it via a dropper....if in capsule form, just open the cap and mix with a dab of water.
You can do the same with the probiotic if she won't take it in her food. the primal defense comes in powder form.
good luck and keep us posted on how she's doing ok....
yes you have your hands full!!!...we 'know' the good foods and what we 'should' be doing but it always comes down to the cats has got to eat...and sometimes they hold us hostage!!!
when one of mine had to be taken off dry food 3 yrs ago....I too tried everything avail on the market, yes even the raw diets....he refused everything. as a very last resort I was forced to try and make him a homemade diet with something he liked...human food, pork or chicken PLUS all the needed supplements... it still took months to get him to 'like' it real well, but at least he was willing to try it ....so 3 years later I am still making this diet, his FLUTD is under control and he is very healthy.
that all being said, the second boy I have no matter what I did..(.and believe me I tried everything for a year.).. will NOT eat this homemade diet or any form of human food....NOR will he eat any of the 'good' brands of commercial food. but thank God he will at least eat canned food, unfortunately the junk brands...
But yes, the main thing is they must eat...so we must comply:)
Fish is not recommended as you know and is also extremely hard to get them off of once begun. I would highly recommend you add a Vit. E supplement in with it...but not now, lets deal with her taking the antibiotic and the probiotic first...add new stuff later.
its good that you feed tiny amounts several times a day....I too with mine, that is the normal way a cat eats...one of the reasons dry food got to be so popular.
they can only digest a small amount per feeding....
Is the antibiotic in liquid or capsule form? if she starts refusing her food another option is to give it via a dropper....if in capsule form, just open the cap and mix with a dab of water.
You can do the same with the probiotic if she won't take it in her food. the primal defense comes in powder form.
good luck and keep us posted on how she's doing ok....
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