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1. What is the difference between prednisolone vs, dexamethasone? 2. Are they equally effective when used to treat feline intestinal lymphoma? 3. Why and when would the doctor choose one over the other? 4. What kind of response would we see in c
Dexamethasone is 7 times stronger than prednisolone and has an increased rate of GI upset or stomach ulcers. Typically on prednisolone is used in cat because prednisone is broken down to prednisolone--so it is easier to start with the broken down form already. Prednisolones are specifically used when talking about lymphoma due to the potential side effects of dexamethasone. Dr.s chooses one over the other base on preference or what you are treating -- specific diseases have research to back the use of one--lymphoma does better with prednisolone. You will not see a fast improvement with just prednisolone or even if you added stronger chemo. It is a slow progress no matter what. Just using prednisolone you can see a good appetite, no change in diarrhea, no added weight gain. It merely suppress the cancer cells temporarily and helps them feel better. Even with other chemos, it is long term process with slow results---2-4 months to see improvement with the diarrhea in severe cases.
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My 13 year old cat has pancreatitis. He was prescribed a hypoallergenic food. While transitioning to the new food, he was prescribed 0.7ml prednisolone every 12 hours for 14 days, then daily for 14 days, then every other day for 7 doses. Is this a ty
Yes, that is a typical decreasing dosage program. While steroids are not recommended for long term use, cats have less problems with them than dogs. Also long term use generally means many months or years. Thanks for using Boop by Petco to help you care get answers to your veterinary questions.
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I have three questions at this Point: 1. Can a cat be put on IV fluid and travel 6 hours to a University hospital for treatment? Is it safe to do so? If not, are there any alternatives? 2. Can a cat be fed intravenously? How is that different fr
Hi, thanks for using Boop by Petco. I am sorry Sam is so sick. To answer your questions: 1) I would be cautious to allow a pet owner to travel 6 hours while the cat is attached to IV fluids. We use fluid pumps to administer the right volume of fluids. They would be unable to use a pump in the car due to the need to likely have to plug it in a some point. They do have a battery but in my experience the batteries never last long enough. They could set a drip from the IV fluid bag but cats are sensitive to fluid overload and I would worry that with out a properly trained person monitoring the drips that Sam could receive too much. Maybe the best option would to keep Sam on IV fluids as long as possible and give him some fluids under the skin before he leaves to go to the University hospital. And then may be teach you how to give a 2nd dose under the skin half way to the University. Also he might be fine without fluids for 6 hours, but I am not sure how sick he is 2) IV fluids are just u
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My dog is a 3 year Maltese with 11 lbs. He was wearing a Scalibur necklace for flees, and by that developed a red rash around the neck. We removed it yesterday, but today he is itching, breathing more heavily than normal, and squiling. We called a ve
If that is a allergic reaction as it seems, the dose you gave should be enough to stop it. If the signs persist I would recommend to have him checked as soon as possible as more powerful (ideally injectable) treatment with steroids should be given. Hope this answer was helpful, but please do not hesitate to contact us again on the forum or by requesting a consultation if you have any more questions or to discuss it any further.
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can I use betamethasone valerate 0.1% on my cat?
In general, betamethasone is safe to use in cats, however without a physical exam we cannot say it would be appropriate to use in this situation. Ideally, Katty should be seen by your vet to determine if a topical cream is needed.
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