[Felvtalk] prednisone

[Jetty Dijkshoorn]

Thanks Marsha,for your advise..all very welcome. I am very new to this
subject. I am the lucky owner of 6 healthy cats and do all the best I can
to make this little guy feel good..and he won't recover I will make sure
that he doesn't have to suffer.




2014-06-03 21:58 GMT+02:00 Marsha <martia at lynxe.com>:

> Jetty,
>
> Regarding prednisone - it will make a cat feel better and stimulate the
> appetite.  It also sometimes can shrink certain kinds of tumors
> temporarily.  But keep in mind that it also suppresses the immune system,
> which you usually want to avoid in a FeLV+ cat.  Prednisone / Prednisolone
> is a great drug, but be sure to balance the benefits against the negatives
> for each specific cat.  Prednisone will suppress inflammation, so it is
> harder to tell if your cat has developed an infection.  Infections in a
> FeLV+ cat need to be treated quickly and for a longer time period.
>
> Marsha
>
> On 6/3/2014 12:12 PM, Jetty Dijkshoorn wrote:
>
>> Hi Lance,
>>
>> thanks so much for your reply, very much appreciated. I checked on the
>> internet and found 10 ug at eur 152,00 at a webshop. Is that a price which
>> sounds reasonable to you as I have no clue at all. Talked to my vet this
>> afternoon and he was not that positive about using interferon. Wallie seems
>> to be doing right now he is eating a lot and is feelling much better than
>> when I let him in. The vet prescribed him antibiotics and a prednisone
>> treatment. If necessary will give him this interferom as well,
>>
>>
>
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