I have a cat who had diarrea for several years. Recently she started losing weight and not eating well. She throws up occasionally after pooping and now she is hiding. The vet gave her maropitant for the nausea, mirtazapine, and i/d cat food. She does not seem to be getting any better. I was wondering about putting her on budesonide for the inflammation, b-12 shots and fatty acid supplement. Also, what long term nausea medication does not have too many side affects.

I have a 14 year old mixed breed cat. For about 1.5 years he has been dealing with a chronic issue, and the vet cannot seem to pinpoint the problem. It started with weight loss. His fist vet visit, they did scan of his abdominal region which showed thickened intestional lining. He was started on predenisolone 2mg every day for about a month or two and then weened off. He responsed well to it intially, but once off of the medicine started to decline again. Vet put him on it every other day for a while, and no change, but not gaining weight either. Now, he is on it everyday and still no change, but still gradually and slowly losing weight. About 1.5. years ago, he was about 11 or 12 pounds; now he is 8.8. His CBC shows high WBC, low neutrophil count and low RBC count. Recent visit also showed some liver enzymes coming through in the CBC, but vet isn't sure if that's from age or from the issue at hand. I have tried changing his diet, but still no change. I am taking him back to the vet next week to ask him about possible IBD? Maybe changing his medicine or dosage? I feel like the poor guy is basically starving to death. He just follows me around meowing. He constantly eats. I'm not sure if he is having diarrhea, because I have other cats in the household. I have seen solids in the litter, but not sure if it's from him or not. And I can't tell the difference between urine and diarrhea in the litter. Any ideas?

My cat has suspected IBD. Our Vet put him on Prdnisolone 5 mg twice acdy for 6 weeks. His main symptom was bile pukes in the am several times a month and decreased appetite. He s been on the meds for 5 weeks and is doing well. No vomiting at all since beginning the Pred and his appetite is great. Next week I am to ween him to 5 mg once a day for several weeks and the 1 x every bother day forba total of 3 months. Then we re to stop and see how it goes I ve changed his diet and added probiotics, Digestive enzymes and B12 shots . My question is do some cats recover not needing the meds forever or is this something that will need to be treated for the rest of his life?

My 12 year old cat was said to have chronic severe IBD that started 3 years ago (misdiagnosed for 3 years), or lymphoma of the intestines. He gets a flare up about twice a year, and his current is the worse one yet. He has really stopped eating except for a few bites of food for 3 days, and had continuous vomiting- bile, foamy pink. This vet visit he was given a steroid injection, crenia injection, and some pain medication as he howls when his abdomen is touched. That was over 24 hours ago, and the vet said the injection of steroids should make him hungry. He is not, and still eating a very small amount of food- 4 bites or so all day. I have tried all types of food- you name it I have tried it, and still nothing. The vomiting has stopped, however he still looks like he is having reflux issues every time he does something (like jumps on the couch, something comes up and he has to lick his mouth). I am wondering is the steroid working because he is still not eating and in pain? Or does he not have IBD and it’s lymphoma? I do not want to put my cat through the endoscopy so we are trying to treat with the best educated information we had. If the steroid should have worked for IBD, and it’s not then is it safe to say that his condition had progressed to a more serious condition?

Puff, my 9 year old cat, has had weight loss, vomiting, diarrhea, and an increasingly ravenous appetite within the past few months. She used to be fat and weighed 14 pounds at her heaviest. Now, she weighs 7 pounds and is very thin. She was having increasing vomiting and diarrhea before she started to lose weight, her coat looked unhealthy as well (though this may be in part due to her allergy to fleas). We took her to the vet twice and both times they suggested she had hyperthyroidism. She got blood tests both times and they came back negative. She lost a lot more weight and became hungrier and hungrier despite how much she ate. She now constantly begs for food and wolfs her food down (we have to separate her from her brother, otherwise she steals his food). Only now, with her most recent visit to the vet, did they suggest IBD. They said she was young to have it (though both her and her brother, Jack-Jack, have had illnesses at early ages, so it’s not surprising). She’s getting an ultrasound tomorrow, but the vet is pretty certain she has IBD. If she’s diagnosed with IBD, she will have to be on antibiotics and steroids for the rest of her life. I hope the poor thing gains all her weight back so she can be our fat kitty again! And I hope she won’t have vomiting and diarrhea as much as she does now.