SID Flare Up Continues
- Montgomery
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SID Flare Up Continues
He's getting better, but he still has some loose stool and a sore backside. He had a bath this morning because his feet and tail were a mess and it was kinder to put him in the sink than to use baby wipes on him. He hid his face in my sweater and called me names, but he let me do it. How long do these flare ups usually last?
Montgomery was born 20 March 2012. He is SUPPOSED to be eating a home-cooked diet, but refuses. He eats Purina True Instinct Grain-Free Chicken and whatever chicken-based tinned food we can entice him with. Nine pounds of pure stubbornness. He gets two size 0 capsules of Enzyme Diane at each meal and one size 4 capsule of Tylosin three times daily. Sometimes he gets Petromalt. He's our little Spitfire, and when he purrs you KNOW he's got a real Merlin engine. Lately, he's taken to giving hugs.
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Re: SID Flare Up Continues
with the dogs (and i am guessing with the cats too) a SID flareup subsides in a week or so IF/WHEN the pet is given a course of Tylan..
Isn't Montgomery on a short maintenance course of Tylan? If so.. up it to a full dose for a short course ,... maybe 7 to 10 days.......see if your vet agrees with this....
Isn't Montgomery on a short maintenance course of Tylan? If so.. up it to a full dose for a short course ,... maybe 7 to 10 days.......see if your vet agrees with this....
Olesia, was owned by Izzy, a 35lb Spanish Water Dog (SWD), Diagnosed at 1.5 years old - TLI results 1.. Izzy passed away on February 13, 2020 at 15 years old. She lived with EPI for 13+1/2 years. It was because of Izzy that Epi4Dogs was started... she was the inspiration. May her legacy of helping others with EPI continue for as long as needed.........
- Montgomery
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Re: SID Flare Up Continues
We've put him up to a full dose of Tylan, but we're not quite at seven days yet with that. He is definitely a lot better. This was his first bath in days. I'll just be a bit more patient, I guess! Thank you!
Montgomery was born 20 March 2012. He is SUPPOSED to be eating a home-cooked diet, but refuses. He eats Purina True Instinct Grain-Free Chicken and whatever chicken-based tinned food we can entice him with. Nine pounds of pure stubbornness. He gets two size 0 capsules of Enzyme Diane at each meal and one size 4 capsule of Tylosin three times daily. Sometimes he gets Petromalt. He's our little Spitfire, and when he purrs you KNOW he's got a real Merlin engine. Lately, he's taken to giving hugs.
- Montgomery
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Re: SID Flare Up Continues
Patience has paid off. He's right back to normal. His fur is clean and soft again, and he smells like catnip. His stools have firmed up. His mouth has healed. He's back to shooting marbles and tearing up cardboard and paper. It's my day off, so he's spent a good chunk of it on my shoulders, and he supervised the cooking of his cat food. Thanks for the advice!
Montgomery was born 20 March 2012. He is SUPPOSED to be eating a home-cooked diet, but refuses. He eats Purina True Instinct Grain-Free Chicken and whatever chicken-based tinned food we can entice him with. Nine pounds of pure stubbornness. He gets two size 0 capsules of Enzyme Diane at each meal and one size 4 capsule of Tylosin three times daily. Sometimes he gets Petromalt. He's our little Spitfire, and when he purrs you KNOW he's got a real Merlin engine. Lately, he's taken to giving hugs.
- Olesia711
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Re: SID Flare Up Continues
Hi V... you are very welcome and SOOOooo glad to hear that Montgomery has improved..... TG for Tylan , eh?!!!
Olesia, was owned by Izzy, a 35lb Spanish Water Dog (SWD), Diagnosed at 1.5 years old - TLI results 1.. Izzy passed away on February 13, 2020 at 15 years old. She lived with EPI for 13+1/2 years. It was because of Izzy that Epi4Dogs was started... she was the inspiration. May her legacy of helping others with EPI continue for as long as needed.........
- Montgomery
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Re: SID Flare Up Continues
Yeah. Bittersweet, though. I was so hoping he wouldn't have to be on medication his entire life. I'm just glad he's back to rights. Poor cat. His tail drooped, his ears drooped, he smelled sour, he didn't want to clean himself because his mouth hurt, he didn't want to eat because he felt awful. Lesson learned the hard way.
Montgomery was born 20 March 2012. He is SUPPOSED to be eating a home-cooked diet, but refuses. He eats Purina True Instinct Grain-Free Chicken and whatever chicken-based tinned food we can entice him with. Nine pounds of pure stubbornness. He gets two size 0 capsules of Enzyme Diane at each meal and one size 4 capsule of Tylosin three times daily. Sometimes he gets Petromalt. He's our little Spitfire, and when he purrs you KNOW he's got a real Merlin engine. Lately, he's taken to giving hugs.
Re: SID Flare Up Continues
Poor boy! Wasn't he on a very long course of Tylosin that was slowly stopped fairly recently? Maybe he's going to need it for life?
I hope he's still doing better!
And you do know that B A T H is a 4 letter word especially for cats!!
I hope he's still doing better!
And you do know that B A T H is a 4 letter word especially for cats!!
Chance was my 4 legged soul mate. My mobility assist service dog. Pure yellow Lab, 75 lbs. After struggling with weight all his life, finally dx with EPI. cTLI < 1, folate and B12 very low. Fed Raw. Maintained with Creon, Garden of Life probiotic and intermittent calcium bentonite clay. (Tylosin was a big nightmare for him)!
Rylee is Chance's successor; also pure Yellow/Fox red Lab. Started with symptoms at 8 weeks. At 6 months of age, also prescribed Creon due to suspected EPI (due to passing large amounts of undigested food). Currently suspected of blockages in pancreatic ducts. She is maintained VERY nicely on Creon and probiotics. Also raw fed.
Rylee is Chance's successor; also pure Yellow/Fox red Lab. Started with symptoms at 8 weeks. At 6 months of age, also prescribed Creon due to suspected EPI (due to passing large amounts of undigested food). Currently suspected of blockages in pancreatic ducts. She is maintained VERY nicely on Creon and probiotics. Also raw fed.
- Montgomery
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Re: SID Flare Up Continues
Yeah, everyone says that about cats and baths. He stuffed his head under my arm and cried, but it was more because his bum was sore than the fact that he was in the sink. He's used to it. When he was a baby, I used to just hold him under the tap.
He's right as rain now.
He's right as rain now.
Montgomery was born 20 March 2012. He is SUPPOSED to be eating a home-cooked diet, but refuses. He eats Purina True Instinct Grain-Free Chicken and whatever chicken-based tinned food we can entice him with. Nine pounds of pure stubbornness. He gets two size 0 capsules of Enzyme Diane at each meal and one size 4 capsule of Tylosin three times daily. Sometimes he gets Petromalt. He's our little Spitfire, and when he purrs you KNOW he's got a real Merlin engine. Lately, he's taken to giving hugs.
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