My kitten, Tiny Dancer, has been going thru this illness since before April 1st when we first noticed the swelling under her tongue.

She has been on antibiotics (there does seem to be a bacterial component to her condition) and 3 rounds of steroids and it has continued. Finally a biopsy was done and the diagnosis was made. We realize the steroid we had been using was not right (she was on dex) and now she has been changed to prednisolone. We hope to see some improvement in a few days...this poor cat has been thru hell. Not able to drink or eat because of the extreme swelling under her tongue I have had to feed her blended food from a dosing syringe. She is so sick of me coming at her with meds. and syranges we spend 20 mins just chasing her down to get her meds in her and get her fed.

Anyhow....my questions....the vet has explained to me that she will be on a higher dose of the prednisolone to get the granuloma under control and then a maintenance dose will have to be found.
I was wondering what to expect healthwise with the long term use of the steroid (other then weight gain...I know about that) and also if anyone has any insight into this condition any info would be GREATLY appreciated!

thanks
Deb

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