My cat was recently put on amoxycillin for an upper resp. infection (she just finished a 10 dy cycle). Vet also said she was dehydrated and her kidney function was slightly off, so has me giving her Lactate Ringer's soln daily.



Her appetite has not been what it should be between being sick and the meds. I have been giving her Nutrical and babyfood through a syringe but I also asked the vet if there was any type of meds I could give her to stimulate her appetite. I was given a steroid called Prednisonol (I think that's the spelling).



I can't figure out why they gave me that for appetite issues. All the information I'm getting on it states it's to be used as an anti-inflammatory and I've also seen it stated that it should be kept away from cats with kidney issues!



My normal vet is out of town for the next week so this was given to me by another vet in his office. She is not familiar with my cat's case, but she did look at the records and I metioned the kidney issues. Do you know if this medication is actually supposed to be used for appetite stimulation? And is there a possiblity for it to actually add to her kidney issues? I don't want to wait a full week for my vet to get back and I haven't had any luck reaching the vet's office to verify that I got the right treatment!



Thanks for your help!

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• Steroids for Appetite Stimulation? - ponygal1129, Sun Jan 29 00:37:22 2006
• RE: Steroids for Appetite Stimulation? - PHKitkat, Sun Jan 29 15:44:36 2006
• RE: Steroids for Appetite Stimulation? - ponygal1129, Sun Jan 29 19:58:50 2006
• RE: Steroids for Appetite Stimulation? - kakel, Sun Apr 23 09:37:31 2006