Yes what you vet is doing makes some sense. I have a cat who has been on pred for about a year for a different problem. It can cause them to over eat fairly badly and they have to be watched...even watching thier intake will cause weight gain...so if your cat needs that I can see where the pred will help short term.



Simply put...the liver puts out a substance called glycogen that is akin to sugar...it causes a spike in the blood sugar of the cat/person taking the pred and two things happen...it causes this sugar in the blood to be converted to body fat and it also causes the pancreas to put out insulin which will cause hunger.





Believe me...keeping my cat from over eating has been a big battle and she is still substantially overweight. It's just a necessary evil because of the condition she has she cannot live w/o the pred.



hope this info helps and good luck with the cat.

Deb
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Deb

owned by Booger and Tiny Dancer and the mom of the late, great Kakel

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