Veterinary Needs List Veterinary care includes diagnostics, supplemental medications, fluid support, treatment for secondary infections, and emergent/stabilizing care such as blood transfusions and feeding tubes.
Treatment advisors are NOT "ordering" these items but relaying the recommendations per the current research data. PLEASE BE SURE TO DISCUSS WITH YOUR VET THE USE OF THE FOLLOWING ITEMS...
◻ Cerenia or ondansetron for nausea and appetite stimulant ◻ Mirataz for an appetite stimulant ◻ Prednisolone (steroid) to stabilize/help with appetite (long-lasting steroids such as depomedrol) are NOT recommended).
Ask your vet about a prescription of Prednisolone" anti-inflammatory dosing" of 2 mg/kg for the first one to two weeks, decreasing to 1 mg/kg, then weaning. NEVER abruptly stop Prednisolone and ask your vet for their recommended weaning protocol. The goal is to wean from the Prednisolone by the third week of treatment. Using it longer may interfere with GS's ability to work effectively. Please work directly with your veterinarian to taper correctly and inform your advisory team that you've weaned.
◻ Subcutaneous fluids to give at home for dehydration (videos under "Supportive Care.)" ◻ B12 injections: 0.25 ml weekly to reduce inflammation and help with anemia and diarrhea. ◻ Gabapentin to sedate and ease the pain and anxiety of injections are given two to three hours before the injection. Please ask your vet for dosing recommendations and compounding for a chicken flavor.
◻ Schedule any future bloodwork. Check with your advisors to determine the frequency
and timing. The labs needed are a CBC and Chem17 (aka "senior panel") and vary according to the specific GS manufacturer's relapse policy coverage.
◻ Schedule spay or neuter surgeries for the tenth week of treatment, or extend your cat's
treatment by two weeks and alter at 12 weeks. Altering surgery is a stressor, and heat cycles and spraying are, too. Researchers don't recommend surgery during the observation period. Page 9
