Cat on 5 mg of steroids for last 10 days after surgery. (Cancerous growth removed in foot, also has tumours on lungs)
No sickness for 10 days - before steroids was having sickness
Last night at 2am violently sick and wet himself - gave him an extra steroid tablet, not been sick since
Also changed today's food to completely bland white fish - not cat food
I can't decide whether to continue with the 'double' dose to prevent sickness - assuming the cancer is just becoming more advanced
Or just give him the 5mg and take the risk that it was the richer food?
I've been nursing him for nearly 3 weeks now and last night I got 4 hours sleep - I'm too tired now to decide if I'm doing the right thing.
It seems obvious from the 'double' dose that it isn't the steroid making him sick - though it can be a side effect of the steroid - he hasn't been sick at all today and he's had 10mg in last 24 hours
So if it's the cancer or food do I continue to double dose him?
I can't bear the thought of going to sleep tonight and him being so horribly ill and vomiting next to me in 2 hours time.
I just want to give him the drug in case I'm right as he's been ok today with it.
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LaurieFairyCake · 07/12/2013 00:12
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