Necessary Supportive care during FIP treatment(Don’t Miss)
November 26, 2021 2024-08-10 17:50Necessary Supportive care during FIP treatment(Don’t Miss)
Necessary Supportive care during FIP treatment(Don’t Miss)
*In order to have one high-quality treatment and avoid , some supportive care is necessarily needed. They also plays one important role.
Begin of the treatment
BELLY FLUID
DO NOT HAVE IT DRAINED without discussing with vet & admins.
- Draining the abdominal fluid is very risky and can cause your cat to go into shock and pass away.
- If fluid must be drained it should be no more than 30% and only if your cat’s belly becomes so full that eating, bowel movements or breathing are affected.
CHEST FLUID
Can ABSOLUTELY and MUST be drained if kitty’s breathing is labored. This fluid can be drained completely
FEEDING
If your cat is not eating, you needs to be syringe fed to protect the liver.
HOSPITALIZATION
Your cat may need to be hospitalized for supportive care such as blood transfusions, subcutaneous fluids or oxygen.
PREDNISOLONE OR DEXAMETHASONE SP
MANY but not ALL cats will benefit from a course of short-acting steroids.
Please ask your vet for a prescription.
- This helps stabilize the kitty while the GS starts working.
- Once stable they need to be weaned off the prednisolone.
- The goal is to be off the steroids by week three.
- 2 mg/kg of Prednisolone for the first few days or a week, then drop down to 1 mg/kg and wean.
- Don’t go over 1 mg/kg twice per day of Prednisolone, that is anti-inflammatory dosing.
INITIAL DOSING
- If your kitty isn’t stable or begins to decline, your vet & admins may recommend that you dose twice daily.
- That means a full dose every 12 hours. Once kitty is stable, you will stretch out to 24-hour dosing.
During of Treatment
WEIGHING AND ADJUSTING DOSE
- Please purchase an inexpensive digital baby scale to weigh with - see SUPPLIES section for links to buy.
- UNDER-DOSING increases the risk of relapse and resistance.
- Weigh your kitty in kilograms.
- If not, MAKE SURE YOU KNOW THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN 3 lbs 2 oz and 3.2 lbs.
BLOODWORK
- CBC and full chem panel should be done every 4 weeks during treatment so that your admins can monitor your kitty’s progess.
- Final bloodwork should be scheduled around day 80 so that your admins can give you the green light to enter observation after day 84.
DON’T MISS ANY INJECTIONS
- Injections should be at within one hour the same time every day. You can always inject EARLY but ask your admin for help if you need to move the time more than one hour later. • Leaks and misses happen. If you think only some leaked, redo half the dose. If you think most of the dose leaked out, redo the entire dose.
- Make sure to clean the area thoroughly if the meds leak. Diluted dish soap works well.
COMMUNICATE WITH YOUR VET & ADMIN
- Let your vet and admins know about ANY negative changes with your kitty.
- Consult your vet and admin before making any changes to the treatment plan, and do not give any new medications without asking first.
- PLAN AHEAD - Don’t run too low on GS before ordering more as there can always be shipping delays.
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