Cheryl <jlhshadow@NOSPAMhotmail.com> wrote in news:Xns9862B035B1C6shads@
130.133.1.4:

I spoke to my vet about Cyclosporine and he also said it was off label, but
a possibility.  However, when he mentioned that he would need to monitor
her closely with blood tests before and during the treatment, I told him
that perhaps we should hold off until we try other things.

I sincerely hope Shamrock's lesions disappear.  I think we're all looking
for great news from somewhere so we can pass it on to our respective vets.

Cheryl <jlhshadow@NOSPAMhotmail.com> wrote in news:Xns9862B035B1C6shads@
130.133.1.4:

Cheryl -

Sorry it took a few days to write back.  I've been having problems with
just about everything you can think of (apartment, jobs or lack thereof,
etc.)

The 5 mg of Prednisolone haven't cleared up her licking (which must be
from an allergic itch of some sort), causing the granuloma.  She now has
scabs on both hind legs, on also on her bottom right leg near the nails
and some hair is missing on her front paw.

She's been on Prednisolone off and on for about a year.  For the last six
months, we gave her about 5 mg/day for a month, stopped for about a
month, then continued and lowered it to 2.5 mg every other day. After
about 2 weeks of 5 mg/day, the vet is now trying Triamcinalone (1 mg each
night).
I'm also applying Gentaved to the scabs.

As you can see, I'm trying to hold off on the Depo Medrol for as long as
possible.  You're correct about the diet change.  The Hills Prescription
rabbit dry food seems to have done nothing.  The problem is somewhat
worse although my mom continued with her Fancy Feast turkey and chicken
varieties.  Perhaps the Fancy Feast is the problem as they all seem to
mix egg, liver, and other stuff with the main ingredient.  I'd like to
try other wet food, but the cat won't seem to eat it.  At least we
elimintated corn and wheat gluten as the cause because that was removed
from her diet and she still licked her hair off.

Tonight I went over to give her the crushed pill in rolled low salt
turkey breast and noticed another alarming thing.  She seems to have a
hardish, half of a walnut sized, fatty growth in the anal region.  I'm
not sure what it is and I'm praying it's nothing serious (perhaps anal
sac impaction - although my mom tells me she hasn't been constipated and
isnt' scooting).  I'm probably going to take her back in to the vet today
(I was just there last week).  The poor thing gets so stressed out when I
come over to put her in her carry case.