Question:
Our vet has diagnosed our 9-year-old cat as having a thickening of her bowel wall. She is constantly vomiting all over our house. The vomit has the smell of bile.She is currently on prednisone, but it is not helping much. Our cat is very skittish and seems "out of it" quite often. Her coat and demeanor even seem different. Any suggestions?.
M.C., Waterford, MI Sep 26, 2004
Answer:
Many cats suffer from what afflicts your feline companion, namely inflammatory bowel disease (the scientific name is lymphocytic-plasmacytic enteritis). The cause of this and similar diseases that result in abdominal pain, vomiting, weight loss, diarrhea and thickening of the intestinal wall may be food allergy, hypersensitivity to bacterial antigens, parasitic infection or immune system dysfunction.Consider changing her diet and have fecal tests for parasites performed. You may also have to treat your cat with chlorambucil if the prednisone doesn't help improve her condition.
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