Well the hard work paid off. Feeding him every 3 hours when he was really sick worked. He is up to 63.9. His racing weight was between 62.5 and 63. We had him at a top weight of 64.
We are feeding him now at 7:30 12:30, 5:30 and 10:30. He needs to eat frequently because of the pred and the food he eats is low calorie (254/cup)
The difference is that he has no muscle tone. He lost all his muscle tone the within the FIRST week of the pred.
I couldn't believe that. To me, he looks like a sausage!!!!!
As of today, we are lowering the pred to 20mg. His poops are still either just starting to form or thick soft serve. In addition, z/d has been know to cause loose poops. But becasue Beau has never had solid poops, the vet is willing to lower it. If he has a problem with his poops, we will raise it again.
So... Beau is on 20mg of pred and 50 mg od imuran.
Our goal is no flare ups, Beau feeling greyt and eating 2 or 3 meals a day of a food he can tolerate that gives him the calorie count he needs. Oh the little things, that aren't so little when you need them!
I am a very, very gretful person. I really am.
It was pretty scary for a while.