Although common sense tells me that 1/2 pill twice a day would be the better option, you should really go with the advice of whichever vet has the most experience and best handle on Jelika's various medical conditions. Does one of the vets seem to have a greater understanding and interest in Jelika's case?

Bear in mind that some vets will adjust dosing schedules to make them as easy as possible for the caretaker and less stressful for an animal who may be difficult to pill. Perhaps that's the case with the vet who prescribed one pill a day instead of 1/2 pill twice a day.

To be on the safe side, call your vets' office and ask for an explanation of the different dosing schedules offered by the two different vets.

Laurie

We give one of our cats pred each day. We decided on our own to split the dose. Half in the a.m., half in the p.m. We did mention it to our vet and she didn't have an issue either way. Since it is stil the same dossage, I'm not sure that it is a big issue. But as Laurie says, call the vet you are most comfortable with and ask them to explain.

My daughter was on that for allergic reaction to poison sumac.
We lowered her dose like this:
two pills a day
one pill a day
1/2 pill a day
and finally 3/4 a pill a day.She seemed to do fine and have no problems coming off it.

Just curious,why would animals take this? it is a steroid,right?

Animals take pred for the same reasons as humans - because it is a very potent anti-inflammatory. It can also have an appetite stimulant effect.

Laurie

Suggestion: Start a new message with Meghane's name in the subject. She is a vet student and knows this stuff.

This type of thing with two vets, at the same practice, giving different advice really bites me.

I'm on my 8 vet in 15 years, and this would be the type of thing that would make me leave the practice.

Alternately, you need to take the upper hand with this, get both of these folks in the same room or on the same phone line with you and tell them that they need to get on the same page with this.

You are paying them good money to make your cat well. It is their responsibility, not yours, to come up with an answer to this.

What if you had a more serious life threatening situation? Would they both have a different way of dealing with it?

I think it's time you started to look for another vet. One that will be with you every step of the way, and guide you when you need it.

SG

Either way is safe at those dosages but I agree with others that you should call your vet's office and ask these questions of them along with an explanation of the pros and cons of either method of reducing the dosage.

Thank you all for your very helpful opinions. I really am thinking about changing vets.. maybe to a clinic where there is only 1 or 2 so that they get to know you pretty well. The clinic I'm currently at has about 4-5 and the problem is you can't wait to bring your pet in until the vet you normally see is working.. if your pet has a problem they need to be seen NOW! And then of course nobody knows you or your pet as well as they should :(

I think with Jelika, since we know a couple of them so-so, I might just leave it as it is for the time being, I can't handle too much more stress right now. I will just have to try and schedule appointments with the vet I feel most comfortable with...sigh. And when "the time comes" I will try to get her to be the one to come.

However I do have a 12 year old Kitty whom I hope has at least another 5-7 years left in her... so I will definitely be looking for a new vet for her.

P.S I think I will lower the dose a little more slowly as giving her the pills twice a day does not bother me. I will start giving her a full pill in the morning and a half pill at night for about a week, then I will go down to half a pill twice a day. I just feel more comfortable with this.