[Yorkiemom1]

Originally Posted by ladyjane

Your first paragraph suggests to me that she is thinking a PLE. The treatment would be prednisone for most and the diet she already put him on (RC low fat gi). Personally, I would do the scope to be sure of what it was, but I realize it is costly. My concern though is that pred won't work if it is the PLE that is due to a fungus (histoplasmosis). My thinking is that she wants to check the blood to see where the albumin is....that would be typical for a PLE. My Cookie now goes every six months, but she is stable now. I know some people just treat "as if" and I suppose that can work. I just don't like to not know for sure what something is.