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Prednisolone
Prednisolone is a corticosteroid used as a key oral chemotherapy medication for low-grade intestinal lymphoma in cats. It is paired with chlorambucil in the standard treatment protocol. The same combination is used for severe inflammatory-bowel-disease, reflecting the clinical overlap between these two conditions.
Key Facts
- Oral medication (pill form)
- Part of the standard low-grade intestinal lymphoma protocol
- Also used for severe IBD treatment
- Many owners opt to begin treatment based on ultrasound findings without biopsy, given the expense of more invasive diagnostics
- Species: cats primarily
Connections (13)
Related Conditions
Feline Infectious PeritonitisCondition
— palliative care when antivirals unavailable
GingivostomatitisCondition
Steroid used for inflammation control
HypercalcemiaCondition
Can lower calcium but masks lymphoma diagnosis
Immune Mediated Hemolytic AnemiaCondition
— immune suppression treatment
Immune Mediated ThrombocytopeniaCondition
— immune suppression treatment
Inflammatory Bowel DiseaseCondition
Used in both IBD and lymphoma treatment.
LymphomaCondition
Key oral medication for low-grade intestinal lymphoma.
Plasma Cell PododermatitisCondition
— alternative treatment