Imiquimod use in cats

RE: Imiquimod use in cats

Melanie Illingworth — Sat, 25 Jan 2020 14:10:50 GMT

Thanks

RE: Imiquimod use in cats

Rob Loxley — Sat, 25 Jan 2020 14:00:34 GMT

Cambridge Vet School

RE: Imiquimod use in cats

Melanie Illingworth — Sat, 25 Jan 2020 13:19:50 GMT

Which referral centre?

RE: Imiquimod use in cats

Rob Loxley — Sat, 25 Jan 2020 09:51:10 GMT

We've referred a few for photodynamic therapy, with good success

RE: Imiquimod use in cats

Melanie Illingworth — Fri, 24 Jan 2020 14:01:13 GMT

The owner is not keen on the aesthetics or cost of surgery or radiotherapy (no local centres for radio). The cat is not insured and is one of three litter mates, with the other two having ongoing medical conditions.

RE: Imiquimod use in cats

Melanie Illingworth — Fri, 24 Jan 2020 13:58:29 GMT

Thank you Beats

RE: Imiquimod use in cats

Laura Dell'Abate — Fri, 24 Jan 2020 13:34:30 GMT

Would the owners consider plesiotherapy?

RE: Imiquimod use in cats

Beats — Fri, 24 Jan 2020 13:32:47 GMT

My first thought is I thought you're meant to stop them licking it when applying to skin with BISC? Might be hard to achieve on nose...

For BISC: Tips seemed to be to clip hair around lesions and stop cat licking it off... and that improvement might be slow and incomplete...

Flat toothpicks to scoop a bit of cream from single use packets to get more use was a suggestion (soaks into cotton buds a bit more than just a simple piece of wood).

Phil Bergman (who wrote the original paper on use in BISC I think) said when I asked a number of years ago that he now gets owners to hold the cat for 10-15 mins after application and then wipe away any excess. Oral erythema and behavioural issues from licking seemed to have been a problem in a number of cats.

I've thought about using it on a number of occasions, have never used it, and have not regretted that decision as yet.