Comments on: Prednisone In The Dog, Dose Rates, Info And Side Effects. http://vetblog.co.uk/vetblog/prednisolone-in-the-dog The Web Magazine For Pet Owners. Sun, 05 Feb 2012 21:11:14 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.1 By: jean whittington http://vetblog.co.uk/vetblog/prednisolone-in-the-dog/comment-page-1#comment-62826 jean whittington Tue, 13 Sep 2011 10:25:57 +0000 http://vetblog.co.uk/vetblog/?p=225#comment-62826 Hi, I have a twelve year old westie jack the lad is his name he has never had an illness,but recently he started mouth breathing, i took him to the vet who diagnosed degenerative pulmanary fibrosis and put him on the steroid prednisone,I have read all the facts on the pill but cannot find anything relating to how long i have left with my little man is it sooner rather than later? Jack is very active eats well and his toilet habits are good.I know from the vet this illness is progressive,but i am not ready to lose him yet i need to know how long we have together he is my best freind. much appreciated. Hi, I have a twelve year old westie jack the lad is his name he has never had an illness,but recently he started mouth breathing, i took him to the vet who diagnosed degenerative pulmanary fibrosis and put him on the steroid prednisone,I have read all the facts on the pill but cannot find anything relating to how long i have left with my little man is it sooner rather than later? Jack is very active eats well and his toilet habits are good.I know from the vet this illness is progressive,but i am not ready to lose him yet i need to know how long we have together he is my best freind. much appreciated.

]]> By: Scott Nimmo BVMS MRCVS http://vetblog.co.uk/vetblog/prednisolone-in-the-dog/comment-page-1#comment-62809 Scott Nimmo BVMS MRCVS Tue, 13 Sep 2011 06:22:22 +0000 http://vetblog.co.uk/vetblog/?p=225#comment-62809 Sorry to hear about Diesel Lee, have a look at this article : http://vetblog.co.uk/vetblog/lymphoma-lymphosarcoma-in-the-dog-diagnosis-and-treatment Sorry to hear about Diesel Lee, have a look at this article : http://vetblog.co.uk/vetblog/lymphoma-lymphosarcoma-in-the-dog-diagnosis-and-treatment

]]> By: Diana Santiago http://vetblog.co.uk/vetblog/prednisolone-in-the-dog/comment-page-1#comment-62762 Diana Santiago Mon, 12 Sep 2011 12:32:46 +0000 http://vetblog.co.uk/vetblog/?p=225#comment-62762 Good morning all, My 11-year-old male red-nose pit bull was diagnosed with lymphoma terminal illness on Saturday September 10, 2011. The doctor said you have 3 choices, chemo, predisone treatment and we all know the last one. This morning I decided to begin treatment because as Jonny from June 2009 blogger has mentioned "he still here" and he is eating, drinking water and walking well I should follow him. Nevertheless, I feel very sad that this beautiful dog will be out of sight soon. Thank you all and wish me well in helping Diesel Lee to continue this journey. Good morning all,

My 11-year-old male red-nose pit bull was diagnosed with lymphoma terminal illness on Saturday September 10, 2011. The doctor said you have 3 choices, chemo, predisone treatment and we all know the last one. This morning I decided to begin treatment because as Jonny from June 2009 blogger has mentioned “he still here” and he is eating, drinking water and walking well I should follow him. Nevertheless, I feel very sad that this beautiful dog will be out of sight soon. Thank you all and wish me well in helping Diesel Lee to continue this journey.

]]> By: amanda http://vetblog.co.uk/vetblog/prednisolone-in-the-dog/comment-page-1#comment-7138 amanda Fri, 12 Mar 2010 18:54:04 +0000 http://vetblog.co.uk/vetblog/?p=225#comment-7138 hi i have a german shepard 10 years old.he has been having tretment for a bad toe .its been swollen for some time .they did ask if they could remove it.but as time as gone on .they have decided not to.because they remove 1 dogs toe and sent it away for test .all the test came back clear.so they have put him on prednisolone 5mg 4 tablets 2 twice a day.he is weeing none stop.eating loads.and looks spaced out.i have called the vet they asured me it wasnt the tablets.he is also on metronidazole and amox/clav,for infection.hope this helps.plz let me no.good luck. hi i have a german shepard 10 years old.he has been having tretment for a bad toe .its been swollen for some time .they did ask if they could remove it.but as time as gone on .they have decided not to.because they remove 1 dogs toe and sent it away for test .all the test came back clear.so they have put him on prednisolone 5mg 4 tablets 2 twice a day.he is weeing none stop.eating loads.and looks spaced out.i have called the vet they asured me it wasnt the tablets.he is also on metronidazole and amox/clav,for infection.hope this helps.plz let me no.good luck.

]]> By: Mr D. Cave http://vetblog.co.uk/vetblog/prednisolone-in-the-dog/comment-page-1#comment-5765 Mr D. Cave Wed, 11 Nov 2009 18:50:02 +0000 http://vetblog.co.uk/vetblog/?p=225#comment-5765 Hello, I have a bitch G.S. at 10yrs-9mths. We had similar problems with Amy being very thin as a puppy and only going up to 27kgs at maturity where her normal weight should have been 33kgs for her size. Her joints swelled and after tests including synovial fluid extracts she was diagnosed with idopathic polyarthritis. Our specialist "Davies Vet. Services recommended a reducing dose of Prednisolone which relieved the joint swelling but she continued to lose weight to 23kgs. Finally, I suspected a dietary intolerance and had a folate test carried out which showed the possibility of a dietary deficiency. We immediately changed her food from chicken/brown rice to a dietetic food Royal Canin Fish/Tap on their recommendation. However, this smelt terrible and the smell hung on the dogs breath. We then had a discussion with the Burns Food Vet and moved to their dietetic food Venison/Brown Rice. This she found highly digestible and enjoyed. The net result was her weight steadily improved to 33kgs. We feed her food split into 3 lots and have for years. It seemed that our dog had a dietary intolerance to chicken. This problem, I found, is not usual but can be missed. Do not put your dog on prednisolone unless it has an inflammatory problem or requires some suppression of the immune system. Check a dietary intolerance. I found the Burns Food Vet. very good. They sent samples of food for testing. Amy has had this food for several years now but your problem reminded me of ours. In fact the first test we when she was 18 months old when she was thin showed the problem but it was missed. Hope all goes well, D. Cave. Hello,
I have a bitch G.S. at 10yrs-9mths. We had similar problems with Amy being very thin as a puppy and only going up to 27kgs at maturity where her normal weight should have been 33kgs for her size. Her joints swelled and after tests including synovial fluid extracts she was diagnosed with idopathic polyarthritis. Our specialist “Davies Vet. Services recommended a reducing dose of Prednisolone which relieved the joint swelling but she continued to lose weight to 23kgs. Finally, I suspected a dietary intolerance and had a folate test carried out which showed the possibility of a dietary deficiency. We immediately changed her food from chicken/brown rice to a dietetic food Royal Canin Fish/Tap on their recommendation. However, this smelt terrible and the smell hung on the dogs breath. We then had a discussion with the Burns Food Vet and moved to their dietetic food Venison/Brown Rice. This she found highly digestible and enjoyed. The net result was her weight steadily improved to 33kgs. We feed her food split into 3 lots and have for years. It seemed that our dog had a dietary intolerance to chicken. This problem, I found, is not usual but can be missed. Do not put your dog on prednisolone unless it has an inflammatory problem or requires some suppression of the immune system. Check a dietary intolerance. I found the Burns Food Vet. very good. They sent samples of food for testing. Amy has had this food for several years now but your problem reminded me of ours. In fact the first test we when she was 18 months old when she was thin showed the problem but it was missed.
Hope all goes well,
D. Cave.

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