cyclosporine for dog allergies

I use Atopica (Cyclosporine) for my Bulldog and it has been great for him.He has been on all kinds of other meds for his allergies in the past and the Atopica has been the best med of them all.He takes 100mg 2-3 times a week.When he first went on it ,He took it every day for a month then every other day for a month and now he is down to 2-3 a week.His skin was so raw before he went on it.

First of all, you want to stay away from products like Artificial Tears and other over-the-counter eye lubricants, because these products contain a form of soap as a stabilizer, and while they are fine for occasional use in normal eyes that just happen to be in a temporarily drying condition, for the lifelong treatment that will be needed for dry eye, the soap stabilizer will be too irritating. There are special preparations that contain cyclosporine that are used to treat KCS.

Your dog may have two things going on here. Ear mites are easy to get for most dogs and cats. Take your doggie to the Vet and have his ears checked mites. They will clean out his ears and give you medicine to clear those out of there. Next the gooey residue is may be your dogs eye tear duct or possible cold/infection, if it's more than usual. Many small dogs have this running gooey thing, but if it's a lot, the Vet will be able to help you out there too.

My dog has been treated for dry eyes for a year. She has been on many medications. Tacrolimus, cyclsporine, pilocarpine, neopolydex, gentamycin, tobramycin, simplicef, gabapenten, genteal drops, oint. gel, refresh, blink, now she is also taking tramadol for pain. She has been wearing the hood for 6 months to prevent her for scratching her eyes. She just turned 4 and and she is in so much pain, We finally decided to have surgery and have found out it is 2600.00 per eye.

It may be necessary to add a wetting agent between cyclosporine doses.Alternatively your dog may have developed a corneal ulcer from dryness. If the opthalmologist is many days out recheck sooner with your doctor. If the dog is squinting or otherwise uncomfortable, do the same.if he is blind he may have another condition like glaucoma or uveitis (increased pressure or inflammation or both). Again see your doc!

She said that very rarely has she seen any dog respond to cyclosporine after not responding to tacrolimus. She also said that because our dog doesn't have a dry, goopy nose, that pilocarpine wouldn't be a first choice. She recommended a mix of tacrolimus with sirolimus. She said sirolimus is new. I have not been able to find anything about this drug on the internet. Also, it's $95! Anyone have any experience with this?

Yes I took Cyclosporine for my aquagenic urticaria, it helped so much but not enough to have a normal life :S but maybe for you its going to be different...

He has been on practically every anti-histamine for dog or human and was even on cyclosporine for over a year and a half. He still takes benadryl and eats hypoallergenic dog food, but no longer needs the cyclosporine and we don't ever want to put him back on it for fear of increasing his odds of cancer. We will stick with the chinese herbs and if he has problems again we will follow your program to reintroduce them.

At first, she was just being treated for conjunctivitis because of the discharge in both eyes. However, after a couple of days we noticed one of her eyes wasn't "glistening" and she was having problems opening it, so we went back to the vet and they did a schirmer? test and came back that she has KCS in her eye. They also did a corneal stain, and showed small a few small ulcers on both eyes. We immediately put her on an antibiotic ointment and cyclosporine.

Do you think it is neck pain or could it be an abdominal problem from being on pred, cyclosporine for 5 years (she has been on cyclosporine consistently for 5 years and pred on/off whenever she has a recurrence), coud it be cancer in her abdomen? I am thinking about going for a myelogram but what tests would you run else since her chemistry was pretty clean. Could it be pancreatitis even though her chemistry is clean? What are other causes for a dog crying?

She has had health issues related to allergies, was on Steroids, then cyclosporine for about 6 months, took her off of that and found out she is basically allergic to Wheat, corn, beef and chicken. I am feeding her a limited ingredient diet, grain free which seems to be helping her at the moment. She even had her tonsils removed when she was a mere 1 year old pup.

• Ensure the dog is neutered • Bathing the dog at least once or twice a week • Wiping the dog with a wet cloth or hand towel daily • Remove the dog from the bedroom, close the bedroom door and air vents to the bedroom • Keep the dog outside or in the garage, or in a part of the home with an uncarpeted floor • Vacuum frequently with a HEPA-equipped vacuum cleaner • Purchase a HEPA room air cleaner for use in the bedroom and/or other parts of the home (it is best to keep the HEPA filter of

Someone asked for suggestions on what to feed itchy dogs/dogs with allergies, though I couldn't find the original question. Anyways, I had suggested grain-free dog foods with limited ingredients, (as most allergic reactions come from food). I just came across another one, by **** Van Patten, "Natural Balance" "Limited Ingredients Diets" which is grain-free and (comes in a purple bag, Sweet Potato & Venison formula).

In your opinion will the stopping of the Atopica and the addition of the Baytril help him and will the cbc show that in just 4 days? Thank you soo much for your time and any help. This dog is my best friend. You can forward this to anyone who can help.

t make time to exercise her, one good solution is to adopt another dog as a playmate. It really makes a big difference for a dog to have a pack and playmate with so many households being empty during the work and school week.

My 7 year old Shih tzu has seborrhea on her tail and back, it is seeming to spread. My vet gave me special shampoo (Pyoben) to use to help with it, but the problem is I am not good about giving her baths multiple times a week. Are there any other things that can help with seborrhea?

Hi, I would like to know why you started taking cyclosporine when it is not the first drug that should be taken for collagenous colitis. Simple antidiarrheals like loperamide or diphenoxylate are to be taken initially for control of symptoms. If there is no response then other medications like mesalamine, budesonide, immunosuppressants may be tried.

I am dog sitting for a couple of weeks right now and the dog is miserable. He has some sort of unknown allergies but is on a low grade food (beneful) and horrible smelling skin. He is beet red in his ears, armpits and abdomen. The skin is also hyperpigmented in spots, flaky and has similar texture to elephant skin (wrinkled and swollen). He also has a sweet horrible odour (especially earss) so I'm assuming a yeast infection.

Hi. Most dog allergies are from food. I would certainly concentrate on that first, before looking at other possibilities. Whatever you have been feeding for the last year may be significant. If it's a canned food, check the ingredients, make a list of them and start finding alternative pet foods (without one or more of the ingredients you've listed).

We have a Dashhound and she is on steriods for allergies. I do not like what the meds are doing to her, is there any help for her other than steriods. She has been to three doctors, and she has food and yard allergies.

I tend to agree, it sounds like a yeast infection in the ear, which will need sorting with medication from the vet, otherwise it will just get worse and worse and could result in your dog damaging their inner ear permenantly. Allergies are invariably difficult to identify, yet without finding out what your dog is allergic to it becomes pot-luck to try and prevent it from getting worse. You can have a patch test done, but this can be expensive (ask your vet about it).

Could taking less ursodiol have contributed to my diminishing symptoms. What would be the lest acceptable through cyclosporine level for a patient on mono -therapy four and one half years post transplant with no episodes of rejection? Thank you so very much Dr.

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