Prednisone dosage in cats
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t just go giving any medication without even knowing what you are treating....prednisone use in cats often leads to diabetes.
Please describe what's wrong and I will try and help with some suggestions, I know yr only trying to help them but inappropriate use of meds can be fatal...
Hi there...a lot of veterinarians have issues with long term usage of steroids in dogs or cats. There is the possibility that continued use of prednisone can cause overactive adrenal glands resulting in too much cortisol in the body (this is one of the body's natural steroids).
Since steroids suppress the immune system, llike zodiacqueen has mentioned, chronic recurrent infections can occur.
(I am also on Plaqueinil, which will enable me to lessen prednisone as well, but it takes up to a few months to really kick in). Our next step is to taper the prednisone, and ADD a DMARD (in this case Imuran). These drugs are also called "steroid sparing drugs" as if they are on board, you can go down to a lower dose of prednisone.
As for side effects, this is what Im going thru right now: Yes, I am PUFFY!!
My dog jumped up on the counter and got my other dogs Med bottle and ate all the pills and chewed the bottle before I saw you. Will this hurt her?mit was a very low dosage of prednisone about 7 days worth.
My sister has crohns disease so she had to take meds I think even prednisone...her babies were fine she had a c section for both and couldn't breastfeed tho but they were fine...just small babies...but healthy...they are big boys now...
When we got Harley he was with a group of cats that were living in the woods. I was able to capture him and two others. All three of them had such bad teeth problems that after a time they had all their teeth pulled except for one cat, they left him four. The vet was unable to determine how old they were because of the poor teeth. I would think it would take maybe four years to have them get so bad, guessing, so that would make Harley 12 now.
I’ve also seen dogs and cats that at six months of age are already on Prednisone therapy for GI inflammation. Prednisone is an immunosuppressive steroid, which turns the immune system down or completely off, wiping out troublesome symptoms and giving the appearance of a ‘cure.’ Unfortunately, this treatment doesn’t do a thing to uncover the root cause of the GI inflammation and ultimately postpones true healing.
What is the dosage they have you on? 10MG? It should work within a couple of days. I have AS and ReA and take it when I have a severe flare up.
Are you under the care of a pulmonary specialist. Also other comorbid conditions can aggravate the asthma, such sinusitis, GERD and unknown allergies. You really should be tested for allergies, if you haven't already. GERD can be silent and produce a cough as it's only symptom. If another cause can't be found then an increase in inhalers is a good idea. How many puffs/day of your Symbicort do you use? You can use safely up to 8 puffs/day.
s considerably stronger than just Prednisone, even at the same dosage (as I learned a few weeks ago when we had quite a discussion here about this). So you've had much more of this than you'd thought. The side effects are pretty similar for both substances though, and Prenisone is a big component of IVSM.
Did you have bad side effects with the IV? If so, you won't necessarily have them with the oral Pred, given the much lower dosage.
It is a very serious illness and unpleasant for your dog. And Prednisone treatment for 6 months is a long time. Prednisone is usually fine with no of very few side effects when given for a short course, But I guess your vet feels that this is the best treatment for your dog.
Can you ask your vet about supportive treatments to cope with any side effects?
Alternatively, maybe you could consult with a herbal or holistic vet, if you can find one near you or within driving distance.
He was originally started on Alkeran once a week and prednisone every other day but the Alkeran had an extremely negative effect on his CBC and made no improvement on his globulin levels. In Oct he was started on Luekeran 2mg every other day and prednisone on the off days. He takes his prednisone in a liquid form and that was originally about 1 1/4 cc's and that was dropped to about half after one month. After 4 weeks on Luekeran his globulin came down from nearly 11 to 9.
My sweet 4.5 year old cat, has had IBD for most of his life. Our former vet suggested 1.25mg of prednisone every other day combined with a special diet - Hill's prescription z/d. We followed this regime for most of his life until about 6 months ago when Hudson started vomiting and having loose stools. A new vet suggested a new diet: Hill's d/d in venison and a stronger course of prednisone: 5mg twice daily for a week, 5mg once daily for a week, then 2.5mg once daily for a week, 2.
what is the half life of oxycodone in cats? I've heard it works well for pain in cats. I'm trying to get more information on what may help my 12 year old cat. I'd like to have my questions in order before I pay my/her vet?
Do you know what the source of your cats pain is?
Human meds especially pain have to be given in precise doses (vet should help with this)
Cats and dogs can be unintentialy overdosed. They all react differently.
Fentanyl is an extremely strong opiate! I have been on it personally. I fell asleep standing up!
I believe in some cases they also use Morphine. I have to look up metacam must be new.
In a recent study, 30% of the cats positive for heartworms were reported to be indoor only cats - so all cats are susceptible. A heart ultrasound would also help diagnose the problem and determine the best treatment. This heart ultrasound can also look for hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM)- a common heart problem in cats. Our office cat developed signs of this at age 8, but not much cough was present at that time.
Is there anything i can do or take to counterbalance that situation?I should finish that prednisone treatment in 5 weeks....How long it takes to recover a normal face after that treatment????Thanks...
Thank you for your input. I am assuming that the hives are caused by my cats, I did not discuss with my medical oncologist yet. I was wondering when my WBCs get normal, will I no longer have this allergy. From what I'm seeing on your response, if it is an allergy to my cats, It will not go away. I've had my cats 10 years and never had an issue prior to chemo?
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