Prednisone dosing for dogs
Common Questions and Answers about Prednisone dosing for dogs
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He is on Denamarin ¼ tablet for small to mediun dogs, 1 Prednisone tablet 5mg in the morning, ½ 250mg Metronidazole pill in the morning, and ¼ Prilosec in the morning! At night he only gets ¼ Prilosec! He has been holding his own for about a year now. Yesterday he started the head tilt and really stiff walking. He pants and drinks lots of water. He was diagnosed with high liver enzymes. He does also have some mouth/teeth problems but can’t go under the anesthesia to get a dental!
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.
As for itching they can have antihistamines WITHOUT DECONGESTANTS in them. Ask you vet for dosing on any over the counter one such as benadryl (diphenhydramine) or Tavist (clemastine) or Chlortrimeton (chlorpheniramine) BUT most important get your pup on oral antibiotics and antifungals along with a good topical ear med like otomax or for really bad yeast clotrimazole drops. Also try cleansing the ear with a mixture of Domeboro solution.
There is an excellent thread regarding phenobarbital dosing and side effects in dogs having seizure activity. My family is in a similar situation, our 9 year old coon hound in excellent health had 3 grand mal seizures in less than 24 hrs. We had a basic work up done at the vet after the first seizure which essentially came back normal. We have started her on phenobarb and prednisone, but I am glad I checked out the thread b/c I did not know the medication side effects were so profound...
Took her back for one week checkup and vet explained large breed dogs some times react negatively to Prednisone by getting lethargic and haivng muscle atrophy. Cut her Prednisone in half and wanted to start her on Chlorambucil 2mg. I looked up that drug when I got home and learned it's used to treat cancer - and needs to be handled with gloves. I'm hesitant to give my dog that chemo-like drug.
I recently had one of my dogs treated for a disc problem in her neck. She was given a decreasing dose of Prednisone to take over 10 days which helped her considerably. Now, my other dog (same size and age) is showing symptoms of the same condition. I want to try the Pred on him but I don't have any left. Instead, I have a large bottle of Prednisolone. If I gave Ruby 40 mg's of PredNISONE, would I now give 40mg of PredNISOLONE? Or would the dose be different?
How can you ask IF prednisone is safe for a cat than go on to state you can give advice on dosages.....
Dogs don't do well on long term steroid treatment. Are you sure it's prednisone/prednisolone that he's taking? What is he taking the steroid for? Did he have seizures BEFORE starting the corticosteroid? How long has he been taking the corticosteroid? These are all important questions before an answer can be attempted.
I have been told that the only effective treatment for my cat's asthmatic condition are ventilators but
the prednisone given every other day seems to work fine. Why would the vet tell me that? Is there an
issue with the prednisone?
I am so sorry for your distress and especially your little one.
When you had xray on heart....no heart enlargement??
xray of dog, did they lay the dog sideways and could you see the dog's trachea/bronchi tube? was the tube all the same size, or did it contrict and get skinny in the middle?
Like the size of straw the in the middle restricted got littler then back to size of straw??
Plus, please get on computer and read, read about steroids in dogs!!!
Surgery was recommended but he is 13 and has a heart murmur so we opted for the alternative of steroids (prednisone) and strict bed rest for 4 weeks. He was weaned off his steroids and we had a great summer.
About a month ago, we put him on a short course of steroids after he was seeming painful. He developed pancreatitis and had a trip to the animal hospital for 2 nights. With his heart murmur they had to delicately balance fluids.
My 11 yr/old beagle/sheperd mix has a large fatty tumor above her left front leg (she has several others, this is the largest). She also has occasional arthritis for which I give her Previcox as needed (1/2 a 227mg pill). The past two days I've given her Previcox cuz she seemed a bit slow to move around. Today I came home & she could barely walk & was curling the left front paw under. I took her to the vet, he said the tumor is pinching her radial nerve causing the paralysis.
Thanks for the info, but it is daily that this has been happening. It got better after being on steriod therapy for awhile but only on the high dosage not intended for long use.
It never ceases to amaze me how many people will give their dogs steroids (prednisone) without understanding the effects and risks. Of course your dog is hungry, that's what steroids do. I have always sought alternatives to steroids with my pets, and have ONLY used them with two dogs that were terminal with cancer. And THAT was only in their last few weeks to buy them (and me) a little more time and comfort.
Determining a dosage of tramadol for dogs is an exercise in futility. As with people, if the dog has a history of seizures it is important to let your vet know this, and they will likely tell you about alternatives.
While the dosage amounts vary from dog to dog, the tramadol dosage for dogs can be put into effect by using the dog’s weight as the determinant. The usual range is .5 - 1.8mg per pound.
When the vet put him on it on 12/16 the prescription said 1 tab for 2 weeks if vomiting resolves then 1 tab daily for 2 weeks, then give 1/2 tab every other day for 1 month. The mg. is 20 on the prednisone. Well I did as it said. As soon as I started 1/2 he started to vomit again. I called the vet and he apologized and said he meant to put 2 tabs then 1 then 1/2. Well I said now what my dog is vomiting again.
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