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Kathy Hayden
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Username: kshayden
Post Number: 13
Registered: 6-2008
| | Posted on Tuesday, Jul 8, 2008 - 6:34 pm: |   |
I am wondering if the prednisone does not work for horses - if Prednisolone would work on dogs.
My horse vet gave me prednisolone for my dog - he doesn't seem to be getting better (he gets ear infections and has had prednisone before) I asked the vet and she said it was the same thing??
Thanks in advance. Kathy |
Ellie
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Username: skye
Post Number: 162
Registered: 5-2000
| | Posted on Tuesday, Jul 8, 2008 - 8:57 pm: | |
I don't know how helpful this is, but my dog had constant ear infections until I put him on a diet recommended by Dr. Pitcairn in his book on natural health care for dogs and cats. My vet suggested that the dog might be allergic to something in commercial dog food--and he was right! The natural diet saved lots of money and ear drops. |
Robert N. Oglesby DVM
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Username: dro
Post Number: 20984
Registered: 1-1997
| | Posted on Wednesday, Jul 9, 2008 - 7:41 am: | |
Both prednisone and prednisolone is effective in dogs.
DrO |
Chris
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Username: stevens
Post Number: 600
Registered: 8-2002
| | Posted on Wednesday, Jul 9, 2008 - 9:30 am: | |
I had great, nearly immediate response, to use of prednisone on dogs.
I agree with Ellie regarding the impact of food. I changed food with my dogs (incidentally to a pretty pricey natural food, Evo) and ended up in the doggy emergency room with one of my dogs with what had all the symptoms of a major ear infection. Switched back to the original (also natural food, California Natural) and haven't had a problem since. My sister's lab had terrible skin allergies which reduced dramatically with a diet change. |
Kathy Hayden
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Username: kshayden
Post Number: 17
Registered: 6-2008
| | Posted on Wednesday, Jul 9, 2008 - 10:40 am: | |
I assume it is OK to talk dogs  ?
My guy has had 5 ear surgeries (4 different vets) - it is a long story but my breeding that I had to get an attorney and spend $ 1500 to get him back from the neglect situation he was in (sold to law enforcement).
Both ear drums were blown and have not recovered. He was loaded with tape worms - fleas, raw flesh etc. He is chronic. I am very aware that keeping him on pred is not good, but it does give him a quality of life - I owe it to him. I have done raw, barf, changed many foods - currently he is on California Natural, fish and sweet potato. He does great on pred - off for 3 weeks and then back to ear issues - He has no hearing out of one ear - his last surgery they were supposed to gut his ear but found a foxtail at the base of his brain - had been there for years according to vet - and thought it would fix him - the previous surgery, they had found the lump - thought he had cancer - biopsy - nope - it was puss - but didn't know why.
Surgery before that - he woke up with a head tilt that is still slightly present - ran into everything until he figured it out.
He is such a good boy, always happy and never complains. One of these days, I will get the courage to release him from his cruel world.
Kathy |
Andrea Duncan
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Username: babychop
Post Number: 101
Registered: 5-2008
| | Posted on Wednesday, Jul 9, 2008 - 11:58 am: | |
You sound like a wonderful Dogmom Kathy, he is fortunate you were able to retrieve him, I have had a similar situation with a Dane pup that took a great deal of grief to get back from what turned out to be a horrible neglectful home - they had been feeding the baby raw hot dogs of all things (only!!!) & she was literally covered with fleas, took an act of God to get her back... I am quite surprised anyone in law enforcement would treat their partner that way, that is out of the ordinary! Those dogs are usually spoiled rotten at home. Be careful with the pred & have his blood levels checked regularly, your vet will be able to tell you when he's getting to where he's between a rock & a hard place with it. My Patrick was on it for a time but after many, many tests & him getting to that 'hard place' they realized it was a thyroid problem and now he's much better. Go figure. |
Kathy in NM
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Username: klowe
Post Number: 31
Registered: 10-2007
| | Posted on Thursday, Jul 10, 2008 - 3:29 pm: | |
Hi, Kathy - I had a dog who had continual ear problems, my vet suspected food allergies and told me I could do skin testing, but told me that it was not super-reliable. I kept it under control with chlortrimeton (?sp) which is an older antihistamine, pretty cheap at Walmart.
When I quit smoking, lo and behold! his allergies diminished enormously. Moving to a place that did not use wood heat completed the cure.
Kathy |
