maneumann
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So poor little Jack is now suffering from internal bleeding as a side effect of the prednisone. They can give us medicine which will help heal his intestine, however, clearly he needs his medication changed or reduced. Waiting for his neurologist to make a recommendation.
Currently Jack is taking 2.50 mg every other day. Before this he was on 1.25 mg daily, but in attempts to reduce the side effects his vet wanted him to start pulsing (effectively doubling up one day and not taking nay the next).
We tried pulsing initially, but it caused Jack to have some very bad days, so we went back to daily dosage. This second effort has been OK, and he is mostly having good days. However, now internal bleeding. Jack also takes 75 mg Gabapentin twice daily and has weekly acupuncture (which seems to really be helping with energy levels and mood!).
What have others done with medication? And what dosages of Prednisone and frequency are most dogs on?
Thanks,
MA
Currently Jack is taking 2.50 mg every other day. Before this he was on 1.25 mg daily, but in attempts to reduce the side effects his vet wanted him to start pulsing (effectively doubling up one day and not taking nay the next).
We tried pulsing initially, but it caused Jack to have some very bad days, so we went back to daily dosage. This second effort has been OK, and he is mostly having good days. However, now internal bleeding. Jack also takes 75 mg Gabapentin twice daily and has weekly acupuncture (which seems to really be helping with energy levels and mood!).
What have others done with medication? And what dosages of Prednisone and frequency are most dogs on?
Thanks,
MA