She's been seeing a dermatologist for over a year now. He presribed d/d salmon and potatoe but I'm considering switching her to the natural balance fish and potato and if that doesn't work, maybe the duck and potato. Atopica is a brand name for cyclosporine and apparently Bailey's dermatologist actually did some of the studies on it. (I've seen them online) When we started treating Bailey atopica was not yet available in Canada so the vet presribed Neurol which is pretty much the same thing (cyclosporine)..Yes it's been working well, stopped most of the "bump" outbreaks and cleared up problems with her mouth that antibiotics wouldn't fix. Unfortunately the drug acts as an immunosuppressant which makes it easier to get other infections. She's gotten eye, ear and bladder infections since going on cyclosporine. Still the drug was giving her considerable relief. Unfortunately during treatment for her UTI, we discovered protein in her urine. After almost a thousand dollars in follow up blood and urine tests, none of her other levels are out of whack. The vet and I now think the problem may be caused by the drug, so we stopped giving it to her. Now we have to wait awhile and retest her urine to see if the protein level goes back down. Anyone planning on trying cyclosporine (Atopica, Neoral) I would recommend having a urine test to check the protein level before you start the drug and again after being on it a few months. |