 Atopica
I had Doogan on Atopica for 3 months and was not happy with the results. The drug only comes in either a 10 or 25 milligram dosage and based on Doogans weight (6.5 lbs) he would need a dosage right in the middle, so the 10 was not enough and the 25 was too much (the pills are liquid sealed inside a round seamless shell) We tried several different ways of dosing him but could not get to the proper and safest dosage and I was concerned with any long term effects the slightest overdosing would have.
If you are going to try Atopica, your Vet will do a complete blood count before starting and again after 30 days to make sure all of the values are the same. It took the full 30 days before I noticed any improvement in Doogans itching and even after the 3 months he never was symptom free from scratching ( I would say 50% better). He also had several bouts of vomiting while on the drug as well and Doogan had never had any gastrointestinal problems before starting Atopica. The cost of Atopica can be shocking ($5 cdn for a 10 milligram pill), but if you have insurance it is covered(which we did, thankfully)
I hope I answered any questions you had about the Drug but if you need more, please let me know.
Lorraine and the MonkeyBoyz
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