I am sorry to hear that Prednisone stopped working for Tickles. I have read about Leukeran and asked JaJa's vet about it a couple of weeks ago - he said it's usually given in COMBINATION with Prednisone.
Ja fell down a 20-step flight of stairs last week and hurt her back legs which seem to be almost better now. But, she must've damaged her vocal cords because she can barely bark, it sounds v. weird and seems like she's in pain when tries to bark. The vet says it may heal on its own.
Right now we're trying 2 days on 1/4 tab of Predisone, 1 day off-- 2 days on/1 day off to see if this smaller dose still helps her. Every other day dosing didn't work. 1/4 tab every day seemed to keep her stable. Also giving her 50 mg Vit.C 2x/day to try to prevent another urinary tract infection (UTI). Ja exclusively eats Nat. Balance Duck & Potato both canned & dry.
This is a very difficult condition to manage and quite a challenge for us. I have hope because I love her so much. Yorkie's are fighters!
Please let me know how Tickles is doing, if you have any questions or want to share info.
all the best,
Karen & JaJa |