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Originally Posted by Tiger's Mom  I just love this Thread Anne. . thank you for initiating this post . . .my Annika BELONGS to the many here that have allergies . .as that has been ruled out for her . . .she has been on NB LID for at least 2 months now and all the raw skin/bad rash is gone . . she however still scratches and there are some days that are worse . . none though gets bad enough to make her skin be raw like it used to around the belly . . . I sometimes give her fresh fruits and somehow I just realize there are days when it gets worse so I try NOT to give her fruits anymore . .poor baby as she loves fruits as much as Tiger does . . .
I would love to know if this is something Annika can take as well . . she is on Atopica because of what I have read through here about it being so much better (milder) but it does not seem to work . . .and I am already complaining of paying $44 for a months supply . . .only to read that Patti pays $60  I guess I don't mind paying for meds provided it does really work but I still see my baby scratching . .she has ruined quite a few PJ's already so now am having her wear a BB without pads to cover her entire torso  . . |
Aw, Des
- I know how much you've been struggling via our PMs. But, I am thrilled to hear there is some progress! Did you ever have that 2nd thyroid panel, I can't recall?
I had taken Marcel off of his Moducare trial...not bc I thought it wouldn't eventually work, but bc I just could not stand his suffering any more. He was waking up at 1am and 3am to chew his paws. So, that's when I put him on Atopica and it was a miracle! He almost never goes after his paws at all now. I think his Atopica is about $50 a month. I'm right now going to try to taper his dose down to 3x week and see how it goes, which would make it cheaper as well. Many dogs only need the med 2-3x week, after the loading phase...but some are unable to taper too.
If I cannot taper him, then eventually I will get him allergy tested, and then they'll develop custom allergy shots for me to give him at home - and this will rid him of any/all allergies that he has currently.
As for the Moducare, I think I got mine at iherb.com. If you want what I have leftover, you are welcome to it. The bottle is open, of course, so you may not be comfortable w/ that - but it's yours if you want it.
