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Originally Posted by dwerten  lol i have been helping her out  the atopica takes at least 60 days to really get in system. Also she has had the hypothyroid tests and apparently not thyroid as many times hypothyroid and skin issues go hand in hand as well as liver disease as dd has mvd and hypothyroid and severe atopic dermatitis  Allergies are the worst it is such a life long narrowing down process and just when you think you have it under control something else happens - it is heart breaking to see a dog itch alot my heart breaks for anyone having to deal with it as i have been dealing with it for 5 years and analyze it to death and still get stumped the best thing is to try to manage it as best you can
des are you using temarilp along with atopica? you may have to do 1/2 tab every other day along with the atopica and wean back after the summer months ;( it stinks and i hate drugs but unfortunately sometimes they are the only thing to get immediate relief for the dog - i hate having to do it but atopica did not work for dd as she was throwing it up after a year so now i do minimal steroids 1/2 tab temarilp every other day and do blood work every 6 mos. Her blood work has been normal but she just could not tolerate atopica and did not want to put an antivomitting drug in her another drug to stop a drug making her vomit i said enough is enough she gets the temaril at least it is only one drug and she was on temarilp while on atopica as well she is really bad sadly |
Boy do I hear you. Allergies of any kind are just awful bc the process of first trying to figure out WHAT the heck IT is, then trying to treat it. And what stinks is that most of the time, you can just treat symptoms...rather than the cause.
Btw, for dogs w/ tummy issues on Atopica --- even though you're supposed to give w/out food - my Derm had me give it with food from the very beginning. Marcel is about 3.3 lbs - so even the smallest pill is a bit big of a dose for his weight - so she said give it w/ food instead. She also has tummy issue dogs (of any size) give it w/ food as well. Marcel hasn't had a single tummy issue, so I was really relieved.