My girl, Bella, has been on Pred for several years since being diagnosed with addisons disease. She gets 5 mg (liquid) every other day. For the most part, she has done very well. She does urinate more frequently and has put on a little bit of weight in her belly.
Over the past 6 months, she has had episodes where she has had severe vomitting and diarrea. On call vet diagnosed her with pancreatitis. She wasn't getting better, I thought I had to put her down. Her regular vet then said no, not pancreatitis, food allergy and put her on a hypo-allergenic food. I was very skeptical of that, but she has been on it 3 months now, only one minor episode of vomitting.
Prednisone is a highly effective medicine, but can have side effects. I think it's worth a try, just monitor your dog closely.
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