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Originally Posted by mojo  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. |
yes pancreatitis is a side effect of this drug and why i have cpli run on dd when i do her blood work since she is on steroids as well as my pancreatitis dog i have it run on him too just to make sure pancreas is functioning ok.
Another issue that can happen with steroid use is it can mess with the lining of stomach which could be happening with your baby and causing stomach upset
BUT your baby has no choice as addisons mean they do not have normal adrenal function and they need the pred to survive. Are you seeing a specialist with this condition?
Some vets believe in using famotidine (pepcid ac) with dogs on steroids to help with acid in the stomach. I do not use it with dd as her doseage is very mild but it has been recommended to me
are you giving the steroids mid meal meaning give 1/2 meal then steroid then 1/2 meal to mix real well with food to help not mess up intestines as that is real critical to not give nsaids or steroids on empty stomach.
my girl took prednisone and she had the pot belly as well and cumidomes brown spots on tummy and loss of hair so we put her on temarilp and no side effects but with addisons you have to be on a higher dose but you could also discuss with your vet or specialist prednisolone vs prednisone and get his take on all of that as prednisolone is easier to digest and easier on the liver - does your dog have a normal functioning liver?