I have also never heard of prednizone for Liver Shunt. Before Snickers was diagnosed with MVD, he would often get these really bad fevers, which we could only guess were pain induced. Sometimes he'd get really bad and the only thing that could bring him out of it was a dose of prednizone. I never used it more than 3 days and if the fever came on suddenly in the middle of the night, I'd call my vet for instructions...sometimes he only needed it once to break the fever. When we did get the diagnoses for MVD, (and a clostridium overgrowth) one of the questions I asked was whether or not I should give him any prednizone if he were to have another high fever episode again. His specialist at UT did not give me the impression that it would be the best thing for him. But, this is just my personal experience with my own dog...If my general vet had suggested this drug for long term use, I would really want to get a second opinion from another vet, preferably a specialist, to feel comfortable giving this sort of drug. There are some side effects to prednizone that would concern me... |