[Mistymillar]

Thought I would give you all an Alfie/Apoquel update. So far he is doing quite well. We still don't trust him enough to let him run bare naked when we work but he is not scratching or biting a lot at all. When we are home and he is allowed Jammie free time he will still sometimes be found on the stairs enjoying his guilty pleasure of nibbling his sides like a corn cob, but the scratching seems under control, apart from his muzzle, sometimes, but is think that his thick whiskers bother him there?

Overall he is doing as well as he was when he was on prednisone, but even that didn't take his scratchy bitey urges away completely, so I would say it has been quite successfully.

I don't think I am still holding out for a miracle cure, Apoquel is good, it is not a steroid and although Alfie is not completely itch free I think it is definitely keeping him comfortable, without the worrisome long term effects.