I have been lingering lately, but I do tink that I would like to share my experiences. I will never again vaccinate Kyah (my rottweiler with IMPA) I live in...
One of the first things Moses' IMPA doctor said to me was no more vaccinations except rabies. Moses had IMPA diagnosed via a joint tap in mid 2001. I did not...
After Abby's diagnosis UW Madison Vet School, they said absolutely no vaccinations. They wrote a letter for my liscense renewal at the city clerks office. The...
Hi everyone, My name is Erin and I am in search of answers regarding IMPA. I believe that we are about to embark on this journey, and I am just hoping to...
Hi Erin, Sorry to hear about your dog. I've been down this same path with my lab-mix Apple (you can read about some of my experiences in the archives). After 6...
Hi Erin, Diagnosing IMPA is largely a process of tests to eliminate the other diseases that cause similar symptoms while also running tests that tend to...
Has anyone else's dog had a bad reaction while on Imuran? This is the second time my dog has been put on it and each time after a week she gets explosive...
Jenn - Our dog Snickers went from prednisone to cyclosporine due to pred. reaction- a bleeding ulcer. Once she went thru this, when she had a relapse, we;d...
Thank you for sharing your experiences. I just want to clarify - when Snickers was on cyclosporine, she's still have relapses and that's when you'd do the very...
Hi Jenn, Try the cyclosporin regimen. If it works well for your girl, see if you can find a compounding pharmacy to supply it and talk with your vet about...
When snickers was on Cyclosporine she did not have relapses, only after the cyclosporine treatment which lasted several weeks. she then went about 4-5 weeks...
Hi everyone – I’m trying to make a decision on what to do for Marnie (10 ½ yr old Bernese Mountain Dog). She has IMPA and has been on Prednisone for a...
Oh Lori, so sorry!!! It is strange that it is just her back legs. When Dino got hit by a car, he had lost all use of his back legs for awhile. It was nerve...
In a message dated 8/29/2006 11:48:24 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, ... front >seem fine. I would guess that this is not related to the IMPA, one possibility...
Hi all, My dog is going on six months since her IMPA symptoms began and she had frequent relapses (about every three weeks). She's on Pred (for the last six...
DAMNIT!!!! I hate this disease, it's so frustrating and painful to watch our furbabies go through this. Jenn, Angus never had the problems with his red blood...
In a message dated 8/29/2006 3:23:24 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, jennkeohane@... writes: Her latest blood work showed that her autoimmune disease is now ...
Here’s an update on Marnie – I had written the other day that her rear legs had given out and that I thought it was strange that only the rear. We took...
Hi Lori, Prednisone takes a toll on muscles, cartilage, and connective tissue. Depending on the whole picture... you might want to explore physical therapy. ...
Lori - We all certainly understand the anguish you're going through. We went thru the scenario this june with Snickers. It's so hard to see the right decision...
Lori, Maybe you could consider getting her a brace for her legs. It could help with the weight and still let her be alittle active to live out the rest of her...
I've been checking into the doggie wheel chairs and these special harnesses that help you to carry the dogs more easily than using a towel as a sling (which is...
We lost our 7 year old Berner to IMPA today. She fought a good two year battle. I have a almost full prescription of Immuran and 1/2 prescription of Prednisone...
Hi Diane, I'm so sorry to read about the loss of your dog. It's so sad and frustrating that this disease can take the ultimate toll on our dogs, inspite of our...
I am so sorry Diane. This disease is so hard to cope, especially to see our furbabies in pain. Angus has been in remission for about 6 months (keeping...
Diane- Heartbreaking news for sure. We went thru this in June.. We're with you in spirit. It is a wonderful thought to offer the drugs via the web post. We ...
Hi, For any of you that have leftover meds like we did with our Snickers, there are shelters and rescues that would be glad to have the meds for the animals...
I'm so sorry to hear and my prayers are with you and your berner. Take heart in knowing that your dog knew you did the best by her while she was here. I'm very...
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