It took from the age of 2 to the age of 5 for my sheltie to be diagnosed with IMPA. Finally going to a specialist who has had him on high dosees of Predisone...
What city and state are you located in? Trisha Appleton WI ... him on ... self, ... other ... feel ... his ... doctor ... answers. ... night ... going ... only...
IMPA is pretty much a diagnosis of elimination... it's arrived at after testing eliminates all the other likely causes for the symptoms. The three drugs...
From what I've learned, Prednisone, or other forms of steroids, are the only medications used to treat the disease. There were some people on the list that...
Hi! I just joined today. My 4 yr old chihuahua has IMPA, Peanut. He was perfectly healthy until last April, we came home from dinner and one of his digits on...
Hi Tina - I know there are people on the list that have had success with natural alternatives to steroids. Try researching through the archives from this ...
... Pennsylvania, and even went to the Univ. of Ga. thinking that their vet. school could help.. They also missed it. I finally was referred to a specialist...
Thanks and I am so sorry for your loss GO SAINTS! Tina ... Don't get soaked. Take a quick peek at the forecast with theYahoo! Search weather shortcut....
Hi , my name is Karen , My St Bernard Was diagnosed with Cancer in his left leg 3 months ago , hes only 4 yrs old , vet says he might only live another 3...
Hi Karen, This list started among Bernese Mtn Dog owners, a breed which sadly suffers more than its fair share of losses to cancer in young dogs. There is...
Hello. My dog, Ranger, has been diagnosed with immune mediated inflammitory joint disease. polyarthritis. I am trying to read about it but its hard for me to...
Our dog recently passed but she did have this disease. There is a lot of info in the archives, maybe you could run a search. Prednisone worked well for us but...
Mokie, Check out the old emails, you will find some great information. IMPA is a disease of management. Team up with your doctors and see how your dog...
Hi Mokie, The course of IMPA and effective management varies widely from one dog to another so I'd join the others in suggesting you read through the...
Yes, my 4 yr old chihuahua was diagnosed last year in May. He has had his ups and downs but since being on 5mg on pred. he has been ok. I know that it will...
My 2 year old lab was diagnosed this morning after becoming lame and subsequent analysis of joint fluids. We do not know what triggered it. After 3 days on...
In a message dated 6/19/2007 5:32:46 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, ... Your understanding is correct. There's no one definitive test for IMPA, it's a diagnosis...
To all those with IMPA, my dog has had the disease for 4 years, just diagnosed spring of 2006. We went the prednisone and cyclosporine way. Until this past...
hello, my name is Chantal and i have 3 dogs. One of which is two years old, Major, a GSD, who has many genetic problems. We got him from a breeder just about...
Prednisone is the treatment for IMPA. It will help almost immediately. Our dog was on prednisone and did rather well for a year. I would suggest that once you...
Sorry for you and your pets. You were lucky that he got diagnosed in a reasonable amount of time. Mine took 4 years of trying to find out, He is a sheltie,...
Hi, I read Jude's comment on laser treatments. Thanks for sharing! I'd like to have more information on this please. Has anyone else tried this? I take my...
http://www.beaveranimalclinic.com/index.html This the doctors website, it will lead you to education info. My dog actually has been doing really great....
I have a 5 year old Bernese Mt. Dog., Tango (who will, God willing, be 6 years old Sept. 23). On May 19th of this year, we welcomed into our home an 8 week...
Prednisone is the treatment for IMPA, if that is what he has. You are right to try the holistic versions because they don't have the same side effects. I...
I know that some of the vets feel that the vaccinations may be at fault for the IMPA. But I am confused by the weight loss. As far as I know, no one has ever...
Abby had lost almost 25% of her body weight before IMPA was diagnosed. The dramatic weight reduction was in over 4 weeks. Even after starting pred she has...
Wow! Our stories sound soooo similar. As you know, we don't have a diagnosis yet.. but I must say that just reading all of the posts in this group, I'm...
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