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...
Hi Dawn, There are many things that can cause what you've described, IMPA being just one of them. The diagnosis of IMPA is usually made based on a combination...
Hello, my name is Beatriz. 2 weeks ago, we had to put down our almost 10 year old Golden due to mega-esophagus. 2 days after that, we hospitalized our 3 year...
What a nightmare Beatriz, I'm so sorry you've been going through such challenges with your odgs. If you search the archives under my email addy you'll find...
Hi Sherri, thank you for the quick response. Could you please tell me how to get to the archives? I don't see that on my scroll bar. thank you. ... such ......
How you access the group depends on how your membership is set up. Sometimes there's a link at the bottom a post that you can click on to get to the archives...
Hi, sorry about your loss and now with the suffering of another family member. The drugs I am getting from my Vet who also does holistic treatment are as...
Thank you so much. I will definitely follow up with this. ... family member. The drugs I am getting from my Vet who also does holistic treatment are as...
I just wanted to let you all know how the progress is with Auggie. Since May 29, 07 we have done Herbal medicines which I have listed before along with...
Hi everyone, I'm new to the group. Freya, my Entlebucher (Swiss) Mountain Dog, was just diagnosed with IMPA. I'll share my saga sometime soon (it's a long...
Hi Andrea, I don't think there's a whole lot you can do about the obsessive hunger that goes along with high dose prednisone. You'd have to add so much...
hi, I am sorry to hear about your dog. My chi has had impa for almost two years and he is on predisone too. Althought it may seem like it he is not starving....
... Thank you for your suggestions. I've already read through one third of the archives. It's interesting to see how each case was diagnosed and the different...
Hi. I'm new to the list and just wanted to introduce myself. My 9 year old Borzoi was diagnosed with impd last spring. It has been getting worse lately....
Welcome Sarah. Do I understand correctly that your Borzio is not taking any medications? You will find lots of discussion in the archives about alternative...
There are natural alternatives that might be better on the liver. Search through the old messages online for info or contact a holistic vet. Best of luck to...
This is for newbies, Sarah and amizvan. I know that some of the vets feel that the vaccinations may be at fault for the IMPA. When your dog hurts you...
Hi Sarah, The course of IMPA varies greatly from dog to dog, some have one bout... are treated and weaned off of steroids... and never have another problem. ...
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