Hi Everyone - Hope you had a good holiday - we did and we're glad to get back into the swing of things. Thought I'd write with an update on Marnie. She is...
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I have two Bernese - Marnie is a bernese. They didn't put her on prednisone for the rash, that was for the polyarthritis. Initially she was on 75mg but now...
Hi again - I wrote just a few days ago with an update on Marnie and mentioned that her joints were doing fine - she had an exam just last Friday. Well...
Oh I'm so sorry!!! It's awful to watch them in so much pain. Angus (my shephard) has his good and bad days. He's been on the pred every other day at 60...
Abby (my Bernese) did have have reoccurrances for several months. Now she has them often - she slows down, less interest in food, elevated temperature. Since...
Thanks Trisha! Very helpful info. I know that the vet and I had talked about asthriaprine (I can't spell it either) as an option if needed way back in...
Thanks Adrienne. She isn't on anything for the pain but I'll see if we can get something to keep on hand. No, they didn't do a joint tap, just an external...
Trish, Checking temp is really important. That's how I found out Angus had IMPA. He collapsed right in front of me with a temp of 106. Needless to say,...
Our area does not have much for holistic care. I've done alot of research, talked to Dr Jean Dodds a couple of times and cooperating with my vets. We're...
I'd like to thank Trisha for setting up this elist, I'm sure it will be of value and support to many owners dealing with the vagaries of IMPA. Some of you will...
Sherri, I'm curious about the NH. My vet hasn't told us about this. Although we're in the first stages of treatment. Angus was diagnosed about 3 months ago...
Hi Adrienne, NH is a plant based steroid supplied (by prescription only) by some compounding pharmacies. It's most often used by veterinarians who are well...
WOW!! You've really done your homework. I'm just worried that we will start having other health issues with the pred. Angus will be 4 in April and it's hard...
Hi, I have found this website and feel a kindred connection to the stories I have read. It could have been our story of our journey trying to find an answer to...
Welcome, David...wish it were a different list :) God bless you for what you are paying for cyclosporin! Abby thankfully avoided the drug, she would have...
Welcome, David...wish it were a different list :) God bless you for what you are paying for cyclosporin! Abby thankfully avoided the drug, she would have...
Hello Trisha, Thanks for the feedback and the info. These are all new drugs and medications to us. We're forwarding this info to our Vet here in houston . We...
Hi David, As Trisha mentioned, azathioprine (aka Imuran) is another commonly used immuno-suppressant. It's often sometimes used alone when the dog doesn't...
Regarding the cost of the meds - I get Marnies prescriptions filled at Costco. (You do not have to be a member to use their pharmacy.) I have saved quite a...
Hello Sherri, First , thank you so much for the email and message. It's a relief to finally find a group of people who are aware of this illness and have a...
Thanks for that info ! We pursued getting Cyclosporine via internet, but the catch 22 on it was that we had no idea what the dosage would be, or for how long....
It is so frustrating!!!! We've benn on the IMPA train for 2 months and we've spent $3,000 in vet bills AND that's after he was diagnosed. I hope your baby...
Thanks, we gave her pred. yesterday am and by midafternoon she was rolling around in the grass and chasing squirrels like nothing was wrong. Out big question...
Hi David, I'm not sure exactly what you're asking and of whom, but here's my shot at a response <g>. First: Are you giving Snickers Sucralfate? Given her...
We started the pred when he was first diagnosed then he was off and he got worse so, he's back on them. I'm sure you can't get her off of them quickly. It...
20 mg twice a day for 3 days , and then we're cutting in 1/2 in 3 day intervals to wean her off of it. The first course dosage was 20 mg 3 times a day for 2 -...
Thank you, we just got off the phone with our vet and got Snickers ' liver enzme readings, All elevated. We are actually discussing a course of treatment using...
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