Its so awful when they are sick We are new to this too In April gold was lame febrile and wasting away while things still are not perfect she has since end of...
Thanks so much Sheira, appreciate the input :) Went to neuro today and she found Savannah's hind legs seem worse upon manipulation :( She took her off the...
Savannah 8yo 24lb sheltiex IMPA dx late March and started on pred 71/2mgs bid early April. Cyclosporine was added late April as neuro still found tender points...
... Hi Anne Sounds like low doses of steroids to begin with Gold had prednisone 60 mg as her starting dose We are hoping to wean down soon from 20 daily of...
Cubbie is a 4 year old golden ret. She was diagnoised with IMPA in march 2007 and started pred and azathiaprine this combo worked well, although we had to wean...
I am on holistic meds now, but went through all that for years. The Pred and Cyclosporine. Unfortunately I was advised when I started the Cyclosporine that...
Thanks for the response. What kind of herbs is/was he on, and how was this decided did you see a naturopath? I would like to investigate all options. Susan ......
I had a very good specialists who worked with Auggie, he was the one who diagnosed Auggie and did the tests and blood work, joint taps etc. In fact after...
Hi Susan, unfortunately list is very quiet :( My little Savannah 8yo sheltieX was dx with IMPA this March 2008 (prior she would get raging high fevers that...
Hi, My lab was diagnosed with IMPA approx. 3 yrs ago. We have been lucky in that he has been controlled on 2.5 mg of pred. every day. My lab, Sam, has had...
Hi: Just joined this group and it looks very quiet so I thought I would send up a ballon to see if any IMPA owners are still watching. My dog was disagnosed...
My chi is about to be 6, he's been living with impa for almost three years He's on 5mg of pred everyday and maintaining well for now. He did get shots last...
So sorry to hear you are dealing with this. If you read the history you'll see my Echo's story with IMPA. She had no eye issues but this came up on my Berner...
Wow. I'm surprised to hear this. While Echo's IMPA came about right before she was due for an annual check up thus vaccines being ruled out as a cause for her...
Apparently there have been some studies done that suggest vaccines can trigger abnormal immune system reactions which can play out in things like IMPA. So even...
HI Beth, I'm sorry you're dealing with these issues. Â If you take a look through the archives you ll find that IMPA is a highly variable disease. Â The...
I did have a dog with IMPA but she passed away after about a 1 ½ of being diagnosed. We did not experience blindness – I don’t seem to recall anyone ...
Hi, My BC got IMPA within two months of his last rabies vaccination (2005). He is also treated for hypothyroid. He has also had corneal degeneration... but...
Hello everyone, I'm new to the group and have a nine year old Berner who was recently diagnosed with Poly arthritis. She's been on Predinisone and Doxycylone ...
Hello - My best to you and your dog. Our marnie lived about a year before she was completely immobile - it was a pretty good year for the most part. I know ...
Hi Scott Hope your girl is feeling better on her treatment Know that this is hard but doable My 6 year old Berner Gold had IMPA last year Reading this list and...
... she was ... I know ... old. I ... and avoid ... I'd love to get her off the steroids. Blaze is due for a follow up on the 17th so I'm going to see what...
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