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...
Hi Scott The fact that her platelets were well were they low? Makes me wonder about tick disease other than Lyme especially erlicchia now called plasmacytosis...
Hello all My sweet boy Cleansweep Hoover lost his battle with hystiocytic sarcoma in September. I have some medicine left over that we used to treat his many...
These are some of my previous posts. All is still great. There is minor swelling of joints. But he is having the most fun again. He goes out and plays,...
... you used and in what doses. Could you please forward them to me. Are they easy to find? We're in Ontario Canada and have a large Asian population with many...
Her platelets were low and now seem to be stabilized. We'll keep an eye on the weight loss and muscle waste. She was checked for Tick and Lyme and she was...
Hi Scott, I'm sorry to hear your dear Berner has IMPA. We lost our Berner girl to IMPA June 6th of last year at the age of 5. Unfortunately for us the drug...
... beloved pet. I am concerned about a long term regiment of Prednizone and the effects it could have on her liver. Blaze was also diagnosed clear of Tick and...
The drugs I am getting from my Vet who also does holistic treatment are as follows: These are the names, I am sure you can look them up. All are 2 times...
... are ... All ... Miao ... to help. Both of my vets said that this is very acceptable. ... practices holistic health care. You said you had great results...
Scott, You are right to worry about the side effects of Pred. We never got Echo lower than 37.5 mg a day. We kept up constant blood work and untrasounds of...
Hi Scott, If you take a look through the archives you'll get a sense of the variety of ways in which dogs respond to treatment, as well as the range of...
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