It is with sadness I tell everyone that Abby has walked the Rainbow Bridge on Friday, Feb 17th. Her fight with IMPA turned into a fight with malignant histio...
Trisha - We're very sorry to hear this. We know the pain and grief , and our sympathy goes to you and your family as you deal with this event. David And Amanda...
Trisha, I am SO SORRY!!! We lost our boy Dino on January 19th to the same thing. It is so very hard but time will heal. If there is anything you need please...
Trisha - I'm soooo sorry and my prayers are with you and Abby. She was very lucky to have spent her life with you and I know that she brought you much joy as...
My (almost) 6 year old female Border Collie mix has been diagnosed with IMP after several tests, vets, hospitals, etc... She has been on Prednasone for a week...
Hello, Angus my shephard has been on Pred for about 6 months on and off, he just finished his last dose yesterday and he is back limping again. It's so...
Hi Jo, Dogs usually do show rapid and dramatic improvement when they're put on Prednisone, especially at immuno-suppressive dosage. (Unless your dog weighs ...
Thanks - she weighs 50 pounds, so I guess she's at a pretty high dosage. I know he arrived at this diagnosis from the test results of the fluid in her joints....
Thanks, I agree with you about how frustrating this is - I just feel so sorry for Kasy. She seems so sad and just lays flat out - rarely even has her head up....
Hello Jo, We just read the emails concerning your dog. Our 8 year old mix female Snickers was eventually diagnosed with IMPA - the joint fluid test being the...
Hi David, Thanks for all of the info you shared; yes they tested for a tick disease - and that is an odd thing. Kasy's vet did a test and sent it to TX A&M,...
Good morning. My name is Diane Van Pelt. Maggie was diagnosed with IMPA a year ago April. She maintains a regime of 10 mg pred every other day along with...
Hello Diane, Our dog Snickers has been on this merry go round also. She "relapsed" and we put her on pred again and she immediately responded. unfortunately ,...
I do not but if I come across anything I will forward to you. Our Bernese, Marnie, was diagnosed in August and seems to be doing well. She is down to 10 mg...
Kasy finally showed marked improvement on Predinose/Imuran on alternatate days, but then suddenly, without know reason, developed an open wound on her elbow....
In a message dated 4/10/2006 12:05:18 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, ... Hi Jo, Of course cancer is always possible for a sore that won't heat, but it's not ...
Marnie, has IMPA and had a terrible pressure sore. It is from the impact of their elbows hitting the floor when they laid down. The doggleggs seemed like a...
My 4 year-old Berner was diagnosed with IMPA after receiving his annual vaccine in March 2004. He spent four days at the specialty animal hospital lost 25 lbs....
Hi ?, I'm sorry to hear your dog's not doing well. I haven't experienced it, but IMPA can be a 'stand alone' disease or it can be a presentation of SLE...
I'm so sorry to hear, I know what you are going through. Our Bernese has IMPA but I do not know much about that related to the kidney failure other than the...
Before i tell you all my story, i just want to say that I am so happy to have found this site. I am sad that this site is needed, but so happy to be...
Hi Dawn, I'm sorry your girl Kyah isn't her usual self. IMPA can be frustrating to manage as each dog experiences it differently and responds to the...
Thanks you for your respone. What did you feed your girl, and what supplements did you use? I would love to find out. I am sorry to hear about your girl. ...
I followed Sherri's advice and consulted a holestic vet for more information too. My Abby (Bernese) had a great year and a half of activity and comfort by...
Kyah has a sensitive tummy when on the higher does of pred as well so I give her sucralfate. Helps her out alot. Thanks, I will give the holostic vet a try....
We used fomotadene ( pepcid generic ) on Snickers to combat the stomach issue with prednisone. It seemed to work fine for her. The first go round gave her a...
We used the same for Marnie initially when she was on higher doses of prednisone and a handful of antiobiotics. _____ From: canineimpa@yahoogroups.com...
Our Maggie Mae who will be 7 in August is exactly a year diagnosed with IMPA after a tick bite in April 2005. She was also diagnosed with Rocky Mt Spotted...
In a message dated 4/23/2006 9:09:06 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, ... Hi Dawn, I wanted to protect Simca's stomach and try to avoid ulceration if possible. ...
Thanks for the info guys. I have Kyah down to 5mg Prednisone daily and give her sucralfate twice daily. It works well, and even when she was on really high...
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