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...
Well, Kyah had her first obedience class in 2 years last night. After wanting to switch obedience faciities, then her GDV, then her immune- mediated...
Thar's good news for all of us to hear. We all share in our thrills at seeing improvement in our pets' feeling and enthusiasm . Congrats ! Dave Boles...
In a message dated 4/23/2006 12:41:53 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, ... Hi Dawn, Sorry about the delay responding... When Simca was diagnosed with IMPA I...
I have Kyah off of kibble now and she is doing great. Thanks for the list of supplements. I will check into the one's that I do not know. Dawn and Kyah...
On Saturday after work my cousin and I packed up my Jeep and headed to Calgary for a day of fun, sun and sheep. We took all 5 dogs and stayed in a hotel in...
Hi all - I'm writing for suggestions regarding Marnie. She is 10 years old now and was diagnosed with IMPA last August. She has been doing fairly well until ...
Hi Lori, I think it makes sense to assess each presentation as a unique event, rather than assuming it's a flair up of the IMPA... especially if things have...
Hi Lori, I know with Angus, it took about a month to see any improvement with the pred. He hasn't had another attack for about 6 months. (Keeping fingers...
Thanks Adrienne - I'll keep everyone posted so we can all learn from each experience. Marnie was on 75mg of Prednisone per day in August of 2005 and was down...
Hi all, I'm happy to have found ths group, although I see it isn't very active. My dog was diagnosed with ehrlichia equi five months ago. After undergoing the...
Welcome to a small club. Unfortunately , we discuss questions more than answers. The immune illness seems to manifest itself differently with every dog and...
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