kate wrote:
Kate again,
Well latest is we are on the pred with remarkable results. Started on
2 tabs per day and now after 1 week, on one tab in the morning. He is
still maintaining good movement etc on lowered dosage. Appetite is back
and he seems much happier in himself.
However, we still do not have a diagnosis, so we are still not out of
the woods yet. Vet 1 still thinks it is probably an auto immune
disease.
However it is so good to see him have some normal quality of life for
now.
Thans again,
Cheers,
Kate

Kate, my kerry blue terrier was diagnosed with an auto-immune disease at
age 6. He had a terrible time getting up but when we took him to the vet
the adrenaline was up and he walked fine so it took some time to
diagnose. He was on cortizone tablets for some time. However, this
caused pancreatitis so we had to be careful about what he ate. Also,
because cortizone suppressed his immune system it left him open to other
diseases. He died aged 10 of urinary tract cancer. Get your vets to tell
you the possible side effects of the drugs your dog is on.

Fitzie