calliecritturs
Posted : 11/16/2010 4:11:54 PM
Prednisone on a regular basis is *very* hard on the liver and kidneys both of which have a huge amount to do with the skin. If she's on pred regularly then honestly dandruff may be the smallest of skin issues she may have.
You may want to look into other possible treatments to take the place of the pred (I've no clue what it's for - unless this is the one with immune-mediate polyarthritis). Sorry -- this IS the voice of experience talking here ... I've got scads of experience with the stuff for all sorts of different reasons/uses. It's very likely it IS the culprit here.
There *are* other solutions to weaning her off the pred onto something less damaging OR I can give you some pointers on what to do that will help protect her body *against* the pred -- particularly the liver and kidneys. Remember, Billy had IMHA so I'm no stranger to immune-mediated stuff and I have Rheumatoid arthritis myself (which is also IM).