potterdog
Posted : 8/28/2014 9:50:38 AM
I am based in the uk and have a 16 month old husky that was diagnosed 7 weeks ago with IMHA.
It has been a complete rollercoaster but he is still with us.
He weighs 22kg and had an initial dosage of 25mg Pred twice a day, 100mg atopica once a day and a gut protectant.
When first diagnosed his blood level was 24 at its lowest 5 days later it was 12 and for the last 4 weeks has been between 34-38 so on the low end of normal but consistent.
We understand the importance of reducing the pred slowly and also this is what saved him but have tried on two occasions now to reduce and after 5 days the first time and 10 days the second time he relapsed with symptoms lethargy, restless and heavy breathing so the dosage was increased.
On the weekend he had a lot more energy and was eating well he is now very lethargic again and not really eating, we have increased the pred back to the original levels and are back to the vet this evening.
I know that this recovery will be long term but also have concerns over damage that may be happening.
We need to get him improved before we can start reducing again but any tips would be helpful to get the level down and should he have any symptoms while the tablets are being reduced, we tried reducing both times by 1/4 tablet per dose.
Having help from people that have already been through this is what is getting us through it