hey guys,
Daisy went in to check her skin last week, (she's been scratching and itching like crazy- spring means allergy season for both her and me!
The vet perscribed Temaril-P. I told her I was not very comfortable with putting her on straight prednisone. She says that this drug (Temaril) is a mixture of a cortico-steriod as well as antihistimine. She says that it works to calm down the immune system (like Pred does) but it also does not give the symptoms that pred does (like polyuria/polydypsia and pred. aggression) becauase it also has an anihistimine in it as well.
I absolutely love my vet- she calls her practice a "semi-conventional" clinic. She does some holisitcs and some regular practice things. She sells Natura Products, and thinks Solid Gold, Timberwolf, and Natural Balance are the best foods around. She does 3 year parvo/distemper vaccines until age 5- then no more at all for life. I had to take Daisy to one of the vets at school when she was itchy again, and the vet there wanted to push and push the prednisone first. (I didn't let her)
She also has a urinary infection as well and she's taking antibiotics for it. She usually gets probiotics, but I don't know what the ratio/times are with the probiotics to antibiotics. I've heard anything from 2 hours after the antibiotic to after the antibiotics are done to put her on a course of probiotics.
Any ideas/help??