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Canine Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia (AIHA & IMHA) - Reposting for Kelly
| My dog coco was just diagnoised before Christmas she weighs about 50 lbs and her vet had her take 50 mg of predisone per day for a week then dropped it to 30 the second week which started this last Sat. She has started having diarrhea with what looks like blood in her stool occasionally, her gums are also very pale..of course her vet is out of town for the holidays until the 29th...any suggestions? they would be greatly appreciated |
| Samantha Geelong |
| Hello Kelly, I am so sorry to hear about Coco's diagnosis. One thing that concerns me is that the drop in Coco's Prednisone has been done to quickly. If she was diagnosed just before Christmas, then that would only be a week at 50mg of Pred? Dogs are usually on the super high doses of Pred until their PCV's stabilise in the normal range. Please go and see a vet ASAP. I am concerned when you say her gums look pale - this disease is deadly, and the treatment must be exactly right to give Coco the best chance of pulling through. I don't want to alarm you, but I don't like taking any chances with this disease. How much does Coco weigh? The dosage of Prednisone should be around 1mg for every pound of body weight, even higher if necessary. Someone else will post to confirm this. Prednisone should be reduced only when the dog's PCV has stablilised in the normal range, and then only at around 25%-33% of the dosage at a time. Please also discuss with the vet using Cyclosporine or Azathioprine has a further treatment in the drug regime. I used Prednisone and Azathioprine with my dog Millie. Please keep us posted and see a vet ASAP! Good luck, Samantha & Millie. |
| Samantha Geelong |
| Samantha, Can you find an emergency veterinary clinic nearby? I think this would be appropriate in this situation. my best patrice |
| Patrice NYS |
| Kelly, I think I would not wait to see an other vet, an emergency clinic maybe, like Patrice said. With a long weekend coming up, you could loose valuable time. Also. please check out Joanne's website: http://www.cloudnet.com/~jdickson/newhope.htm you will find valuable information and a lot of hope in the success stories. Best wishes, Brigitte & Kahlu |
| Brigitte BC Canada |
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