aNYTHING LIKE pRED SHOULD BE TAPERED OFF. dOESN'T HURT . ---- Amani Oakley <aoak...@oakleylegal.com> wrote: > It was my vet who told me this, once when I mentioned that I was tapering my > cat off prednisone and how important that was (which I knew to be the case in > humans). She said it really didn’t effect cats that way, and there was no > need to worry excessively about tapering off or putting them on prednisone > gradually. With the Winstrol, which is not a corticosteroid, it doesn’t have > the depressive effect on the immune system typical of prednisone, so long > term use has other potential side effects associated with it, but that isn’t > one of them. Nonetheless, where possible, I usually will still taper off the > prednisone. I am not so concerned anymore about increasing the dose gradually. > > Amani > > From: Felvtalk [mailto:felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org] On Behalf Of > Rachel Dagner > Sent: June-08-16 4:48 PM > To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org > Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Uveitis... > > I know you feel that way. I still can’t help but worry about long term use > with something that suppresses the immune system when they are so susceptible > to other infections and cancers as it is. If there is no other option besides > long term use then it is what it is. I just hope Bob’s kitty doesn’t need it > long term or at least can take the least amount possible to control it, and I > hope there is something else he can use to help control it better so he needs > less. I gave Tucker prednisone right up until the end so we could spend > every moment possible together. Without it I wouldn’t have gotten that extra > month and a half with him. I wish it could have kept him going forever. > > From: Felvtalk > [mailto:felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org<mailto:felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org>] > On Behalf Of Amani Oakley > Sent: Wednesday, June 08, 2016 4:11 PM > To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org<mailto:felvtalk@felineleukemia.org> > Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Uveitis... > > Actually Rachel, with cats, who have a very different metabolism than we do > (or dogs for that matter) they seem to do very very well on steroids and do > not suffer the kinds of side effects one sees in humans on long term > prednisone use, etc. > > Amani > > From: Felvtalk [mailto:felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org] On Behalf Of > Rachel Dagner > Sent: June-08-16 11:43 AM > To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org<mailto:felvtalk@felineleukemia.org> > Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Uveitis... > > What a relief it is helping, I am so glad! I pray that it is not chronic, > taking steroids for long periods especially for life is not good. If it does > turn out to be chronic maybe you could ask a holistic vet what they use that > is more natural and easier on the system for long term use, and see if that > works so you can try to wean off the prednisone, it would be worth a try at > least, I searched uveitis in my handy Marty Goldstein book, and it says a > company called Eli Lilly invested millions of dollars in researching animal > glandulars, they used cow eye protein for uveitis, one of the companies he > uses for his glandulars is called Standard Process you can’t buy their > products unless you are a qualified health care professional ( I looked them > up) but maybe your vet can help you get something like that to try if needed. > I have read that you should never stop prednisone suddenly so I am glad he > told you to do a diminishing dose. > > From: Felvtalk > [mailto:felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org<mailto:felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org>] > On Behalf Of ROBERT CHAPEL > Sent: Wednesday, June 08, 2016 11:09 AM > To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org<mailto:felvtalk@felineleukemia.org> > Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Uveitis... > > Thank you all for your suggestions re: Uveitis. As I wrote the original note > more than a week ago much has happened since.... I went back to see the Vet > expecting to get Winstrol and got a different vet instead. THIS one > prescribed Prednisolone Opthalmic Ointment 3-4X qd for the badly affected eye > 2x for the less affected... Oral Prednisolone for two weeks ( diminishing > dose) and Buprenorphine for pain...... My guy is improving quite a bit and I > am so happy..... BUT... this vet is not on board with prescribing Winstrol > ... Won't go into my impressions as to why at this time..... Anyone know > if improvement lasts for any length of time once the cortisone is > discontinued or must it be continued ( at a lower dose) indefinitely..... > From Everything I have read this is a generally chronic condition that only > remits.... > Again....thank you all for your input and suggestions.... It is a BIG help.
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