vk2mpj Posted December 12, 2009 Share Posted December 12, 2009 Hi all, My Rotty has been put on Prednisolone to help settle his FAD (it is quite bad). The question I have, (and should have asked) is how should I give it to him. At this moment, I have been putting the tablet in his food. But I was wondering should I just give it on its own? He is good with taking tabs so this is no issue for me. Or doesn't it really matter? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cosmolo Posted December 12, 2009 Share Posted December 12, 2009 Prednil does need to be given when the dog has something in their stomach anyway so you might as well give it in food. One of my dogs is on it at the moment too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staffyluv Posted December 12, 2009 Share Posted December 12, 2009 Agree with Cos but I would be giving him dinner and then giving him the tablet, unless you know for sure he is actually taking it in his food Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sumosmum Posted December 13, 2009 Share Posted December 13, 2009 Yes, definitely with or straight after food. I would give it in food too. I am on it long term, and it tastes revolting if it starts to dissolve in my mouth. They dissolve really fast too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danois Posted December 13, 2009 Share Posted December 13, 2009 I used to give it after food in something yummy to Angs to make sure it was taken. Remember to make sure there is always a decent supply of water as cortisone makes them drink more (and pee more) - polydipsia and polyuria (from memory). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vk2mpj Posted December 13, 2009 Author Share Posted December 13, 2009 Thanks heaps for the tips people.... I am confident that he is taking it with his food, the way he eats I should have named him Hoover not Gilly.... LOL He is really great at taking tablets, so it is good to know that as long as he has food in his belly it should be okay. He was doing well on them, and we saw a massive improvement, the vet said that at this stage we could stop. It only took a few days and he was soooo inflamed, poor thing. Looks like he might be on them all summer. Although I have been put onto a Holistic Pet meds place that say they can help, might give them ago, they came highly recommended by the breeder. As for the water, we have two clam shells full that get changed daily... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stolzseinrotts Posted December 14, 2009 Share Posted December 14, 2009 You may want to give this drug in the morning and not in the evening. As already noted it does increase the thirst, which will increase the urine output. I have found that given in the morning makes it more easier for the dog (who sleeps inside of a night) as well as the owner due to the need for the dog to urinate more frequently. As always it should be given with food or straight after. I hope your boy can be weaned off it soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vk2mpj Posted December 19, 2009 Author Share Posted December 19, 2009 Just an update, Gilly is showing good signs of improvement, his back had quite a lot more fur on it now to the point you can hardly see where the FAD was. His tail has also improved, with all but one section now with fur. We tried to wean him off the tabs, but he was back at it again, and his tail got quite nasty... so back on to them. The biggest problem we have, is not only the FAD, but environmental allergies in general. Trying to identify what sets him off is almost impossible... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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