MsDani Posted August 21, 2006 Share Posted August 21, 2006 My furbaby had an injection of Cortisone for his allergies about 10 days ago. Since then he's been drinking alot of water. Is this a side effect of the cortisone?? TIA Dani Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff'n'Toller Posted August 21, 2006 Share Posted August 21, 2006 Yes, it will wear off as the cortisone does. Other side effects include weeing alot and appearing ravenously hungry. Cheers, Mel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peigirl Posted August 21, 2006 Share Posted August 21, 2006 He'll be fine and it'll wear off. My boy had two for allergic reactions 3 days apart. Took a good fortnight til his system was right again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kavik Posted August 21, 2006 Share Posted August 21, 2006 Diesel is also on a course of cortisone, and is doing more than appearing hungry! I think he loses weight when he goes on cortisone (reoccuring allergies) - I have been feeding him more but he still looks thinner than usual? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ravensmyst00 Posted August 21, 2006 Share Posted August 21, 2006 Seems like its that time of year again. Allergies are starting to reappear. My boy drinks heaps when he his on a course of cortizone, wees alot but appetite remains the same. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fastgals Posted August 21, 2006 Share Posted August 21, 2006 Girlie was on prednisolone (spelling?) before her throat operation. She drank heaps and was weeing an awful lot - not even able to make it to the back door sometimes. She was like a ravenous wolf at mealtimes and I took the opportunity to feed her quite enormous (for her) amounts of food. Despite the extra food intake she lost probably over two kilos in the week and a half or so she was on pred, and this unfortunately included most of what little muscle tone she had. Post-op and post-pred, Girlie's appetite remained excellent, and she proceeded to put on weight at a tremendous rate. I'm keeping my fingers crossed she'll never have to have pred again... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MsDani Posted August 22, 2006 Author Share Posted August 22, 2006 Thanks everyone!! He's drinking and pee'ing alot. It's like he can't get enough water into him atm. Also I've noticed his appetite has increased. Usually when we eat he goes to his bed and turns his back. But since the needle, he sits on the floor next to me hoping some might drop. Do you think it would be ok to increase his food intake atm or keep it the same?? He gets 4 chicken necks eat night and his biscuits (1 cup to share between the two dogs) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bloss344 Posted August 22, 2006 Share Posted August 22, 2006 Do you think it would be ok to increase his food intake atm or keep it the same?? He gets 4 chicken necks eat night and his biscuits (1 cup to share between the two dogs) If you increase his food he'll put on excess weight which is very common with cortisone treatment. Luckily my Bob doesn't pester for extra food but drinks a heap more water like yours. You'd think that all that water would fill them up a bit, supposed to work for us when we are trying to lose weight. Would he chew on a raw carrot or piece of broccoli? Low calorie and will keep him busy for a few minutes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LouiseBrooks Posted August 24, 2006 Share Posted August 24, 2006 My dog goes on Cortisone a lot its tablets though. He becomes lethargic, drinks a lot, and is as hungry like a wolf. I have to cut done on his food as he puts on a lot of weight otherwise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dogsfevr Posted August 24, 2006 Share Posted August 24, 2006 Cortisone over time can create issues ,it only covers the problem but once it wears out the issue is back it seems these days vets hand out prednil like lollies. We will not use it unless its a bee sting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RottnBullies Posted August 24, 2006 Share Posted August 24, 2006 Cortisone over time can create issues ,it only covers the problem but once it wears out the issue is back it seems these days vets hand out prednil like lollies.We will not use it unless its a bee sting. Agree showdog, skin problems are sometimes hard to diagnose, hence the handing out like lollies, which may calm them for a while but really does'nt fix the original problem Also will not use it on my dogs either, unless like you if they've had a bee sting and especialy if stung near the mouth Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MsDani Posted September 4, 2006 Author Share Posted September 4, 2006 Update He's still drinking alot. Just called the vet as he seems to have lost a bit of weight, even tho he's eating ok. They said that the injection can last upto 3 months. It will make them thirsty and eat more, but shouldn't be affecting their weight. She said to keep an eye on his weight and if it keeps on going down to bring him in. So I'll try get him to sit on my digital scales at home to watch the weight . They also said if I bring him in to get a urine sample. That's goona be interesting Anyone got any idea's on how I'm gonna do this?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fido666 Posted September 4, 2006 Share Posted September 4, 2006 Don't know quite how you catch a sample off a boy, especially if he's a leg lifter. With the girls I just run after them with a sterile bowl and do a quick "catcher's mitt" dash underneath as they go to squat. I had an older bitch on Cortisone some years ago and was advised at the time it can cause muscle wastage if used long term. Cheers, Corine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sivvy Posted September 4, 2006 Share Posted September 4, 2006 What breed of dog do u have, I have issues with Cortisone, lots of my customers have had their pets on this and when they are older most have lost most of their hair. Maltese, shih tzues and poodles. I wouldnt touch it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacobite Posted September 4, 2006 Share Posted September 4, 2006 Be very wary of cortisone, it will make most dogs RAVENOUS. We had a young dog with a slight skin problem and the vet recommended a course of cortisone which we gave him. During this time I gave the dogs their usual twice weekly feed of bones, I didn't realise that Mac had bitten of big chunks of the bones and swallowed them without chewing them. Unfortunately he couldn"t digest these large chunks so he ended up at the vets having to be operated on to remove the bonesn from his stomache. Even more unfortunately he died after the operation. So just beware, If your dog is on cortisone be very aware of what it eats and drinks, I would not want anyone to go through what I went through losing Mac. Pam Moffitt during this I gave the dogs their Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
panda Posted September 5, 2006 Share Posted September 5, 2006 (edited) Thanks for letting us know about Cortisone, Jacobite. When you said a course of cortisone, how long was it for? My vet wasn't very happy with me yesterday when I called her back that I'm not comfortable with giving my dog cortisone. My dog had a biopsy on an oral mass located on the roof in his mouth. The biopsy turned out to be Granuloma affecting soft palate, thank god it's not cancer. Anyway, the soft tissue has got a bit wider after the vet took some soft tissue out for the biopsy. I took the dog back on Sunday and the vet gave him Cortisone in the hope of reducing the size of the soft tissue without having to go for an operation. But if there is still a little tissue left after 2 weeks course of cortisone, then he still has to have operation. After reading about cortisone, I refused to give it to my dog. When I told the vet that I wanted to try natural medicine first, she sounded a bit annoyed and said that it won't work on my dog's case. The other alternative to get rid of it totally is to remove it, I think. I'm going to make an appointment to see a specialist at Sydney University. I don't know why the vet didn't take it all out at the time of biopsy. After the biopsy, she said if it doesn't reduced in size or grow bigger, then come back for an operation. Adding to that, I told the vet that cortisone only treats the symptom but doesn't cure the problem. She said it's not true. I think she's not very happy with me now because I didn't go along with her advice. On Sunday, she said that I can try Naturopathy if I don't feel comfortable with cortisone, and when I told her that yesterday that I will try natural medicine, she sounded unhappy and said it wouldn't work Edited September 5, 2006 by panda Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
larry Posted September 5, 2006 Share Posted September 5, 2006 be careful with taking cortisone for minor issues, or taking it long term, as there are many dogs that get side effects from prolonged use of steroids like cortisone.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MsDani Posted September 6, 2006 Author Share Posted September 6, 2006 Just needed to clarify that my dog AJ (he's a Jack Russell) only had on injection and isn't on any forms of tablets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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