From:
"Tressie"
Date: 2008-04-26 11:21:52 UTC
Subject: [ferrethealth] Re: steroids for IBD
To: ferrethealth@yahoogroups.com
Jeff,
I can't speak to the issue of Prednisolone use in ferrets with IBD
but I can tell you that I have one who was diagnosed with EGE last
August who has managed quite well with diet alone. EGE does share
some of the features of IBD but affects more than the GI tract i.e.,
lungs and liver. It took a couple of months to find a combination
that works for her but at 4 1/2 years of age she is thriving, has
gained weight, full of energy with only the rare occasional abnormal
stool.
Not to say that the combination that works for her will work for your
little one but Linguini is on Innova EVO Ferret kibble plus Innova
EVO 95% Duck cat/kitten canned food with the occasional organic duck
and/or quail jerky as treat.
Tressie
--- In ferrethealth@yahoogroups.com, "Jeff" <inner.harmony@...> wrote:
>
> Regarding this post from Dr. Ruth, I am wondering what the typical
usage of Prednisolone is in treating IBD.
> We currently have one of our ferrets (Trinny) on 0.33 ml daily of
15 mg/ 5 ml Prednisolone to treat what our vet and I believe is IBD.
She was on 0.33 ml twice daily for a couple of weeks, but with some
diet change (to more Gerber's stage 2 turkey baby food) we have
reduced her Prednisolone dosage, per the vet's suggestion. We are
trying to wean her off the Pred all together within the next couple
of weeks, with the goal of seeing if we can effectively manage the
IBD with diet only (including some supplementation of acidophilus and
slippery elm bark powder).
>
> My question is: With IBD, if Prednisolone is needed to keep the
disease in check, what are the possible long-term effects, and what
would the typical minimum dosage be to keep the disease in check? I
have not had to deal with IBD before now, so I have no personal
experience to go on.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Jeff
> In Memory of Neo
> Caring for Trinny, Morphy, Baby Girl, and Luna
>
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