From:
Michelle Campbell
Date: 2008-06-05 16:14:59 UTC
Subject: Re: [ferrethealth] Re: Reaction to Prednisolone?
To: ferrethealth@yahoogroups.com
Yes, I always give food before giving pred and yes,
Bear gets the pred 3 times a day. We're at about .7ml
each time. I do have prednisolone rather than
prednisone, so that is a non-issue as well. I'm going
to go ahead and make an appointment with my vet and
have Bear's BG checked and see if the vet thinks we
should increase the pred dose. I will also ask about
the Carafate. Thanks for the tips.
Michelle
--- Sukie Crandall <sukie@mac.com> wrote:
> Do you always provide food when you give the Pred?
> That is important to protect the stomach.
>
> There are at least two strong possibilities here.
> The
> first is that the insulinoma itself is worsening.
> Nausea
> is common with insulinoma whenever is worsens.
>
> So, one of the first things to do is to have the vet
> check
> the blood glucose again because the meds may need to
> be
> stepped up, timing altered, etc. Are the meds at
> least
> twice a day (or three times with even spacing). Is
> the
> Pred Prednisolone rather than Prednisone.
> Prednisolone
> skips a liver processing step so if the liver is at
> all
> compromised it will be more effective, sometimes
> greatly so.
>
> Forget the Pepto.
>
> Talk to the vet about adding Carafate. The Carafate
> MUST
> not be given at the same time as the other meds or
> food, so
> give it maybe a half hour before the others. Ask
> for the
> pediatric liquid preparation of it that all
> pharmacies seem to
> have as a prescription item.
>
>
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