dlp@akgua.UUCP (D.L. Philen [Dan]) (04/11/84)
Regarding cortisone shots and dogs. Our 12 year old Sptiz-mix
has arthritis in his spine and every 5 or 6 months it will act
up and he cries and holds his back very stiff. We give him
a shot of Depo-Medrol instead of Prednizone. (My wife is a
physician so we avoid the vet fees after the vet told us what
the treatment was) Anyway, my wife says the excessive water
drinking is not common with prednizone but is however, one of
the side effects. We see no problems with Depo-Medrol, except
that last time I gave PuChee 0.5 cc instead of 0.3cc and now
he acts like a two year old and is trying to molest the
cat (the cat is an "it - nutered").
If you are having problems with Pred. then try changing to
something like DM. Remember also that antibiotics like erythromycin
wipe out all the little bugs in the gut and can also cause excessive
urination. This happens in people too.
d.l. philen akgua!dlp
AT&T Bell Laboratories, Atlanta