So Luther will be remaining on a large prednizone dose for another week, before being weened down in dosage. He was supposed to be on his final large dose day today, but due to his tremors persisting, the vet wants to keep him on the drug at the current 20mg daily dose for another 7 [...]
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So Lu went for blood work yesterday, and it appears that his pituitary gland is functioning far below the level that it should be. This is a direct result of his lysodren overdose, but the hope was that by medicating him with prednizone that this would counteract that damaging effect of the drug. He has [...]
So Luther has been on prednizone for nearly 3 weeks and has noticably improved. He is not shying away from going up stairs anymore, and although it takes him a while to climb a flight, he is doing so willingly. He is also more active in general, seeking attention, and reverting back to his hoovering [...]