Today my dog vomited - mainly bile with little dots of blood. He has been on 5mg of prednisone for the last 5 days for allergies. He is a 9 year old mini schnauzer. I am discontinuing the meds immediately, but has anyone else had this experience?
2007-08-19 02:02:32 · 10 answers · asked by totalstressor 4 in Pets ➔ Dogs
I live in Italy - there is no after hours vet. I can try tomorrow - if I thought he was going to die I would spend the $500 to call the vet 45 minutes from my house, but just concerned at this point.
2007-08-19 02:19:13 · update #1
Discontinuing pred suddenly is dangerous! I have no doubt that its tendency to irritate the stomach is the problem , but take it form me, you don't need the addison-like crash that can happen from a sudden dropping of the drug! Give him bland food (white rice is good) and about half the 5 mg ON A FULL STOMACH and contact your vet soon. Pepcid can help too and your vet can have good stomach coating soothing meds to help heal he stomach...
2007-08-19 06:10:46 · answer #1 · answered by ragapple 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Prednisone Vomiting
2016-10-18 00:52:48 · answer #2 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-09-14 19:17:21 · answer #3 · answered by Horace 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My cockapoo was on prednisone for a ruptured disk. This drug is hard on their stomachs, my dog ended up with blood in his biz. I was freaking out. Vet prescribe Amoxilin (pretty sure, can't find that inv at the moment). This coats their stomachs and that was the end of the problem and I continued with the meds. I was really upset with the vet for not warning us of this side effect, why wait for the dog to suffer before prescribing something for their stomachs as this I found out is a common side effect with prednisone.
2007-08-19 02:18:04 · answer #4 · answered by Choqs 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Don't take a chance -- call the vet. It's best to be safe than sorry. I speak from experience: a friend did not take his sick dog to the vet (it was bleeding and vomiting), and the poor dog died the next morning. I don't want to scare you, but I think you should take action, NOW.
2007-08-19 02:45:13 · answer #5 · answered by SB 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You need to talk to your vet right away. Vomiting blood is never a good sign and something that should never be left to see what happens. It maybe well be the medication, but you must be sure.
Good luck.
2007-08-19 02:17:36 · answer #6 · answered by Mr. P's Person 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
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2017-03-05 04:31:33 · answer #7 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Your vet should have an after-hours emergency number. So call your vet and ask this question (no matter the time of day)...
2007-08-19 02:08:54 · answer #8 · answered by sci55 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
dont let him eat until tomorrow wen you bring him to the vet that way he wont throww up
2007-08-19 02:22:42 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
IMHO, prednison is a poison that is overused by vets.
Causes more harm than good.
2007-08-19 02:07:29 · answer #10 · answered by Rahaaa 3 · 1⤊ 3⤋