I am so sorry Tully is having issues with her meds. It is SO hard because they can't talk and say 'hey, this hurts here' or 'mom, this makes me feel....". The issues with the Pred may taper off a bit after she is on it a while.
Different animal, but I have a 12 yr old Siamese who has pancreatitis along with a load of other issues. He has been on Pred for a year. It has been a wonder drug for him as it stopped his vomiting and wasting away almost immediately, but the side effects have been tough and it can aggravate his pancreatitis while at the same time calming and soothing it. He gained a tremendous amount of weight, he walks around the house howling at times - middle of the night is a favorite. I am constantly playing with the pred to see how much I have to give him without him having problems with his issues.. Pets (cats at least) do not react to Pred like humans, so there is no worry of having to taper off, etc. He was on a daily dose, I got it down to 3-4 days a week, then had to pop it up, his last pancreatitis attack I gave it to him twice daily. While he can't talk to me, I can closely watch his symptoms and behavior.
Do you have any holistic vets near you? And is Tully on anything like a milk thistle supplement? Milk Thistle is all natural, won't interfere with her medications but helps the liver. Good for humans on meds but can be used safely with our pets as well.
I don't understand why titers are not accepted, quite aggravating. Our first doxie was massively reactive to Distemper. He required benedryl, an IV drip and they'd keep him under observation on a drip for 24 hours. I finally talked that vet into dosing him every other year, but the year he didn't have the distemper shot, we couldn't take him anywhere at all. At that time, titers were not excepted where I live either. I admit, those last few years of Buddy's life, I said to hell with the vaccines, he was old, never went anywhere, wasn't exposed to anything - he got a 3 year rabies vaccine to abide by law and to keep him licensed and that was it. We put him down, here at the house (my new vet comes to me!), he was wasting away, sick, deaf, had cataracts, but he lived a good happy life and thank heavens I did not have to give him another vaccine; he passed with our help before I would have been forced to and I honestly don't think his body could have handled even one at that time. With Brodie, my new vet says the distemper he will receive is now a three year once he gets his adult shot and now titers ARE accepted here.
