My dog has heavy breathing on prednisone for ear hematoma. Normal?

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Nancy has aurea hematoma on one ear and the vet gave her prednisone 10 mg 1 1/2 a day for 3 days and after that 1 1/2 every other day for 3 more days also gave her mometamax 6 to 8 drops a day on each ear and a cleansing solution of ketoconszole and chloroxylenol to clean her ear twice a week. Today is the second day of taking the meds and she is been acting up with a havier breathing than normal. She has a history of heart murmur (got stem surgery). is that normal or do I need to worry? Pet's info: Dog | American Pit Bull Terrier | Female | spayed | 6 years and 11 months old | 70 lbs

Linda G, MS, DVM · Accepted Answer

Hello, thank you for using Petco Pet Education Center, formerly Petcoach. Some of the symptoms you mention can certainly come from either the prednisone, or the mometamax. She may be reacting to the additional steroid in the ear medication. Usually this gets better in a day or so, & fortunately, this will be at the time you begin decreasing the oral dose. Continue the oral pred. as prescribed by your veterinarian, but do not put anything else in her ear until you have a chance to talk to your vet. It is always best to be a little cautious when putting anything into the ears. I hope Nancy is feeling better very soon. Take care.

My dog has heavy breathing on prednisone for ear hematoma. Normal?

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