Updated On September 23rd, 2025
Pet's info: Dog | Mixed Breed | Male | unneutered | 8 years old | 30 lbs
Hello doctor, Will it cause any side effects to a dog if prednisone is injected into body just once to reduce inflammation of the eye due to trauma ? I had read on net that sudden discontinuing the drug can cause serious side effects.
1 Answer
Published on November 4th, 2017
The side effects you have read about happens when prednisone is taken for more than 4 days, a one time injection will not cause these side effects and it is considered safe to administer a one time dose of steroids.
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