My cat missed a steroid dose on Sunday. Can she wait for a refill?

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My cat has had 4 doses of a steroid. It's Sunday and I can't find the prescription bottle. Can she wait until first thing tomorrow when I can get another script? Pet's info: Cat | American Shorthair | Female | spayed | 13 years and 6 months old | 22 lbs

Jennifer Summerfield, DVM CPDT-KA · Accepted Answer

It would help to know what medical condition she is taking the steroid for - if she has a life-threatening auto-immune disease, for example, then I would definitely not want to skip any doses since this could cause a relapse of her disease. But if she is taking the steroid for allergies or some other condition that is not as serious, then it would probably not cause any harm if she misses a dose or two - you might see some recurrence of her symptoms, but this would not seriously jeopardize her health. It would also help to know specifically what steroid she was taking (prednisolone, dexamethasone, etc) since different medications stay in the system longer than others. If you want to post again with more details, we can try to give a more specific answer.

My cat missed a steroid dose on Sunday. Can she wait for a refill?

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