My dog has Cushing's symptoms after prednisone. Is it related?

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My dog first attended the vet 3.5 years ago as she started to get sores all over her body and suffer hairloss. She was treated with antibiotics and has since been on prednisone. Her health has deteriorated drastically over the years, she has a pot bellied appearance, is lethargic, no interest in any activity or going for walks, became obsessed by food, has arthritis and suffers with skin, ear and urine infection. It has recently been suggested that she has cushings disease. Pet's info: Dog | Staffordshire Bull Terrier | Female | spayed | 8 years and 5 months old | 70 lbs

David Elbeze, DVM, MRCVS · Accepted Answer

It does sound like Cushing's disease indeed, which was probably caused by the long use of steroids. The steroids needs to be tapered off over 1-2 months and then you should switch her to a medication called Apoquel for the skin allergy, this medication does not have the side effects that the steroids have.

My dog has Cushing's symptoms after prednisone. Is it related?

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