Dog vomited Prednisone pill. Do I redose if I didn't see the pill?

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Our rat terrier was recently diagnosed with IMHA and is on a course of Prednisone and Doxycycline. I administered the Prednisone this morning by placing the pill in the back of his mouth because he has figured out all of my other methods. It seems to have really triggered a bit a gag reflex because within 5 minutes he vomited. It was a small amount of mostly clear yellow fluid and the pill was not present. My question is - should I redose him even though the pill was not present. Pet's info: Dog | Rat Terrier | Male | neutered | 10 years and 2 months old | 16.4 lbs

Jennifer Summerfield, DVM CPDT-KA · Accepted Answer

Hi there. No, if you did not see the pill in the fluid he vomited, you shouldn't need to re-dose the prednisone - it would not have had time to fully dissolve this quickly, so if you didn't see it come up, it should still be in his stomach.

Dog vomited Prednisone pill. Do I redose if I didn't see the pill?

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