My dog has IBD. Can I stop his prednisone if he's doing well?

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My dog, 11-year-old cocker spaniel, has been taking 10 mg of prednisone for inflammatory bowel disease for a little over a year. He took itt every day at first, then we went down to every other day, then every 3 days. Along the way he had a couple of flare-ups and we would go back to every day again, then wean him back down. In June I had him weaned down to every 4 days and he has done great since then. He's had no flare-ups since February 2018. I took him to the vet, who I trust, last week. Pet's info: Dog | American Cocker Spaniel | Male | neutered | 11 years and 4 months old | 30 lbs

Rodrigo Roca, DVM · Accepted Answer

Hello, thank you for your question about Chester. Inflammatory bowel disease is a chronic condition in dogs secondary to an underlying allergy leading to inflammation in the GI tract. It is different in every patient. Meaning that some patients require Prednisone long term while other patients can be weaned off the Prednisone completely. Since Chester has been maintained on Prednisone every 4 days for quite some time without any flare-up I think it would be reasonable to consider discontinuing it at this time. However, if you are concerned that he is prone to having flare-ups it is not problem to keep him on this low dose of Prednisone. Hope this helps, good luck!

My dog has IBD. Can I stop his prednisone if he's doing well?

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