Hi Guys,
The latest is that the vet put him on Prednicare steroid tablets 5mg about 4 weeks ago and they seemed to clear the cyts up but the side effects were awfull. He gained weight like crazy and had constant diaoria to the effect that he pooed in the house three times and had us up most nights because he had to go outside. Poor old lad he must have been frantic and the wife only left him for an hour at a time.
Took him back to the vets three weeks ago as he had not had an outbreak for 8 days and the vet told us to stop using the tablets. He was still out of sorts for about three days then he seemed okay and this lasted till a week ago when the cysts started to break out again.
Have just come back from the vets with him and the vet has told us that he may just have to put up with these cyst outbreaks. I remarked that he was limping and so must be in some pain and discomfort as they are between the pads of his paws but the vet again said that in some dogs they will never go away. I asked again why its only the front paws and he told us that this is how it sometimes happens. I told him I was not at all happy with this so he has now given him a course of Medrone V 2mg one a day tablets. Again more steroids but these are not so strong.
I am going to give this latest treatment one last shot and if they do not work or if they upset him in any way then I am going to get a third opinion. He has had them now since July and its stressing me out to see him this way. Mind you limping or no limping he still demands his three long walks a day and if we try to con him out of one he soon lets us know talk about a built in alarm clock
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I have to head back to Libya on Saturday but keep in contact with my wife and will let you know how he goes on.
Dont really know what to do if it continues as I am reluctant to just keep trying various vets and would like to find a specialist in this field. Anyone know of a vet in the Northamptonshire area that specialises in this field that they could reccomend to us.
Best regards,
Mick.