Isn't this article contradicting?
Friday, August 6th, 2010 at
11:53 pm
Please click on the link and read the treatment section. It says sometimes prednisone is given, but in the second paragraph it says steroids are not recommended.
My mother’s dog was lost over the weekend (last weekend) and was found and kept at the dog shelter and she got kennel cough. She is taking an antibiotic. I was searching on the internet for other things we can do to keep her comfortable and found this article.
http://www.peteducation.com/article.cfm?cls=2&cat=1556&articleid=452
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It sounds that way, but it isn’t. Here’s why…
In the case of bad coughs or asthma, there is a lot of inflammation in the lungs. Taking prednisone, which is an anti inflammatory, makes the breathing much easier and less stressful on the body.
However, prednisone is also an immunosuppressant, meaning it lowers immunity. So, if the cough seemed more like pneumonia, prednisone would not be given because it would keep the body from fighting off the infection on its own.
Just have your mom keep a close eye on her dog, even taking temps if she seems to not be getting better, and encourage her to call her vet if any new symptoms pop up.
Best of luck!
For non-severe cases, Doxycycline is usually effective enough.
Long term steroid use brings down the immune system something terrible, so it would depend on several factors before a vet would prescribe prednisone. In cats long term use then tapering off can also cause a cat to become diabetic if it’s already borderline for that disease.
reread the article. it doesn’t really contradict itself, it is simpply qualifying the statment.