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• Steven Edwards

  

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  January 10, 2014 5:51 PM EST

  When clients refuse further diagnostics/care and all I can do for that presumptive neoplasia case is prednisone.... how much should I be giving?

  0.5 mg/kg? 1 mg/kg? 2 mg/kg?

  Should I be dosing by body surface area instead (or does it not really matter for pred?)

   

  And would you use a higher dose for cats than dogs?

   

  Thanks

• Gerry Post

  

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  January 13, 2014 5:06 PM EST

  Steven,

  I would use an anti-inflammatory dose that you are comforatable. I typically use 30 mg/m2 as my high dose, but there is no magic in that number.

  My typical cat dose is 5 mg BID unless the cat is below 5 kg, in which case I use 5 mg once daily--and I always use prednisolone in cats.

  G

• Steven Edwards

  

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  February 7, 2014 12:40 PM EST

  Do you prefer once daily dosing or twice daily dosing, or does it not really matter?

   

  30 mg/m2 is approximately 1 mg/kg (correct me if I'm wrong). Would you prefer 1 mg/kg q24h in a lymphoma dog, or instead 0.5 mg/kg q12h?

• Gerry Post

  

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  April 13, 2014 11:43 AM EDT

  Steven,

  For me, whether we use once or twice daily depends more on client preference, than on anything else. Both dosing regimens should work.
  G