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Are steroids bad for my dog?
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Nov 6, 2022
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AlanPaxton
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Nov 16, 2022
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GailCalkins
The biggest downside to steroids is they
turn your pets immune system off
. When the immune system is shut down, your dog or cat will have a very hard time fighting secondary infections. Other side effects of steroid therapy can include:
Increased hunger and thirst
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Nov 20, 2022
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ChrisBrown
An excessive level of
corticosteroids
may cause Cushing's disease. When a
dog
is on long-term, high doses of glucocorticoids, there is an increased risk that a condition called iatrogenic (medication induced) Cushing's disease will develop.
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