Oz and Ghillie

Hi all, I've never really posted to this before so apologies if it's all out of whack. My Toller has had IMPA for over a year now. She was very sick, lethargic and sick when the symptoms first appeared and it took us around 3 months to finally diagnose it. We used an ANA test and some joint taps, as well as numerous blood tests. So she's been on Cortisone (the blue tablets) since March 07 and came off them Nov 07. She did very well on the cortisone and even managed to win a stack of agility comps. The only side effect was dry skin and loss of coat. After she went off the cortisone, she was doing good for a month or so but as of Jan started to show signs of stiffness. Got an ANA test done again and got back another positive result. So now i'm waiting to hear back from the specialist in Melbourne about how to treat it this time. Would love to share ideas on treatments (especially any homeopathic treatments) that anyone is using. Look forward to keeping in touch via this forum. Deb Owen and Ghillie