koolietas Posted June 21, 2015 Share Posted June 21, 2015 I started treatment for a hot spot on my dog using Ilium Neocort on Friday (4 x a day) and late yesterday noticed him drinking and urinating more than normal... I can't find anything about potential side effects online, so was wondering if anyone else had experienced something similar? I know that hydro cortisone is one of the active ingredients, which if taken orally, excessive drinking and urination is quite common...can the same be expected for topical treatment absorbed through the skin??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
persephone Posted June 21, 2015 Share Posted June 21, 2015 I guess you have stopped the treatment? It would seem unlikely that the small amount put on a hotspot would cause internal issues ..but I am not a vet ;) Ask your vet in the morning ..and get the dog checked for anything odd going on .... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
koolietas Posted June 21, 2015 Author Share Posted June 21, 2015 I guess you have stopped the treatment? It would seem unlikely that the small amount put on a hotspot would cause internal issues ..but I am not a vet ;) Ask your vet in the morning ..and get the dog checked for anything odd going on .... Yes, treatment stopped last night...will be contacting the vet tomorrow morning. Just seems very coincidental the timing. Prior blood work and urine testing has all been normal (I get these done annually but last testing was back in Oct so I guess something may have changed since then). Thanks for your reply :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
persephone Posted June 21, 2015 Share Posted June 21, 2015 Hope all goes well tomorrow :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs Rusty Bucket Posted June 21, 2015 Share Posted June 21, 2015 I'm using an ointment called imflamol on a wound on my dog's hock. It contains prednisolone - a corticosteroid, and some antifungal and some antibiotic. Not an easy place for a wound given every time she sits, she puts that bit of her into the dirt and all the tendons overlap and attach there. So the main thing is to make sure she can't lick it - also not easy but she's currently in a cone of shame (Elizabethan collar) which slows down her attempts to bite her leg off. It's also really really important that she can't lick the ointment - cos of the side effects and that I don't touch it without gloves on. So I've been washing the area with paper towel, applying ointment with cotton bud, rubbing it in with a glove on, and then covering up the sticky bit with talcum powder to stop other dirt attaching or the ointment coming off on carpet and etc. so far so good. But too soon to tell if the wound is getting smaller. I've been photographing it after I wash it too - just to get a more objective look. But it doesn't seem to bother her as much as it did before the ointment which has to be good. Increased thirst and hunger is a side effect. I've got a bucket of water set up that she can drink out of with the cone of shame on. She was sneaking a chomp in when I took the cone off for dinner - so now she has to wear it when she eats. I only take it off for on lead walks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
koolietas Posted June 22, 2015 Author Share Posted June 22, 2015 Unfortunately it seems that early stages of kidney disease is the diagnosis for my boy...but kidney cancer also needs to be ruled out tomorrow when an ultrasound is performed to look at the structure of the kidneys. Not sure about what has caused the suddenness of the drinking...still a few things to work out :-( Hope all is going well with your girl Mrs Rusty Bucket :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aliwake Posted June 22, 2015 Share Posted June 22, 2015 Unfortunately it seems that early stages of kidney disease is the diagnosis for my boy...but kidney cancer also needs to be ruled out tomorrow when an ultrasound is performed to look at the structure of the kidneys. Not sure about what has caused the suddenness of the drinking...still a few things to work out :-( Hope all is going well with your girl Mrs Rusty Bucket :-) OMG, that escalated quickly!! I'm so sorry koolietas... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
persephone Posted June 22, 2015 Share Posted June 22, 2015 oh at least you noticed, and got him checked now, rather than later . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tassie Posted June 23, 2015 Share Posted June 23, 2015 Wishing you good results for the U/S, koolietas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs Rusty Bucket Posted June 23, 2015 Share Posted June 23, 2015 koolietas so sorry about the kidney thing. my dog isn't getting worse which is good. The ointment seems like magic stuff and she doesn't seem as keen to chew on it ie she's not trying. The shoulder lameness seems to be getting less, but hard to tell. And the lump on her back - also hard to tell. I've been taking photos of the leg wound - I probably ought to take video of the limp and photos of the lump... She's out the back sunbaking at the moment but tied to a peg so she can't blast around the yard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
koolietas Posted June 24, 2015 Author Share Posted June 24, 2015 Good news...no cancer present in the ultrasound :-) So diagnosis is early stages of kidney disease which I can live with...I have 17 yo and 20 yo cats that have been diagnosed with kidney disease too...both a few years ago and they are both going really well...changes to their diet and the addition of a few herbal tonics have seen their results either stabilise or improve. Koolie is the first dog I've had with KD though...so am madly researching diet/supplements/herbal remedies etc. Thanks to everyone who has replied and wished him well ???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
koolietas Posted June 24, 2015 Author Share Posted June 24, 2015 koolietas so sorry about the kidney thing. my dog isn't getting worse which is good. The ointment seems like magic stuff and she doesn't seem as keen to chew on it ie she's not trying. The shoulder lameness seems to be getting less, but hard to tell. And the lump on her back - also hard to tell. I've been taking photos of the leg wound - I probably ought to take video of the limp and photos of the lump... She's out the back sunbaking at the moment but tied to a peg so she can't blast around the yard. Great news that the ointment is working! Sun baking!!! Lucky girl!!! That's unheard of here in Hobart at the moment lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aliwake Posted June 25, 2015 Share Posted June 25, 2015 Good news...no cancer present in the ultrasound :-) So diagnosis is early stages of kidney disease which I can live with...I have 17 yo and 20 yo cats that have been diagnosed with kidney disease too...both a few years ago and they are both going really well...changes to their diet and the addition of a few herbal tonics have seen their results either stabilise or improve. Koolie is the first dog I've had with KD though...so am madly researching diet/supplements/herbal remedies etc. Thanks to everyone who has replied and wished him well ???? That is such great news! :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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