If anyone uses the 1mg pills for their cats, can you let me know the diameter of it please
Anyone know what mg’s prednisolone pills come in?
Anyone know what mg’s prednisolone pills come in?
I know 1mg and 5mg exist, anyone know if anything inbetween?
If anyone uses the 1mg pills for their cats, can you let me know the diameter of it please
If anyone uses the 1mg pills for their cats, can you let me know the diameter of it please
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Re: Anyone know what mg’s prednisolone pills come in?
I have recently started Poppy on 2 x 1mg, rather than .5 x 5mg - as far as I know there is nothing in between. As close as I can measure the 1mg tablets are 5mm in diameter, the 5mg are 6.5mm/7mm. Hope that helps!
Re: Anyone know what mg’s prednisolone pills come in?
Thanks fjm, it does help. Did u change yours because u needed less than 2.5mg?, or due to the shape of the half of the 5mg?
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Re: Anyone know what mg’s prednisolone pills come in?
Trying to reduce - my vet suggested "tickling it down" from half a 5mg tablet to 2 x 1mg, with a view to reducing it further in a few weeks. Poppy is delighted - two lumps of chicken instead of just one! Shape and size really are not a problem for her - she is a greedy dog rather than a fastidious cat, and provided a tablet is swathed in chicken she can't wait for the next dose. The 1mg are considerably more expensive, though - they come foil packed rather than loose, and are at least double the price of the 5mg pills. More than worth it to get the dosage right, of course.
Re: Anyone know what mg’s prednisolone pills come in?
Thats bizarre they are more expensive! Thats great you can start reducing with Poppy. I wish there was something my cat really liked that i could hide it in. My luck of putting a 5mg into a webbex stick thing is running out...but no way can i get that in her in a direct dose, i think the 5mg are big! We are still a way off reducing meds anyway i was just thinking of other ways to do it.
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Re: Anyone know what mg’s prednisolone pills come in?
There is very little difference in size between the 1mg and 5mg, and it would probably be even more difficult to get 5 tablets into her than 1. Loving food so much does make Poppy's life (and mine) much, much easier - she is on three different medications, at least once a day. Last week there were two daily doses of metronidazole as well... The downside is that she is constantly hunting for food and no matter how careful I am sometimes finds things she should not be eating - hence the metronidazole.
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Re: Anyone know what mg’s prednisolone pills come in?
Have you tried Pill Pockets or Easy Pill?
A delicious paste made for hiding pills in.
A delicious paste made for hiding pills in.
Re: Anyone know what mg’s prednisolone pills come in?
She won’t touch easy pill and have ordered greenies pill pockets. I have been using a semi moist stick treat to try to wrap it in... But i been sussed 
I am going to ask again about liquid compound steroids.......
I am going to ask again about liquid compound steroids.......
Re: Anyone know what mg’s prednisolone pills come in?
Consultant agreed we can try a compounded chicken Flavour gel liquid steroid rather than pills! Mega more money but if it easier and less stressful, surely that is better!
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Re: Anyone know what mg’s prednisolone pills come in?
Fingers crossed, I tried liquid renatadine thinking it would be easier but it wasn't
Re: Anyone know what mg’s prednisolone pills come in?
Ohhh no don’t say that 
It be better