[the OlLine Rebel]

If you read the Atopica info, you will see there is a high prevalence of diarrhea and vomiting when the dog starts the med. Normal dogs progress to just 1 pill for their size every 3 weeks within a couple months. My dog is far from normal, had oversized pills every day for monypths on end. Not a big surprise she was so sick from it. Not an indictment of Atopica, just that she was medicated far above normal levels so reacted to it where a better dog can adjust to it.

We gave her 150 mg, using a 100 as well as 50. A GS is only supposed to need 100.

Every day, just like Tara. Has she done this long?

[Ditter]

She was only supposed to be on the Atopika for about 2 months while she adjusted to the allergy drops under her tongue. Every time I slowed down on the Atopica it was clear that the drops were not working. After almost a year of trying I threw the drops away and just relied on the Atopica.

It was the same with the allergy shots but I did them for 2 years without any success. I have given her a half a Zyrtec in the morning and half a Benedryl at night with the occasional cortizone shot.

Now it is a daily Atopica and frequent baths. You really have to love a dog to go through all this.