Prednisolone alternatives?

[Pearl and Emily]

I am looking to get some input as far as prednisolone replacements.
Pearl is here because of a long term use of prednisolone, and so I'm very reluctant to start her even on a very short-term dose. However she's having another flare-up of EGC and her vet is recommending a two to three day course of prednisolone. ( We are currently at day 5, and it is only slowly improving )

Has anyone here used cyclosporine for other inflammatory/ auto immune issues and had any huge side effects as far as BG or diabetes is concerned? Any thoughts on cyclosporine in general?

 

[Wendy&Neko]

EGC?

My Neko was on budesonide instead of prednisolone for her GI issues. For her, it did not impact her blood sugar.

 

[JeffJ]

Leo has been on pred since mid 2017. I get his full blood checked every 3 months. So far, there have been no long term bad effects for him. The pred along with the Leukeran is used to treat his small cell lymphoma (SCL).

 

[Tracey&Jones (GA)]

My vet was not a fan of cyclosporine...suggested it was more of a last ditch offering for cancer patients. She would use Leukeran first.

So I am assuming it isn't for IBD but for some early stage cancer?

 

[Sean & Rufus]

Cyclosporine is used for IBD. Rufus was on Atopica for 1 month, and it was a yo-yo. Either he ate well, or he was so nausuos from it he vomited (which he normally doesn't do. I also beleive it elevated his creantinen numbers.