Cyclavance, Cyclosporin....anyone prescribed this for their pet?

ClubDead

My dog was prescribed this almost two weeks ago for inflammatory bowel disease and allergies. Her vet warned us that she might feel ill for a couple of weeks (she has felt sick and vomited every other day since).

I was wondering if anyone else on here has had a pet prescribed this? How long did it take for sickness to pass? Did it help your dog? If your dog had hair loss, how long till it grew back?

DBB

This is a standard immunosuppressive treatment for dogs with allergies, and the pukies generally last around 2 weeks, so hopefully you're nearly there!
Cyclavance is reasonably new to the market since cyclosporin was delicensed... It was once only available as Atopica, which is in capsule form, which did not allow very the accurate dosage you get with Cyclavance, which is delivered in liquid doses.
I work with a breed that suffers from skin problems op, so we've been there and back with all available meds. Some individuals do better on Atopica than on Cyclavance... Some do better on Cyclavance than Atopica. Don't know why as they're both the same thing, but realistically, that's been our experience. That said, success with Cyclavance has been pretty good across the board. Hair regrowth should be well underway by 5-6 weeks. Hopefully.
Hopefully your pooch is getting to the end of the nauseous stage now... We have been known to lower the dose at each delivery, but to give 2-3 deliveries through the day so that the dog still gets the full daily dosage... Does that make sense? It minimises the puking and therefore the wasted, puked-up meds! Ask your vet if they're OK with this, if her puking goes on much longer.
Good luck, I hope this works for her

ClubDead

DBB wrote: »

This is a standard immunosuppressive treatment for dogs with allergies, and the pukies generally last around 2 weeks, so hopefully you're nearly there!
Cyclavance is reasonably new to the market since cyclosporin was delicensed... It was once only available as Atopica, which is in capsule form, which did not allow very the accurate dosage you get with Cyclavance, which is delivered in liquid doses.
I work with a breed that suffers from skin problems op, so we've been there and back with all available meds. Some individuals do better on Atopica than on Cyclavance... Some do better on Cyclavance than Atopica. Don't know why as they're both the same thing, but realistically, that's been our experience. That said, success with Cyclavance has been pretty good across the board. Hair regrowth should be well underway by 5-6 weeks. Hopefully.
Hopefully your pooch is getting to the end of the nauseous stage now... We have been known to lower the dose at each delivery, but to give 2-3 deliveries through the day so that the dog still gets the full daily dosage... Does that make sense? It minimises the puking and therefore the wasted, puked-up meds! Ask your vet if they're OK with this, if her puking goes on much longer.
Good luck, I hope this works for her

Wow thank you so much! Did any of the dogs you treated just not become accustomed to the drug? (Nausa never went away). Did nausa always pass?

DBB

ClubDead wrote: »

Wow thank you so much! Did any of the dogs you treated just not become accustomed to the drug? (Nausa never went away). Did nausa always pass?

I can't think of any for whom the nausea didn't eventually pass, but like I said above, we found for any dogs that were just too miserable to continue with (and let's face it... Each time they puke, they're puking up your expensive meds which can't then do the job properly), we figured we were better off getting 2 or 3 small, non-puke-causing doses per day into them in order to ensure they were getting the full dose, and that it wasn't going to waste all over the kitchen floor! It might not be ideal, but better to get some into them and for it to stay down, than to lose the whole daily dose due to upchucking!

ClubDead

DBB wrote: »

I can't think of any for whom the nausea didn't eventually pass, but like I said above, we found for any dogs that were just too miserable to continue with (and let's face it... Each time they puke, they're puking up your expensive meds which can't then do the job properly), we figured we were better off getting 2 or 3 small, non-puke-causing doses per day into them in order to ensure they were getting the full dose, and that it wasn't going to waste all over the kitchen floor! It might not be ideal, but better to get some into them and for it to stay down, than to lose the whole daily dose due to upchucking!

Thank you DBB, your answer has reassured me