[Lexiedhb]

When Flynn was on Pexion for epilepsy I joined a FB group specifically about the drug. I eventually ended up leaving because it was just plain scare mongering, lots of tales of dogs suddenly developing grand mals and dying etc. I thought it best to make up my own mind about the drug based on my experience with it with my own dog and not read stories that may or may not be anything to do with the Pexion. I have probably read the same information as you regarding Apoquel too but again, I decided to make up my own mind.

Entirely. However part of that has to be reading the experience of others IMO, I would say 95% of stories on the Apoquel FB page are positive.

 

[SurfCFC]

When Flynn was on Pexion for epilepsy I joined a FB group specifically about the drug. I eventually ended up leaving because it was just plain scare mongering, lots of tales of dogs suddenly developing grand mals and dying etc. I thought it best to make up my own mind about the drug based on my experience with it with my own dog and not read stories that may or may not be anything to do with the Pexion. I have probably read the same information as you regarding Apoquel too but again, I decided to make up my own mind.

I read so much stuff, constantly googling it and reading through tonnes of peoples views and you're so right, it is scaremongering but it does stick in your head. As much as it hurts to say, we've always said (and I've said on here a few times) we would rather give him 5 good years of not being itchy rather than 10 years of him being miserable.

 

[Leanne77]

Entirely. However part of that has to be reading the experience of others IMO, I would say 95% of stories on the Apoquel FB page are positive.

Oh yes, of course, read up about both the positives and the negatives and be mindful of them, it certainly pays to be aware, but make up your own mind based on your own dog. The Pexion page I was on was against Pexion so the stories were pretty dreadful.

 

[RowdsMum89]

Rowdy is on apoquel and pexion the vet wants to use pexion for life as he has had 8 seizures in 6 weeks 3 of them in a 12 hour time frame!!! He is on apoquel for his skin he literally used to itch until he bled his hair is growing back and we have zero itching I'm just worried about things I have read as vets wants him on apoquel long term

 

[SurfCFC]

Rowdy is on apoquel and pexion the vet wants to use pexion for life as he has had 8 seizures in 6 weeks 3 of them in a 12 hour time frame!!! He is on apoquel for his skin he literally used to itch until he bled his hair is growing back and we have zero itching I'm just worried about things I have read as vets wants him on apoquel long term

Sounds all too familiar @RowdsMum89 It's great though that his hair is growing back and no itching. I think the only thing that is better than the meds is immunotheraphy, which I'm guessing you have tried already, but that didn't work at all for Cooper. The only thing we can hold onto is that their quality of life is better on Apoquel than scratching themselves raw.

 

[ArnaudC]

Hi @Lexiedhb Yes we started using Apoquel on Cooper about a month ago, so far so good. He has really bad allergies to dust mites and without the use of anything he scratches himself raw. He was on steroids for over a year but once we stopped using them and began Apoquel his hair grew back loads, his skin is now white not crusty yellow (!) and his itching is managed. Not compeltely gone but certainly more managable and I am sure he is much happier.

Hi @SurfCFC,
I am currently in the same situation as you, we rescued a female beagle with high allergy to dust mites, tried to managed it with natural supplements but she is getting worse and worse.
She lost her fur on both edge of ear, nose, eyes and under the belly bu scratching too much.
Is your pup still on Apoquel today?
Is long term treatment working and not affecting his immune system?

Hope you your pup got better and is having a happy life

Let me know

Arnaud

 

[howardjones29]

My dog Bruno was put on skylocalm from the vets. £470 for a hundred 16mg tablets. Got a prescription off them and got online. £170. The prescription was for apoquel which is re packaged by vets. Works very well.

 

[tristy]

back in 2020, my dog was scratching until he was raw, we tried so many things, back and for the vets, but because of covid i never got to see my vet, in fact they would take the dog and leave me in the car park, we even went on holiday and had to see the local vet as it got so bad. Eventually I did see my vet and he put the dog onto Apoquel, the vet said to me not to read the leaflet as it would frighten me to death. The dog is still on it and thriving. He's on no other meds. I get a script from the vet and buy it on line

 

[howardjones29]

Was like a magic bullet to Bruno. 50kg rottweiler sharpei cross.