คอร์ติโคสเตียรอยด์

Key Facts

• Most widely applied drug class in veterinary medicine
• Short-term side effects: increased hunger, thirst, urination, panting
• Long-term use risks: diabetes, Cushing's-like syndrome, immune suppression
• Prednisone must be converted to prednisolone by liver
• Depo-Medrol injections: strong but risk diabetes if too frequent in cats
• Cats more resistant to side effects than dogs
• Taper dose over time to find minimum effective dose