Dog advice needed

Dog advice needed

My little staffy has been to the vets this morning as she has had an ongoing skin complaint which we have now discovered to be an allergy

she has been given a course of anti biotics, some oil for her food, somje shampoo, some ear drops, and a course of steroids. = £75

my questions are these:

I'm not sure about the steroids, i didnt want to ask in the vets and appear COMPLETELY thick.....(where as you all know i am so no harm done!) anyway, she is a very small staffy by breed as i dont like really big staffy's and you hear lots of horror stories about Staffy's and steroids etc. It's only 1 tablet per day for 3 days, then 1 tablet every other day.....Will this affect her physique, or more importantly her temperament....cos she's wicked and i dont want her changing on me.

You might think that this sounds ridiculous but it happened to our old dog but she was on a longer course, but does this matter???

My other main question is this, i have been looking to get her insured, she's never been to the vets for anything yet...the insurance is £10 per month per dog and i have 2....

do i get both of them insured or should i just get the staffy insured in the meantime incase she needs further treatment?

or should i just pay for the treatment for both and not bother with insurance?


Many Thanks for your time

the steroids they use for skin complaints aren't the same as the steroids that effect physique and temperament... there are issues with long term use but i don't think thats an issue here...

and most insurance you have to pay the 1st £50 anyway (i think, thats what ours is) so it depends if the trips to the vet are going to cost much more than that?

hope she gets better soon!

cheers, i'm hoping this is the most expensive trip cos she probs wont need prolonged use of some stuff

the XS for the ins is £50.....

are you with the AA? (and no i'm not touting for business it just thats who my quote is with)

My mum's dog was on steroids for years due to skin problems. She didn't change in size or temprament. They are not completely without other side effects though.

i think its more than? my gf does it so not really sure

she's hopefully only going to be on them for 2 weeks.....i think i'm just over reacting




But back the insurance question......There's no question about whether its worth at is its potentially the dogs life we're talking about, however my problem is that

£20 per month for both dogs is a bit excessive, more than my car insurance for a start.

Should i just get one insured, i've never had any problems with either of them so far really.....if i only get 1, which 1?

or neither?

or both?

Have you tried people like PetPlan?

can you not get one insured then switch them if the other has to have anything serious done?

the dog doctor on their advert scares me

he looks like the one on that pervy kids show where he fancies the hippo but she doesn't care and the fit cat nurse fancies him but he doesn't notice/care

i doubt it, they would question why i was changing the dog's details, if i lied and didnt tell them about the condition they'd just not pay out.

big dog is getting old now anyway, he's 9 this year....so i might just get the little one done

keep the advice coming in, i'm off to work but will check back on line later



thanks.....x

oh yeah i was assuming they were the same breed/colour/size etc...

I dont think the steroids will make much difference unless your dogs are hammering the weights.

The insurance company we deal with for pets won't cover an existing medical condition

there's a guy in sunderland that will shoot it for a tenner?

think asda do reasonable pet insurance

The AA do, they give upto £3000 for each existing comndition

I was merely pointing out that some companies will not

£3000 isn't that much for a condition for a young dog that's gonna need treatment for the rest of it's life is it

it's better than not doing it at all though.......


i'm not taking it though cos i dont think they condition will mean bills of over £50 per time and that is the xs for claiming so not much point really



well i'm not taking it for that reason anyway, but i think insurance for other stuff is obviously worth it

My staffy has been to the vets twice for treatment and hes only 9 months old .Hes insured and the excess is 75 quid with more than