Prednisone often will not work alone, though. It is usually necessary to use a second immune suppressive medication like azathioprine or chemotherapeutic agents to get complete control of the disease. Treatment of pemphigus erythematosus and pemphigus vegetans may not be necessary or is usually possible with topical corticosteroids or low to medium dosages of prednisone. Due to the serious immunosuppressive tendencies of the medications used to treat pemphigus diseases it is usually necessary to closely monitor the health of pets under treatment. To succeed in keeping a dog comfortable when affected by the more severe pemphigus diseases takes close cooperation between the client and veterinarian.
Teamwork is important in treating pemphigus.
My vet believes that she may have Pemfigus. Before moving on to phemphigus, I do have one suggestion. Still, considering the difficulty that we have getting these cysts to go away, if this works even some of the time it is worth remembering. There are four forms of pemphigus which have been recognized in dogs and cats, pemphigus foliaceus, pemphigus erythematosus, pemphigus vulgaris and pemphigus vegetans. These are related disorders, with two main groups.