Originally posted by Miranda_Rae
Are these for his allergies? What is Pred? I don't know.
Prednisone is a steriod. It's a powerful anti-inflammatory drug. It's commonly used for skin allergies in dogs--one of mine takes it during the summer. It takes the inflammation out of the skin so the dog doesn't want to scratch. It's used for lots of other things too. It's used alot in humans as well. In general it works extremely well, but it has many side effects, some of them can be serious so it has to be used carefully.