Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Prednisone effects on dog stomach health with omeprazole or probiotics
By Rak, Mariola B et al.·Published in Journal of veterinary internal medicine·2023·University of Tennessee College of Veterinary Medicine, United States·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Clinicopathologic and gastrointestinal effects of administration of prednisone, prednisone with omeprazole, or prednisone with probiotics to dogs: A double-blind randomized trial.
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Plain-English summary
A group of healthy research dogs was given prednisone, a common steroid, to see if it caused stomach bleeding. Some dogs also received omeprazole, a medication that helps protect the stomach, while others received probiotics. The results showed that dogs on prednisone had more stomach issues, including ulcers, but those receiving omeprazole had less bleeding compared to those on prednisone alone. Unfortunately, the probiotics did not provide the same protective effect.
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Abstract
BACKGROUND: The efffect of administering of probiotics or twice-daily omeprazole on glucocorticoid-induced gastric bleeding in dogs is unknown. HYPOTHESIS: Compare gastrointestinal bleeding among dogs administered placebo, prednisone (2 mg/kg q24h), prednisone with omeprazole (1 mg/kg q12h), or prednisone with probiotics (Visbiome, 11.2-22.5 billion CFU/kg q24h) for 28 days. ANIMALS: Twenty-four healthy research dogs. METHODS: Double-blinded, placebo-controlled randomized trial. Clinical signs and endoscopic gastrointestinal mucosal lesion scores at baseline (t), day 14 (t), and day 28 (t) were compared using split-plot repeated-measures mixed-model ANOVAs. RESULTS: Fecal score differed by treatment-by-time (F[6,40] = 2.65, P < .03), with higher scores in groups receiving prednisone at tthan t. Nineteen of thirty-three episodes of diarrhea occurred in the prednisone with omeprazole group. Gastric mucosal lesion scores differed by treatment-by-time (F[6,60] = 2.86, P = .05), among treatment groups (F[3,60] = 4.9, P = .004), and over time (F[2,60] = 16.5, P < .001). Post hoc analysis revealed lesion scores increased over time for all groups receiving prednisone. At t, scores for the prednisone (8.7 ± 4.9) and prednisone with probiotics (8.7 ± 4.9) groups differed significantly from placebo (1.8 ± 1.8; P ≤ .04), whereas scores for the prednisone with omeprazole (6.5 ± 5.5) group did not differ from placebo (P = .7). Ulcers occurred only in dogs receiving prednisone. CONCLUSIONS AND CLINICAL IMPORTANCE: Prednisone-induced gastric bleeding. Co-administration of omeprazole partially mitigated bleeding, but a similar protective benefit was not demonstrated by co-administration of the evaluated probiotic.
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Search related cases →Original publication on PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36951379/