Autoimmune disease is being seen in a growing number of dogs, all of various breeds and from a wide range of lifestyles. What is Autoimmune Disease??It is when the immune system is unable to recognize the "self" marker, and it begins to attack and reject the body's own tissue as foreign.
Sometimes a specific tissue type (red blood cells) may be affected, or a generalized illness such as lupus may occur.

With that in mind, we should also consider the different dietary needs of puppies . If you asked your vet you should be able to find answers to all or most of your questions.

It is not really known what causes Autoimmune disease, but most believe that modified-live vaccines tend to overstimulate the immune system. Some others belive that food preservatives or environmental pollutants are the cause, and genetics has also been blamed.

Prednisone is one of the medications that is usually prescribed for this problem. It is a corticosteroid drug that suppresses the immune system. Very high doses of this immunosuppressive drug are given initially in an effort to stop the destruction of red blood cells and thus induce a remission.

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