Cortisone Side Effects

What is cortisone and cortisol?

Both are a dog anti inflammatory but cortisone side effects can be harsh.

In simple terms, here's what happens.

What is Cortisol?

Cortisol is a natural cortisone made by the body for dog anti inflammatory purposes. Signaled by the pituitary, it is released by the adrenal gland. A healthy dog will get just the right amount needed as part of the healing process for a specific condition.

Cortisone is the man-made version of cortisol. This dog anti inflammatory is much stronger than its natural counterpart.

The most important thing to remember is that any synthetic cortisone is so powerful that it can stop a great many widely varying symptoms in their tracks, but the problem continues in the body hidden from view.

Again, it stops the symptoms but it does not cure.

Cortisone Side Effects

Cortisone draws sodium out of the cells. In route to the kidneys, the sodium draws water from the cells it passes making your dog thirsty and urinate more often. Once in the kidneys, it must be filtered out of the body. (See Kidneys on the Canine Health Problems page.)

This adds stress on the kidneys, producing incontinence in dogs, among other things. The more cortisone, the more stress on the kidneys. Plus this synthetic form of cortisol throws the adrenal off balance.

The more out of balance the body, the more opportunity for any disease to gain a foothold.

In short, more problems lead to more problems. Learn more about the cause of inflammation.

A healthy dog will make the correct amount of cortisol.

An unhealthy canine who is already out of balance will get worse with each synthetic drug it get bombarded with.

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