This age segregation leads the drinking away from adults, who could model moderation. The roots of this extreme drinking lie in our own history. Prohibition, which banned most alcohol in the United States from 1920 to 1933, normalized the frenzied sort of drinking that occurs today at college parties. In speakeasies and blind pigs, the goal was to drink as much and as soon as possible, because you never knew when the feds would show up.
Well - yes, the Prednisone can do a few things - it can increase the WBC count, it can increase the platelet count and it can increase your glucose (sugar) levels temporatily. Dr. Owen : So, as the the WBC - I would just recommend getting the WBC repeated to make sure it is not increasing even more.
Prednisone makes dogs drink more and pee more. Incontinence is actually a very common side effect. Max was on prednisone a couple years ago for itching, and he did the same thing. Prednisone also has a tendency to make dogs want to eat more, which is one of the reasons long-term use leads to weight gain. It's not uncommon for the side effects to show up several days after starting. Prednisone builds up in the system to a point (which is why you start once a day, sometimes even twice a day, then lower the dose). Unfortunately, aggression is another potential side effect of prednisone, but a dog that already is temperamentally sound will not be as prone to that.