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How to Taper Off Prednisone Dosage. When the vet establishes that the dog no longer needs prednisone treatment, the dose cannot be simply discontinued starting from the following day, because the dog can get severely ill. The prednisone should be gradually tapered off. The vet may decide to taper off prednisone by halving the daily dose or administering a normal dose every second day to the dog. After one week, the dog can get less prednisone, or get the initial dose of prednisone once every three days.
Taking prednisone overrides your natural production of cortisol. Developing adrenal insufficiency is more likely after taking high doses (~40 mg) for long periods (~several weeks). A rapid taper off of prednisone (of dose and schedule) hastens the emergence and severity of the symptoms. went to 7.5 and started with an itchy rash so I stayed at that dosage until it started clearing up. It took bout 3 weeks and of course that was during Thanksgiving. A few days after turkey day, I dropped to 5 mg. rash came back and with Christmas stress, I decided to just stay at 5 until after the holidays.