Liz Buchanan BVSc MRCVS
Keymaster
Increased thirst can indeed be a side effect of steroids. This is worth speaking to your vet about as there are also other possible causes. It may be that your vet is able to lower the dose once the drugs have started to be effective, in order to try to find the lowest useful dose. However, for your cats' comfort, they will likely want the symptoms to be in remission first. For other inflammatory conditions, there are now various steroid alternatives on the market but I haven't heard of them being used for Pemphigus - perhaps that is something your vet could research or, indeed, may have done so already. Mostly, treatment for Pemphigus tends to be very successful in cats, so we wish you all the best.
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