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Time until normalisation of sodium and potassium concentration, intravenous fluid needs over the first 24 h and hospitalisation length were compared between hydrocortisone and prednisolone\/dexamethasone treated dogs.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>Twenty-five dogs met the inclusion criteria; 13 received hydrocortisone and 12 prednisolone\/dexamethasone. Intravenous hydrocortisone was well-tolerated but failed to prove superiority in terms of time to normalisation of sodium and potassium concentration. Interestingly, potassium normalised in all dogs prior to discharge, but sodium did not in 1\/11 hydrocortisone and 5\/9 prednisolone\/dexamethasone treated dogs with initial hyponatraemia (<jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic> = 0.05). Hydrocortisone treated dogs, however, had more electrolyte re-checks [hydrocortisone treated dogs, median (range): 4 (2\u201316); prednisolone\/dexamethasone treated dogs: 2 (0\u20136); <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic> = 0.001]. There was no difference in intravenous fluid needs over the first 24 h but hydrocortisone treated dogs had longer hospitalisation [hydrocortisone: 81 (45\u2013309) h; prednisolone\/dexamethasone: 52 (22\u2013138) h; <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic> = 0.01].<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Clinical Significance<\/jats:title><jats:p>Intravenous hydrocortisone is well-tolerated and safe, but no clear additional benefit over traditional glucocorticoid replacement could be identified. 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