Well it has been confirmed, my wee poop, Cody, has Cushing’s.
The poor guy here’s a list of his symptoms:
Hair loss, mostly around his ass
Dry coat
Dry skin, (so dry that his poor nose has cracked….it looks so painful!)
Hard calloused skin, on his tail and legs
Laboured breathing, snorts a ton
Drinks a lot of water
Urinates a lot
Ravenous appetite, eats his own poop which is a new behaviour, he is so hungry
Fat redistribution, wasting on legs and big in the belly
Basically he is a mess.
Next Saturday we will be going back to the vet to find out all about monitoring and treating Cushing’s. The meds he will be taking will attack his adrenal gland, we will have to monitor him for possible toxicity issues during this phase as he will be on a high induction dose. Once his symptoms calm down and his cortisol levels are normal he will be on a maintenance dose and every 3 months we will have to take him in for testing to make sure his cortisol levels are not rising again.
The difficult part will be separating him from his bitches so we can monitor him properly during the induction phase. He has separation issues and being around the girls keeps him calm and occupied.
Oh well, you do what you gotta do. Poor little bugger.
And now he is peeing blood, worrying....
Darch
Thursday, May 31, 2007
It is confirmed….Cushing’s
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2 comments:
The Poor Baby!!! I could just cry!! Now I'm glad I carried him on our walk a little bit!
Hi just stumbled on your blog and wanted to send you some info... http://www.caninecushings.net/ I found a ton of information when Pate, my sheltie, was first diagnosed over six-seven years ago. He was on lysodren initially and after a couple of years had to switch him to vetoryl. I need to post some pics of Pate on my blog ;) Good luck! Dogs do fine with this disease :)
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