Being in the UK it can be difficult to get lower doses. However if your Vet contacts either BOVA UK or Summit Veterinary Pharmaceuticals UK, then he/she can order liquid trilostane (which is the...
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Being in the UK it can be difficult to get lower doses. However if your Vet contacts either BOVA UK or Summit Veterinary Pharmaceuticals UK, then he/she can order liquid trilostane (which is the...
It does sound like it could possibly be Calcinosis Cutis. Some dogs with Cushings do get this condition and it is when the high cortisol causes mineral deposits to form under the skin. These then...
A lot of people in the CC facebook group do use coconut oil, but they use it in conjunction with the charcoal or DSMO and shampoo. Once the sores/lesions have started to dry out they will massage in...
A lot of people have used Activated Charcoal with success for CC. You make it into a paste and put it on your dog until it has dried (approx 20 minutes). Then you can just rinse it off. But it is...
It is common for dogs to have to have the dose increased/decreased over time. My girl was pretty stable for about 5 years and then we had to increase her meds about 3 times in a few months. I know...
Just wanted to share my experiences with the PVC test. When I was doing it it was showing at the lower end of normal for my Cush girl. However her drinking and hunger were getting worse and so a...
Hi Jennifer, I just want to make sure the ACTH Stim tests have been done correctly :) On the day of the test you are giving the meds with food as usual? And the test is scheduled for approx 4 hours...
My girl was on the meds over 6 1/2 years and we had quite a few increases and decreases over the years :) The manufacture of the drug recommend testing every 3 months to check the cortisol level...
Thank you LtlBtyRam, those final goodbyes seem to get a little harder as I age.
Awww thank you both :) I will definitely be lurking about and have no intention of leaving. And I know each and everyone of you gets how hard it is to have to say those final goodbyes. She passed on...
My girl passed this month :( She had Cushings for 6 1/2 years and was nearly 17 years old. She just couldn't outrun old age unfortunately, but she had a great life and we know it was her time which...
Just wanted to say that my old girl was 10 when diagnosed and she has done really well on the meds. She is now 16 years and 7 months old :) Unfortunately old age is catching up on her fast the last...
Hi Jules. I am in Australia as well. Like Lori said you really need to use a reputable compounding agency. I am in Perth ans use the compounding pharmacy that my vet clinic uses. I used Vetoryl for...
Do you have a copy of the last ACTH Stim test you had done? There is a wide range that is considered 'normal' so it really comes down to symptoms as well as numbers :) At 3 months on the meds you...
Hi Daisy. Galliprant is one of the newer NSAID meds and there have been many Cush pups using it with success, and it is kinder to the liver and kidney than the older types. Well worth discussing with...
My Cush girl has had Patella Surgery in 2016 and last year she had ACL surgery as well (she is 15 1/2 years young :) and has had Cushings for 5 1/2 years) The Patella Surgery was way more painful...
Hi There :) My first concern is that your dogs cortisol has dropped too low. Typically we have seen that larger dogs are in fact more sensitive to Vetoryl and University of Davis actually recommend...
Hi Trudy. Yes Trilostane is so much cheaper than the named brand Vetoryl. I am not sure where you are from but in the US you do have to get a dose that Dechra does not make. However I am in Australia...
Hi BeagleMaxxMomm :) I am not sure where you are located but you can get trilostane (which is the main ingredient in Vetoryl), at compounding pharmacies and it is so much cheaper than Vetoryl. I buy...
Hopefully someone more experienced will come by and take a look at those results and give you some feedback. How is your boy doing today? Has the back leg weakness become more severe since starting...
Thanks all :) Winter here and I am pretty sure her joints are doing much better than mine in this cold, wet and windy weather. Thank goodness God invented doggie raincoats!!
It will be 4 years in October since Bulger started the meds for Cushings. She is doing pretty well for a 14 year old and is aging much more gracefully than my 12 year crazy cavoodle. She is still...
Hi PrinceBobby. I am in Australia as well. Before my girl was regulated she would overheat and pant quite badly as well. I tried spritzing with cool water and cold towel and fans but they really...
It was changed back in 2014 to a lower dose but a lot of vets don't seem to know even know that it was decreased.
https://www.vettimes.co.uk/news/new-lower-starting-dose-for-vetoryl/
There have been handful of people that have had cyberknife radiation on their dogs.
http://www.k9cushings.com/forum/showthread.php?t=7741&highlight=cyberknife+radiation
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