Our little Tink had a very, very close call a couple of nights ago. And it was her worry-wart of a big brother, Zac, who almost certainly saved her life!
I had let them out into the backyard...
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Our little Tink had a very, very close call a couple of nights ago. And it was her worry-wart of a big brother, Zac, who almost certainly saved her life!
I had let them out into the backyard...
Yes, my dog became very food aggressive under the influence of high cortisol levels. Apparently high cortisol either directly or indirectly tricks the brain into believing that the body is starving...
I think contacting the ASPCA is a very good idea. They probably have quite a bit of collective experience in capturing animals in this sort of situation. I've heard of this happening before - dogs...
You mention that Corky is on allergy meds. Is that some sort of antihistamine? I ask because some antihistamines can affect behavior.
Alison
Just a few disconnected thoughts:
I see they say her stomach is distended with gas (not intestines). That sounds a bit like a mild degree of bloat (?????). Maybe some sort of pain (anywhere in...
I think the upshot is that she is an older dog and has a lot of the aches and pains etc that come with old age. On top of that she has had Cushing's which has caused some muscle wasting and loss of...
I feed my dogs separately, together. By this I mean they are fed in their crates which are next door to one another. They see me coming with the food and this is their cue to get themselves into...
Great news on the liver enzymes.:) Have they always been so incredibly normal?
If you are seeing kidney issues on blood testing (if that is what is what you are seeing) wouldn't his urine be...
What dose of what insulin is he on?
Do you have some ketodiastix on hand? It sounds like with him running so high that having those to test his urine with might be a good idea - that way you can...
Hi Derek,
I just looked this up and found this: http://www.petplace.com/drug-library/chloramphenicol-chloromycetin/page1.aspx
It says (bolding is mine):
It doesn't say why it is not...
I think you are correct. My mother is on soloxine and she has to take it on an empty stomach. Years ago this wasn't the case but they have found it is better and/or more consistently absorbed on an...
I don't think she needs any pred at this stage. If she were to become ill then it could be a different story.
Just a word of caution: Prednisone reads as cortisol on testing so if pred is given...
My feeling with this use of baseline testing (along with observation of symptoms) is that it is something that will work really well for some dogs and maybe not so well for others.
A lot of these...
Yes, I think that this is an indication that you need to check the cortisol levels.
In your position I wouldn't give any more Lysodren until I had the results back - given that this is a...
Hopefully it is a thyroid issue.
But it looks like dogs do get autoimmune alopecia just like humans: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/14632797
Alison
Hi Dave,
Did you do a stim test before starting treatment? If so, what were the numbers from that test?
Alison
This probably doesn't affect anyone here but I'll post it anyway:
http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2011/03/04/3155157.htm?section=justin
It isn't the camel meat that is poisonous as such but...
Ha! ha! I had forgotten to add that you'll have to look and act "happy, happy, happy" about this whole being out in the rain/wet thing!:D
I know how hard it is to handle rain when you are not...
I'd go for the cold turkey approach too. I remember a doctor saying to me that she really didn't like using drugs to ameliorate the effects of drugs -although it does definitely have its place, of...
Diazapam would almost certainly make her unsteady too (while it is in her system).
My Zac had a paradoxical reaction to diazapam and went completely off his skull for a few hours!
Alison
I think I'd discontinue it as well.
I don't know what dose she's on but I'd think it is possible that she needs/can only tolerate a small dose and maybe the standard dose amounts to an OD for...
I don't think you can be sure at this stage that Wyatt really is in some sort of decline. It sounds very, very much like he simply has low cortisol levels. Low cortisol makes them feel absolutely...
Hi and welcome.
It sounds very much like his cortisol has gone too low.
When did he last have a Lysodren dose? And did your vet tell you to stop dosing as soon as you saw any signs (like...
Well I've got one.
As you know we live in Brisbane and throughout the summer, afternoon thunderstorms are very frequent, sometimes a daily thing. ("If its raining it must be 3 o'clock.")
My...
I was thinking that one reason for the pre and post being almost the same (despite not being very low) is stress (vet stress). Basically stress putting the body on "red alert" and causing the...