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Hi, all.

I can't believe almost 4 months have passed since we lost Aleah. I haven't been here much in the meantime, but life moves forward. I thought I'd drop by and introduce our new family...

I haven't been around much lately, but I'm also very sorry to read about Sunny. We lost our dog Aleah to acute liver failure as well, though as we didn't do a post-mortem we'll never know for certain...

I'm sorry to read about Penny's passing, she was clearly loved very much.

Dave

Thanks so much to all of you for your kind words, support, and prayers. It has meant a great deal to us.

All the best to you and your pups,
Dave & Kit

[Marge: I'm sorry to hear about your...

Thank you all for the heartfelt support, it is deeply appreciated.

Dave & Kit

Thank you, everyone, for your kind words of support.

Aleah left us peacefully yesterday during a home euthanasia, with my wife and I stroking her fur and giving her love until the final beat of...

Hi, all. Thought I'd check in with some news, now that I have some. I'm sorry to report that the news is not good.

For quite some time I've commented here about how Aleah's appetite seemed off....

Thanks, Mary Ann.

Good point about the dosing. I checked the dosing information for ADH that I'd found, and that indicates maintenance of 75-100 mg/kg/week. For Aleah, that translates to 1838 to...

Good news! Well, mostly, anyway. We think Aleah might have a bladder infection --- her water intake went up quite a bit over the last few days, while her appetite decreased. We started her on an...

I wasn't 100% certain the IMS wanted the prednisone administered concurrently with the mitotane, though I know that is what I was told last week. It didn't feel right, though; I kept thinking I must...

I wish I'd have thought to ask about running a baseline before we started treatment. Hopefully the IMS had a good reason for not doing that.

I still haven't heard anything back, so I called...

This would have been day 12 of loading on mitotane, but yesterday Aleah was blasé about her food, and this morning she showed even less interest, so I didn't give the mitotane and called in to the...

Alison, while Aleah has been through a lot of diagnostics tests, yesterday was her first ACTH stim.

Kim, 90 days of loading... wow! I had no idea induction could last that long.

Dave

Thanks Carrol... and Chloe!

We just wrapped up day 7 of mitotane induction at 1500 mg/day.

Aleah hesitated with her meal this morning, so I withheld the mitotane and checked in with the IMS....

Thanks, Ken... prayers may be our best bet!

Dave

Yes, we do have prednisone if needed. We'd do exactly as you say: contact the vet then give the prednisone as directed.

Thanks!

Dave

Alison, thanks so much for your very informative post. I need to read up on aldosterone. I don't know how low aldosterone or fouled electrolytes manifest, but I'm betting it's covered in the...

Hmm, well, it seems we're not going in for subtle. I've read a number of stories here and elsewhere about treating Cushing's, and I guess I'd calibrated my expectations around those experiences.
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We're only midway through day 5 of induction, and Aleah definitely paused twice during her afternoon meal and ate a bit more leisurely overall. She still finished all her food, though, and licked the...

We're at the end of day 3 of Mitotane loading at 1500 mg/day, and so far no ill effects, change in appetite, or change in behavior. So far, so good. We're giving her 10 mg of Pepcid half an hour...

Thought I'd check in quick. Aleah's mouth is healed up nice with no signs of additional melanoma, and she's a happy girl now that she's shed the cone and can play with her toys. She took the first...

One thing I'm getting in the habit of doing is asking for a copy of the lab work, rather than just a summary. There are two reasons for this. One, it lets me do my own research on forums like this....

Welcome to the forum; you've found a good group of people, here. Sorry to hear about Blackberry's diagnosis.

Our English Shepherd was diagnosed with adrenal dependent Cushing's, but it was a long...

Thank you, Carrol and Chloe, we appreciate your support!

Dave

I hope that when it comes time to say goodbye to our Aleah, we can do as well as you. Such decisions must be among the hardest one can face. You've done well for Pumpkin, and I'm truly sorry for your...