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Thread: Recovering from possible too high dosage of Vetoryl

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    It's been several months since I've passed along an update on our Chloe. Since I last wrote here Chloe began to go through a series of ups and downs with her appetite. I was constantly switching her food around to keep her eating. She continued to lose weight and started to develop ear infections which we still have been unable to rid her of despite multiple different antibiotics. We had another blood panel done on her last week and scheduled an appointment with a doctor of internal medicine for an ultra sound. Her blood panel showed a cortisol level of .7, IDEXX SDMA at 18, BUN 43, Sodium 130, Potassium, 6.9, Na:K Ratio 19, Chloride 99. Upon meeting with the specialist she came in and said just by looking at her history and her current panel that my Cushings dog now has Addison's! This was something I asked my vet back if that was possible and he assured me it was not possible that she could go from Cushing's to Addison's. This specialist advised me that it is possible and can happen and used to actually happen more frequently before they developed new medications. The medication that she was on, Vetoryl, is not supposed to do this but apparently it did. I guess what happened is that it damaged the part of the adrenal gland that regulates the sodium and potassium levels as well as the part that controls the cortisol production. So, now we've started Chloe on a new medication to treat her for Addison's. After just a couple of days on the pills she is starting to get her energy back and appetite. For reference, she was 60 lbs when she got diagnosed with Cushing's in January of 2017, last week she weighed in at 33 lbs the day she was diagnosed with Addison's. What a roller coaster ride we've been on with her!

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    Default Re: Recovering from possible too high dosage of Vetoryl

    Oh my, I am so sorry that you and Chloe have been going through so much and so glad that you have taken her to see an IMS. Hopefully that now she is being treated for low cortisol and unbalanced electrolytes she'll be feeling much better soon. What medication/s did the IMS put her on for the Addison's?

    Lori

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    Default Re: Recovering from possible too high dosage of Vetoryl

    Quote Originally Posted by Harley PoMMom View Post
    Oh my, I am so sorry that you and Chloe have been going through so much and so glad that you have taken her to see an IMS. Hopefully that now she is being treated for low cortisol and unbalanced electrolytes she'll be feeling much better soon. What medication/s did the IMS put her on for the Addison's?

    Lori
    It's a compound medication that contains fludrocortisone. One pill a day. She is back to her "old self" with a steady appetite and energy levels now. She's actually getting into mischief some too. I gave her a bath yesterday and she was shaking afterwards which had me concerned. But she otherwise seemed fine and was okay through the night and this morning. I'll be bringing her in this week for another blood test to check all of her levels after being on the medication for a couple of weeks to make sure everything is in the appropriate ranges now.

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    Default Re: Recovering from possible too high dosage of Vetoryl

    That’s great that Chloe is feeling better! It’s amazing what a difference those supplements can make. Please do keep updating us as to her progress, OK?

    Marianne

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