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    Default New To Forum - Keesh has crossed over

    Hello everyone, glad to have found this forum. Keesh is 13 1/2 yrs old and has Cushings. Trilostane medication was prescribed 1 1/2 weeks ago, but unfortunately there has been no improvement. He has only 2 outward signs of Cushings, which is thirst and peeing. No other symptoms have presented themselves. I requested copies of his lab results and he is to go back July 11th to be re-tested. I am discouraged with his lack of response, but the good part is due to all his water intake, at least the carpet doesn't stain.
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    Hello and welcome
    I am sorry for the reason that brought you here, but so glad you found us. You have come to the right place! There are many K9Cushing's angels standing by to help and stay with you every step of the way. They love details, test results, any information you can get your hands on. The more the better. We will do all we can to help. Others will be popping in shortly to welcome you also. So again welcome to you and Keesh.

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    Hello:
    I just wanted to welcome you to the group. Sorry your baby is having troubles. What tests were done before starting treatment, and could you post the results please? That way the others can help you with this. Just a few tips to keep in mind; start a diary on your dog so you have it for reference. If you are using Vetoryl call Dechra and start a file on your dog. There are vets there on staff to help you with problems. Learn as much as you can from the people on here. If you can, get an internal medicine specialist. If not you need a vet with experience treating this disease, who definitely knows what he is doing. That will save you a lot of money and heartache in the long run. God Bless you and your baby.
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    Hi and Welcome,

    I understand your concerns so I am glad you found your way here. We need to look at a few things to try to determine the lack of response you feel you are seeing.

    1-what tests were done to diagnosis Cushings and what were the results

    2- how much dose your pup weigh and what is the dose and which medication were you given to treat Cushings?

    3- I am going to assume you were given Trilostane (name brand Vetoryl) and if so, you should be having an ACTH test done within the next few days - cortisol is checked 10-14 days at the start of dosing.

    It could very well be Keesh's coritsol is not where it needs to be yet. It is not unusual to have to tweak doses in the beginning.

    Was diabetes ruled out?
    Was a UTI ruled out?

    Welcome aboard and sorry for all the questions but we need more history to help sort it all out. The more you can tell us, the more test results you can give us, the better it is.

    Hang in there, it gets easier.
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    Could someone please tell me how to insert the test results ? It was a PDF file so I changed it to png but no matter what I use it won't let me copy and paste. The forum wants a url to insert... thanks so much and thank you for your responses. I was told that if the tumour was malignant, that Trilostane wouldn't do any good.

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    Hi and welcome to you and Keesh.

    You can email your test results to k9cushings@gmail.com and one of our staff members can post results on your thread for you.

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    Hi and welcome to you and Keesh!

    You mentioned a tumor. Could you tell us what tumor he had been diagnosed as having? Did they say he had an adrenal tumor causing the Cushing's?

    I'm glad you found us and look forward to learning more about you both.
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    The response here is overwhelming for me. I really appreciate it. The dog is not doing well so it's doubly appreciated. I have emailed the test results to admin for them to post. Thank you again. Hopefully I can support some of you as well.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Squirt's Mom View Post
    Hi and welcome to you and Keesh!

    You mentioned a tumor. Could you tell us what tumor he had been diagnosed as having? Did they say he had an adrenal tumor causing the Cushing's?

    I'm glad you found us and look forward to learning more about you both.
    Hugs,
    Leslie and the gang
    I haven't had him tested for which tumour it is. I suspect pituitary as he used to have seizures. Nothing major, just head down and some chattering, but then again smelling another dog he did the same thing.

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    Quote Originally Posted by addy View Post
    Hi and Welcome,

    I understand your concerns so I am glad you found your way here. We need to look at a few things to try to determine the lack of response you feel you are seeing.

    1-what tests were done to diagnosis Cushings and what were the results

    2- how much dose your pup weigh and what is the dose and which medication were you given to treat Cushings?

    3- I am going to assume you were given Trilostane (name brand Vetoryl) and if so, you should be having an ACTH test done within the next few days - cortisol is checked 10-14 days at the start of dosing.

    It could very well be Keesh's coritsol is not where it needs to be yet. It is not unusual to have to tweak doses in the beginning.

    Was diabetes ruled out?
    Was a UTI ruled out?

    Welcome aboard and sorry for all the questions but we need more history to help sort it all out. The more you can tell us, the more test results you can give us, the better it is.

    Hang in there, it gets easier.
    He was tested for diabetes and it was ruled out. That was my first thought.
    He had a small amount of infection in his urine, but he stepped in the catch container I used, however the veterinarian said that probably would not give the result they got. He was tested twice, two different times.
    He will be tested again after being on the meds for 3 weeks. He weighs approximately 65 pounds and is on 58mg dose once daily of Trilostane.
    The test results will be posted by a member of staff here, once they get my email.
    Thanks for all the interest.

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