Have I finally found my friends? (Palmer has crossed over the Bridge)

Hi Susan,

I know I have to be careful on how I pick Harley up...the overall tenderness of his tummy area...I think this is bc of his enlarged liver and prior bouts of pancreatitis that showed up in his U/S. Their skin gets paper thin too sometimes...our poor pups. :(

Love and hugs.
Lori

Susan;
As far as picking up a cush dog, I cant comment, I have giant schnauzers that wt 90 lbs so there is no picking them up. I do however help lift Nike into the truck and I pick up her hindend by putting my arms under her belly close to her back legs and it does not seem to bother her at all.
You mention that you give 1/2 cap of trilo. It is not recommended to open the caps, in fact it can be dangerous. I know with lysodren it can be a carsinogenic and can be dangerous to pregnant women. When cutting the lysodren tabs gloves should be worn, a seperate pill splitter should be used, papertowels should be used to clean up so it can be thrown away. I would guess Trilo would be the same. With Trilo being in caps I am concened. You can take your caps to a compounding pharm and they can split your pills for you into the dose that you need.
I understand you concern about your vet, as you say it may not be an issue anyway. It is important to have a vet you can talk to as treating this condition takes the expertise of the vet and the eyes of the owner and both are as important.
Doing a UK panel with the dog on trilo may not show anything helpful. Hopefully if they want another test they will have you do a hold on the trilo to be sure it is washed out of the system before doing the test or It will skew the results.
Good luck
Sharon

Sharon-
I am aware of the danger with the capsules. I was hoping not to need compounding......hoping we'd be off Trilo now.
Dr. O did say to wait three weeks with Palmer off Trilo before doing another test. I am glad you mentioned that.....I had temporarily forgotten.
I guess we're just stuck on hold until we see the Endocrinologist. Palmer had his first extra 1/2 capful tonight. Tomorrow might be when we'll see a reaction....if there is one.

Hi Gang-

Just thought I'd give an update on Palmer with his increased 1/2 capsule of Trilostane. He has had no apparent adverse reaction to the increase. His water consumption has decreased remarkably. I think the panting has lessened as well. It appears his tummy has gone down 1/2".

So far, so good. :):)

Susan,

I am happy to hear that symptoms are better.

Please continue to be vigilant.

Thanks for letting us know.

Scott

Susan,

I am glad too that Palmer's symptoms have gotten better.

1/2" less on the tummy, Wow, this has to make Palmer feel better.

Here's hoping for continued improvements.

Love and hugs.
Lori

Hi Susan,

Good to hear that his signs seem to be getting better! Hope there is no adverse reaction and that he is feeling better soon. I measure Squirt
's belly, too, and hers fluctuates by 1" but she's never had the pot-belly common in Cushing's. I'm just a worry wart. :p

I know you are watching him like a hawk...just keep it up! If any of his cush signs remain, get worse, come back, etc.....well, you know what I'm gonna say I'm sure...;):)

Keep up the good work and let us know how Palmer is progressing on the new dosing schedule.

Hugs,
Leslie and the girls

Hi,

All is well here in Palmer Land. Improvement on symptoms continue. Friskiness has picked up.

I am probably going to need to contact someone on compounding of medications. I've looked a little on the web. Can anyone who has done this tell me how they started? I know the vet can get it done but her markup is horrendous.
Thanks,
Susan

Susan, a lot of us use Diamondback Drugs, diamondbackdrugs.com. They have a uniform shipping fee & will ship anywhere in the country. They are local for me, so I'm not exactly sure what their procedures are for out of state, but it's probably on the website.

Debbie

Hi Susan,
Seems many here use Diamondback pharmacy. It's on line and your vet can call in or fax a prescription.

Very glad all is well in Palmerland. :):D:):D