how is buttercup doing today? i hope she is ok.
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how is buttercup doing today? i hope she is ok.
Dawn:
I haven't seen you post in a while, and I am hoping all is well with you and Butters. Is she still improving? Blessings
Patti
I thought of you and Buttercup today as I was driving by UC Davis. I hope all is well.
Dawn? Where are you? Hope things are okay.
Dawn:
I miss seeing your updates on Butters, but figured she is doing really well and you are busy. Blessings
Patti
Hello everyone, been of the grid for a while, job stuff. Butters is doing awesome, had her ACTH tested and pre was at 2.2 and post was at 6.6, Dr says "PERFECT", skin is still a mess but it is slowly improving and she is getting more fur, not much but more none the less. When time permits I will post pick, Oh and the bells palsy is gone. No more drewualing and she is blinking again.
Thanks for all your support
Dawn & Miss Buttercup
I'm so happy to read your post and even much happier to read that Buttercup is doing so good. You must have been very emotional to see those perfect numbers finally after all you two have been through. That is just sooo awesome. I hope work will slow down for you because I'd love to see Buttercup's pics. Thanks for popping in. Take care. Hugs.
Dawn:
So good to hear Butter's is well. You two have been thru a lot together. Anxious to see her pics. Blessings
Patti
Oh Dawn - thank you so much for checking in! I was (secretly) getting very worried.
If the post is 6.6, when do you test again? Are you going to try for any lower?
That is pretty awesome numbers and what a journey you have had and continue to have. Wow, I really am VERY happy to hear that the cc is clearing up, slowly maybe, but clearing. Butters was so bad, I know it seem to scare all of us who saw it, so that is wonderful.
Aww, sorry work has been on the busy side lately. I can certainly relate to that! Hopefully you'll be able to enjoy all the nice weather out and about with Buttercup.
I too can't wait to see the new pics when you have a minute
hugs
Sharlene and molly muffin
Hello everyone, just got her ACTH stim test, and they are down even lower pre 0.9 post 2.2 and her weight is down from 91.2 to 89.4 since her last test on 4/27. We are reducing her dose from 20 mg in the am to just 10 mg in the am and will retest again in 30 days. The radiation treatment appears to have really kicked that tumors butt!!!! At the rate she is going she just might be able to be trilo free in a couple of months! I remember Dr Kent at Davis said that it was possible for her to not need the trilo for life since the rad treatment was so aggressive.
The sparkle in here eyes are back and she is playing with her toys again, the skin on the other hand is not healing as fast, but that is to be expected considering just how bad the CC was and how long it was before I could start her on the trilo after the rad treatment never the less it is healing now and no new out breaks and furr slowly coming back.
Will keep you posted on her progress
Dawn and miss butters
That is wonderful news Dawn!
Dawn:
That is such great news. Butters really had a time of it for a while with her toe and all, now it is all paying off. It sounds like you have your old dog back. I am truly happy for you, you worked so hard to get her where she is. Blessings
Patti
That would be so awesome if she didn't need any more medicine for life for cushings!!!
Way to go. Just keep an eye on that bottom number, it's already pretty low range, so hopefully the 10mg will keep it stable.
Great to hear from you. How is her cc now?
hugs
Sharlene and molly muffin
Aw, it's great to hear such good news from you and Buttercup! Thanks for updating.
Hey Dawn, so happy to read all the good updates on Butters! You must be so pleased. :)
As for the CC, I am discovering that some semblance of it will remain for quite some time, even after cortisol is perfectly controlled. I do wonder, does it change the skin in some way (molecular?), and maybe even after the CC is cleared up, the skin will always be a bit different? The very largest lesion Tobey had has completely cleared up, but the skin is different. Darker, courser, and the hair has not filled it in completely. I suspect it may always be like that.
Dawn:
Hope your days are much brighter now, they have to be with your special, beautiful girl doing so well. blessings
patti
Hello everyone, well its now been 1 years since her treatment and she has made wonderful progress. She's on 10mg 5 days a week and keeping fingers crossed that the tumor will not come back. Her CC is slowly softening up, but still has a large amount of rock hard and discolored skin. Her hormones have been well balance for several month. Really hoping that her skin will be healed enough by summer, I miss seeing her running and having fun on the beach. She has regained much of her strength and can jump up into the back of my suv, which is awesome.
Wishing everyone a very Merry Christmas
Miss Buttercup and Family :D
Thank you so much for an update on Buttercup and what an awesome one is that. Hopefully her cc will catch up with her other symptoms soon. Both of you've endured too much dealing with this dreadful cc and you did an incredibly awesome job on Buttercup. I'm so, so happy for you both.
A very merry Christmas and a happy new year to you, Buttercup and your family. Hugs, Song.
So glad to hear that Buttercup is doing so well and here we are a year later!! Thanks so much for stopping by to update us. We miss you!
Wishing you and Buttercup all the best for the New Year. Merry Christmas!
hugs
Hello everyone,
Its been a few month and Butters is doing so well. Will be getting her blood work done again next week and if it is still on the low side her Vet wants to reduce her dose to 5mg per day or possibly even take her off it all together for a while. Vet sent pics to Davis Derm dept and since her CC was so intense due to having not being able to start her meds sooner because of the radiation treatments, that large portions of her skin have actually become boney and the only way to correct it is to remove the masses, which of course I will not put her through that, she has been through enough and as long as she is happy and playful we will deal with the masses of boney hide. Fur is still coming back, but very slowly.
Dawn & Butters
I just created another album of Buttercup, pics were just taken today
glad to hear that butters is doing fine!
isn't it possible that her body will dispose of the dead skin in time by itself?
i still see some muscle loss and weakness in her hind quarters.
i hope that will improve too.
keep on the good work!
Hello everyone,
Butters is doing well and the vet has taken her off the meds. Her numbers this last test were pre 1.6 post 1.9, which is way below the norm. I take her back in 2 weeks for another test and I'm sure that the Numbers will be good.
Yep, those stim numbers are trending a bit low. Glad to hear she is doing well, how is the CC?
Keep us updated, please. ;)
Hugs, Lori
The cc is very slow in healing, got feed back from Davis on it and was informed that to much damage was done and that we will have to live with large patches or hardens hide and bald spots for the rest of her life , the good new is that its not painfull and as long as she is happy and lovie all is well
As long as she is comfortable and happy that is what is important. Great to hear from you again and so glad Butters is still, well, Butters :)
2 years have passed since her treatment, has been off the meds for a while and her levels are still stable. The CC has scared her up badly, she has lost her sight in her left eye and the right side is starting to get a little cloudy. Even with all thatsaid she is still a love bug and SO food driven, every time she hears me in the kitchen she jumps up and follows me around, so as long as she still does that I know that things will be OK for now.
Wishing everyone a Merry Christmas and Happy new year
Dawn and Miss Buttercup
Oh Dawn, it is wonderful to hear back from you girls!! :) :)
Butters is so special to us all, and it warms my heart that she is still right there by your side. I am very sorry to hear about the visual problems, but you both have faced every challenge thus far so bravely that I have no doubt but that she will ultimately adjust to these new changes, as well.
Thanks so much for your holiday wishes, and I send the very same right back atcha! ;)
Please give Butters a big hug for me, and you take care of yourself, as well.
Marianne
Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays and so very good to hear from you again.
She sounds like she is doing wonderfully! I mean, yea the visual thing isn't great, but it's not life threatening. My molly too has developed visiaul impairment over the past year. It is what it is and doesn't seem to stop her from doing much. She takes her steps a bit more carefully and jumps at a leaf maybe while on a walk, but that isn't that bad.
Don't be a stranger! You're family!
Our beloved Buttercup is in heaven, we had to let her go yesterday, major neurological crept up on her fast and we had to do stop her suffering. She gave us 3 holiday seasons and hung in for my 50th birthday, but the last couple of days were real bad, I know the tumor came back all the signs were there and there was nothing else that could be done for her. Our home and hearts are empty. The house is to quiet for us to sleep, there are no pee pee pads for me to clean up, feeling lost and as empty as her food bowl in the kitchen, cant stop crying, my brain knows that we did the right thing for her, I just wish my heart could understand .
Thank you for all your love and support for my Miss Buttercup. she will be missed by all who knew and loved her:(
I'm so sorry for your loss...I know how empty and quiet it feels. You spend so much time caring for them, and you are consumed with everything that has to do with them and it leaves a big hole when they leave us. It is very hard....my heart goes out to you and your family.
Joan
Dawn--my condolences to you on the loss of your precious Buttercup. Sometimes the fight is just too much and we are forced to make the toughest decision. Be gentle with yourself!
Dawn, I'm so sorry for you and everyone who loved Buttercup. You two were such an inspiration to me as I went through Pansy's diagnosis two years ago.
I hope in time your memories of healthy, happy times together help you smile again.
Dear Dawn,
My heart is shattered hearing this news. Our sweet Buttercup has been such an inspiration for so many here, her story bringing education and hope to others. I know she is looking over you now with the same tender devotion you always gave to her and that she will always be with you in Spirit, loving you no less as time passes. Today, thanks to your final earthly gift, Buttercup is whole again, as she was in her youth, her body and mind strong. That day is coming for us when we will get to hold our precious girls once again, covering their sweet faces with kisses long stored in our hearts.
Our deepest sympathies,
Leslie, Trinket, Brick, Sophie, Fox and all our Angels at The Bridge
When We Meet Again
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I was laying on the couch early one day
a dog was barking; from where I couldn't say
I got up from the couch and went outside
then off I went out into the countryside
I took a path thru the bushes and trees
but the sound of that bark kept nagging at me
I followed the path till I came to a river
I reached for a branch and caught a sliver
Under an oak tree I sat down to rest
I watched all the bird's fly from their nests
After a while a group of ducks waddled by
then a fox gave chase so they decided to fly
I walked down the river past a small ridge
and down in the meadow there was a bridge
Down by the bridge thru the fog
I saw what I thought was the barking dog
Like a bolt of lightning in the dark
I knew right then that was my old friend's bark
I looked thru the fog toward the bridge again
and sure enough there was my old friend
As healthy and beautiful as the day we met
I ran down thru the meadow to greet my pet
She ran thru the meadow at such a fast pace
it was like the old days when we used to race
I hugged and kissed her as she licked my face
all her sickness was gone there wasn't a trace
We were together again after such a long time
the sun was shining and all was fine
We walked toward the bridge together again
then we crossed it together me and my friend
This is the way I know it will be
when we meet again my pet and me
John Quealy
Dawn. I am so saddened to hear that the macro came back and that Buttecup passed on
As others have said Buttercup has been an inspiration to many and a valuable member of our k9cushings family since the day you found us. Many of us are sharing your tears and heart ache today upon hearing your news.
She truly brought a light and a joy to all of us who knew of her and a hope for many who are traveling the same paths.
My sincerest condolences to you and your family and friends who will all miss her so much.
Oh Dawn. :( My heart just breaks for you. Beautiful Buttercup was an inspiration for me when I first joined. She gave me such hope, especially on navigating the dreaded CC. Heaven gained a very special angel for sure. My deepest condolences.
Oh Dawn,
I am so terribly sorry for your loss of dear Buttercup, and you and your family are in my thoughts and prayers.
With Heartfelt Sympathy, Lori
Dawn, I am so terribly sorry for your loss. My heart breaks for you and your family during this very difficult time. You are in my thoughts and prayers.
Godspeed, sweet Buttercup.
((((Huge Consoling Hugs))))
Glynda
Hi Dawn
So sad to hear about Buttercup, what an inspirational dog and an inspirational Mom, you have given hope to so many and that is priceless. My sincere condolences today and some big hugs too x
Trish