Tipper - adrenal tumor/breathing issues

Glad you're back Patti...yes, that is a lot of acth tests...but you had no choice..they had to be done. I saw you posted on my thread...so I see Tipper gets a snack later in the evening. I was just wondering about it since Tipper is hungry...sounds like the schedule works out well for covering her awake time with mini meals and snacks.
I hope she has a restful afternoon. I know it's difficult to see her uncontrolled...your results should be in soon and then you will be able to make adjustments. Hope they come in tomorrow so you don't have to wait too much longer to figure things out.

Barbara

The vet tech told me the samples went out pronto on Fedex and the results should be in tomorrow. Thank God I hate waiting!!!
Blessings
Patti

Hope for good news tomorrow Patti and make it fast news too, right?

I hope you dont have to play the waiting game.

Hot and humid here today too. YUCK. Way to hot to be out in it. We have the AC cranked.

Glad it looks like you'll get the results tomorrow. Can you Just have an ALT and ALP test done and not the whole panel? Might save some dollars? I've done that with Molly.

Crossing fingers that tomorrow is a good day. Remember that the ACTH test messes with them and they can be off for a bit afterwards.

I wish you weren't dealing with all of this Patti and that Tipper had just done fine with no enlarged areas on the ultrasound ever to have shown up. What a long journey it has been over the past year. I continue to have high hopes that things will work out and somehow, control and a good balance will be found.

hugs,
Sharlene and Molly Muffin

The heat and humidity came back with a vengeance today.
Daisy did not like it but we survived.

Good luck Patti!

Hi Everyone:
Thank you all for looking in on my Tipper. I am hopeful the vet will not make me wait until the end of the day for results. I need him to be in touch with Dechra and formulate a plan, so he needs to get on this early. I hate having to push, push, push, but I have to for my girls sake. Tipper was really exhausted yesterday, but was really restless at night from the testing. She did get some sleep though. I am thinking along these lines with the Vetoryl since the 20mg isn't enough and the 30 is too much. What about a 10mg dose at 6am, another at 2pm and another at 8pm. She would get the cumulative effects of the 30mg, but not all at once, since it dissipates in 12 hours, but the coverage would be consistent. The other possibility is 20 mg Vetoryl and 5 mg compounded although this is not what they want. I need to have preplanned scenarios to fax to my vet as I told you he can be clueless when it comes to this stuff. I need him to have something to suggest to Dechra so if anyone has any other ideas please let me know. We woke up to a horrible fog, heat and humidity that is off the charts. Tipper and Toby are not walking today at all. It is too dangerous for dogs especially Tipper. Yesterday it was 96 and the dew point was in the 60's. Not too comfortable for Cush dogs. So I will have to be their entertainment today. I guess I will start calling the vets office to get him moving. Sharlene you always know the right things to say to make someone feel better, God Bless you for that. I need all the support I can get lately as this has turned my world upside down. Valerie, if you want to see which cat is going to be the dominate one, you put them in a room with a box they can jump up on. The cat that jumps on the box will be the dominate one. It should be fascinating to watch them!. Blessings
Patti

Patti,
Annie the newcomer is the dominant most of the time. Sometimes Gracie will chase her as she has had enough :) and I can't blame her.

It's humid here too. Daisy went out, but then came right back in. No interest in walking either which is best.

I think that the addition of the compounded 5mg might be your best bet to be sure that Tipper doesn't get too much. The IMS said that while the affects wear off over time, Cortisol levels change throughout the day which complicates dosing.

Hoping you get Tipper's test results soon. It won't be long now that you can change up the dose and get Tipper controlled and feeling better. Crossing my fingers that you can have this all worked out by this afternoon.
Awfully hot and humid here too...already almost 80 degrees at 8am. We did only a short walk to the closest (but not so great) park this morning. Didn't want to get Trixie over heated. Cool weather back on the horizon for the weekend!!

Barbara

Called the vet's twice, we are waiting and waiting and getting sick of waiting already. He always thinks no one else has anything to do but him. he won't be in the rest of the week so I have to get this taken care of today. Watch by the time he calls Dechra they will be gone for the day, and I will probably let him have it. This is just frustrating when you get no cooperation. Thinking of all the 9/11 survivors,the ones that weren't as lucky, and watched the names being read. God Bless them all.
Patti

I cranked the AC down last nite hoping that would help Squirt feel a bit more relaxed....felt good to me, too! It is still hot and humid here today but we are supposed to start getting cooler temps with lower humidity this weekend. I can hardly wait!

I hope you and Tipper have a good day. It means a lot to me that you think of us at night.