Down the Cushings Road Again -- Abbie, 15 year old beagle is now at peace

Almost 12! Good girl Abbie. :)

I probably wouldn't change anything either with the lysodren considering her pain and back and leg issues. However, having said that, I know one of the reasons they want to get molly's cortisol down to a lower range is hoping it will help with the kidney issues. So, you will want to see how that is working on her protein loss and hopefully that will come down significantly too.

Crossing fingers!!

Hope Abbie is feeling good for her birthday.

Hi, Sharlene! As I mentioned, Abbie's water intake has increased significantly -- am now beginning to think it is nearing pre-Lysodren levels. I am going to start measuring again tomorrow. For the first time in months, Abbie woke me up during the night (1:20 a.m.!) to go out to pee. I had been taking her out at 10:30 p.m. to avoid the middle of the night pees but was able to stop that. If she wakes me up again tonight, I will go back to that routine. Because of the kidney issues, the increased drinking worries me even more than before.

She is also increasingly obsessed with eating worms -- this had diminished also. Maybe I just got used to her ignoring them when she was feeling so lousy. Her stools have been soft (and sometimes "pudding poop") the last several days -- am thinking this is related to increased worm intake!

Maybe we do need to increase the Lysodren ... so hard to decide what to do!

Maybe tweak the maintenance dose a bit and see if that will help.

I know that I'm seeing molly, not waking me up so much as when she wakes up, she has to go out right then and it feels like she is crossing her legs till she can get out. I am not seeing any increase in water consumption, and that to me is worrying as with the kidney issues and the cortisol they need more water, since they pee more, so we're just the opposite, worrying about dehydration.

It is a continuous balancing act trying to address the issues they have and get them all in acceptable levels without messing up another one. Cortisols, BP, Kidneys, pain

Some days it is exhausting, and harder than others.

Today is my girl, Abbie's, 12th birthday and the celebration of her adoption!! I love you very much, pretty girl! :D

happy 12th birthday, abbie!

Happy 12th Birthday, sweet Abbie!!!

I took the liberty and updated her Thread title to reflect her true age, hope that was ok.

Happy birthday Abbie!!!!!

Thanks, ladies! We had a nice, quiet day. Since I can't really do treats, I did the next best thing--a good massage and extra hugs!

Happy Belated Birthday wishes coming from me, too!! :) :) :)

And I personally think a birthday massage is even better than treats! ;) :D

Good job, Mom, and best wishes, Abbie Girl!
Marianne

That sounds like a perfect day Judy. I'm putting I an order for a birthday massage too. Lol.