My Pug Scoop (Precious Scoop has passed... )

I heard back from the vet. I had emailed her the other day. I mentioned lately Scoop's urine has been foamy when he pees. She will do a urine test. She said it could be too much protein in his urine. Anyone have any experience with that?

I think that Tina's Jasper is going through kidney issues right now that has to do with protein in the urine and can be a sign of kidney disease.
Her thread is here:
http://www.k9cushings.com/forum/show...3850#post93850

I wish I knew what would help Scoop the most. I think the twice daily dosing is a good option via compounding pharmacy.
All you can do is try to get him to play with you with the toys and see if that helps him feel better about his interaction abilities with the family. Dogs are often quite similiar to people in that they can get depressed and have to relearn how to deal with things without sight. I think though that they can be much quicker to adapt too though. They have a wonderful sense of smell that you could maybe work with too.

Hang in there.
Hugs,
Sharlene and Molly Muffin

Vicki, I apologize for forgetting that you had that imaging done earlier and therefore you already know that Scoop's tumor is a big one. I am so sorry for making you repeat all that information again! But thanks so much for reminding me.

My heart goes out to you, because I realize you are in a very tough position. Some of the changes you are seeing in Scoop's behavior may well be the result of the tumor and not the medication. But it's hard to know without altering Scoop's trilostane dose, and by doing that, I believe you'd also have to alter his insulin requirement, too. He is a very complicated little boy with a lot of interdependent issues. :o

I may be wrong, but out of all the things that are currently going on (including now the possibility of kidney issues also), I am guessing his diabetes still probably remains the most critical issue day-to-day. If he has sudden extremes in his blood sugars, that problem will "trump" everything else. And controlling his Cushing's seems to be an important part of controlling his diabetes. So even though the trilostane treatment may end up hastening the tumor growth in the long run, the trilostane may be essential for keeping his other physical issues as stable as possible in the short run. It is truly a dilemma. I am so sorry that you are facing this struggle. I know how hard it is to watch your baby slipping away from the happy, healthy life he once led.

Sending many hugs your way,
Marianne

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Then down further on the report he says:The appearance of the pituitary gland is most compatible with a pituitary macroadenoma. The mass is not causing any significant mass effect or compression of adjacent tissues at this time, but if it continues to grow then it may affect the optic nerve, hypothalamus, or thalamus. So this is why I contantly worry about the tumor.

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Well, I guess I would be worried too if I read that on my pup's report.

I am sorry, Vicki that you and Scoop are in such a hard place. Sometimes we can't get our dogs back. I wished that for my Zoe but I'm a realist and I know now that will never happen. So then, if we cant get them back, how do we judge their quality of life now with their handicaps and health issues? Is it better Scoop sleeps more but is not plaqued with the issues of uncontrolled Calcinosis Cutis? We dont know how long it would take for it to get out of control again. That seems to always be the problem. We deal with some many "what if":(:( So many unknowns.

I wonder if you had a consultaton with the IMS if that would help?



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Vicki,
I am so sorry Scoop is having problems. We just recently switched Boriss to the twice a day dosing. It seems to really help him so far. He seems to have less weird behavior. I really wish I had never learned about macros. It is always in the back of my mind & a fear I am sure we all live with. I don't want to anticipate it ever.. but, my mind goes there sometimes & I get really scared.

We are all here for you & Scoop. You can talk to us when you are sad & have fears about the what ifs.

Hugs..
Amy

Sharlene, Marianne, Addy, Amy-thanks
It's getting late. I'll be back to talk maybe tomorrow night.

But Amy I wanted to ask you, what kind of less weird behavior does Boris seem to have since switchig to twice daily dosing? What are his doses? Thanks

The main weirdness was he would not hangout with us very much. Which normally he stays right beside me no matter what. He just seems more content now.

Oh & to answer your question about dosage. Boriss weighs about 28lbs & takes a 30mg pill in the morning & a 10mg pill at night.

Amy-Thanks. So Boriss' dose isn't evenly split. Did the vet suggest that? Not too long ago Scoop's vet thought he was on 30-10 split. After his last ACTH she thought his numbers were a little too low and said maybe we would drop the 10mg in the evening. I said he's not on 10mg at night. Maybe I should see if she would want to try that. Then when I mentioned the Dr. Peterson report she said something about them not making a 20mg

Hi everyone, Sometimes it is hard for me to come on here and write about my Scoop. It makes me sadder than I already am. Scoop had the fructosamine test done and the vet didn't change his insulin. He had the urine test and it showed protein in the urine. The vet said to repeat the urine test again in 2 weeks and if still shows protein then repeat it again in another 2 weeks. Geez. After that I don't know what happens. The vet switched Scoop from Hills W/D to Hills G/D to see if he would eat that better than the W/D. I love Scoop so much. I don't know why he has to have so many dang problems.