Do small dogs get pituitary and large dogs adrenal?

Erin, Cushings affects each dog differently which means that treatment must be tailored specifically to the one dog. I found that local vets were not as knowledgeable in this area and sought out an IMS specialist.

Please don't believe everything that you read! Still so much doom and gloom on the internet and much of it is not true or extremely outdated.

With a skilled vet, Cushings is treatable.

Thank u for so much helpful info!! And the resources page has been very great as well. I need a new vet ASAP. I need to trust people who know and understand the disease. I need to keep my princess alive

Hi Erin, I agree, you need to a good specialist, but also make sure you have copies of all testing, diagnostic and follow up that was done. This can be taken to a specialist or another vet and will be good for you to have too.

The main thing to figure out is what is going on with your baby and what needs to be done to help her now. Is her cortisol at a controlled level, is it still high or has it gone too low. All of that can contribute to symptoms she may have.

We Will try to help you figure these things out. As I have said to others, none of us need to walk this path alone, we do have each other.

Sharlene and molly muffin

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Originally Posted by AngelToto

My name is Erin and my Cushings pup is Toto. She was diagnosed in January of this year, just as we celebrated her 5th birthday. I have never been a frequent poster on this website, just a quiet follower and observer. I keep up with a few women who i identify most with but was weary of sharing my story out of guilt and shame.

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Hi Erin,

A very belated welcome from me to you and Toto! I am so sorry that you felt that you couldn't share yours and Toto's story with us. I just wanted you to know that we are here for you and that were are not here to judge any one, ok? ;)

Tons of hugs to you and Toto, Lori

You are all so sweet, like guardian angels always there for the struggling :)

Hi Erin:
How are you and Toto today? I hope everything is going well and that you feel at home to express anything on this forum. It sometimes helps to vent and get it all out to people that care. Blessings
Patti

Hey Erin,

I just wanted you to know that you should post any time you want to. I know it can feel awkward or weird but we dont bite and we are all here for each other so dont feel funny.

It gets easier:):):):):):):):) :)The more you do use your thread and others, the better it gets:):):):):)

So jump in to the pool:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D

Hi Erin,
I don't mind answering questions. See if I can remember.
Scoop had a lot of problems. Around his 10th birthday(Oct. 2010) he became diabetic. He did fine with his diabetes. Then July 2, 2012 went to vet for infection in both ears and both eyes. Then he got vestibular disease soon after we treated the infections. He had the drinking and peeing and the vet wanted to make sure it wasn't his diabetes. Did a BG curve which was OK. So even though the vet suspected Cushing's in July it was end of Aug or beginning of Sept till he was tested for it. Scoop passed July 1, 2013. The vet warned me it was tough to control both diseases. He lived just about a year after the vet suspected Cushing's.
Scoop was about 3 1/2 months old when we got him so he was with us for a wonderful almost 12 1/2 years.
Scoop had one infection after another. The eyes and ears. Then his ear canal was removed because of infection. He had an MRI to diagnose the ear and they could see his pituitary tumor which was on the large side. His calcinosis cutis was infected. He had a corneal ulcer which was infected. Then in Jan. he started to become picky with his food. The end of Feb. he started with diarrhea and he had that till he passed. He also had protein in his urine.
Three weeks before he passed he had a radiation treatment done on his tumor. I was so sure the tumor was causing his eating problem but the neurologist wasn't sure it was the problem. Talking to his IMS after he passed she said different problems could cause the picky eating. I told her I wished I would have known that before we did the radiation. Maybe I would have had her check into other things first. If I understand what the IMS told me is that Scoop had been fighting these infections all along and it then somehow got into his blood and caused him to get pneumonia. It cleared up then came back a few weeks later. His last day he had the vestibular problem again.
My Scoop went through a lot the last year of his life. We kept trying to help him but he just had to much going against him. I don't think you can go by what Scoop went through.
I wish you the best of luck finding the right vet. There is a ton of knowledge on this forum and everyone is so wonderful and happy to help you with any questions you have. I don't mind any questions. I don't always come here.
I wish you and Toto all the best.
Hugs

Erin,
I encourage you to read through the helpful resources section on this forum and write down facts to test the vets with. That will help you to weed out those who aren't knowledgeable enough.

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Originally Posted by scoora

Hi Erin,
I don't mind answering questions. See if I can remember.
Scoop had a lot of problems. Around his 10th birthday(Oct. 2010) he became diabetic. He did fine with his diabetes. Then July 2, 2012 went to vet for infection in both ears and both eyes. Then he got vestibular disease soon after we treated the infections. He had the drinking and peeing and the vet wanted to make sure it wasn't his diabetes. Did a BG curve which was OK. So even though the vet suspected Cushing's in July it was end of Aug or beginning of Sept till he was tested for it. Scoop passed July 1, 2013. The vet warned me it was tough to control both diseases. He lived just about a year after the vet suspected Cushing's.
Scoop was about 3 1/2 months old when we got him so he was with us for a wonderful almost 12 1/2 years.
Scoop had one infection after another. The eyes and ears. Then his ear canal was removed because of infection. He had an MRI to diagnose the ear and they could see his pituitary tumor which was on the large side. His calcinosis cutis was infected. He had a corneal ulcer which was infected. Then in Jan. he started to become picky with his food. The end of Feb. he started with diarrhea and he had that till he passed. He also had protein in his urine.
Three weeks before he passed he had a radiation treatment done on his tumor. I was so sure the tumor was causing his eating problem but the neurologist wasn't sure it was the problem. Talking to his IMS after he passed she said different problems could cause the picky eating. I told her I wished I would have known that before we did the radiation. Maybe I would have had her check into other things first. If I understand what the IMS told me is that Scoop had been fighting these infections all along and it then somehow got into his blood and caused him to get pneumonia. It cleared up then came back a few weeks later. His last day he had the vestibular problem again.
My Scoop went through a lot the last year of his life. We kept trying to help him but he just had to much going against him. I don't think you can go by what Scoop went through.
I wish you the best of luck finding the right vet. There is a ton of knowledge on this forum and everyone is so wonderful and happy to help you with any questions you have. I don't mind any questions. I don't always come here.
I wish you and Toto all the best.
Hugs

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Thank you for sharing so much with me. I'm sorry if I was too pushy during a hard time for you. I can't believe Scoop dealt with so much and handled it like a champion. He must have loved life and loved you so much. You did so much for him. It reminds me of my old pup. The diabetes and Cushings together must have been so terrible and so expensive, it's so unfair that little dogs who do nothing but run around and love us have to suffer from disease that they don't deserve :(. Blessings, Erin