Yes, I believe I'd give the meds a try, too. I know it's hard to wait, but I'm really hoping the appointment with Davis will turn out to be well worth it!
Marianne
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Yes, I believe I'd give the meds a try, too. I know it's hard to wait, but I'm really hoping the appointment with Davis will turn out to be well worth it!
Marianne
Since we haven't done an ultrasound (waiting to do that at Davis if we are accepted) my vet was unable to tell if there was sludge or stones in the gallbladder. I think she was just guessing it may be a possible problem and figured it might be something helpful we could be doing in the meantime. I want to do everything possible to help her but don't want to do anything that could make her worse.Quote:
Originally Posted by molly muffin
Thanks Marianne, it seems like it won't hurt to try these meds and they should be out of her system by the time we get to our appt at Davis on the 12th.Quote:
Originally Posted by labblab
I also agree that you should go ahead with the meds. The 12th will be here before you know it.
Charlotte has been on the meds (Baytril, Ursodoil & Denamarin) for 4 full days now and so far seems to be about the same. The trembling has gotten worse though and it's so hard to watch! She is with someone all the time, if my husband isn't home she goes to work with me. I just pray she isn't in pain. I've given her Tramadol and it doesn't seem to help so I'm hoping its an involuntary reaction to whatever is wrong and she's not trembling because of pain. I hate giving Tramadol since we know she has liver issues but then I don't want her hurting either. I wish these babies could talk!
We went on a short walk today and she really perked up while we were out. She doesn't tremble when she is moving around, only when she is at rest. Has anyone experienced this with their cushings pup?
I'm going to post her most recent labs in a few minutes. Counting down to our appt at UC Davis on the 12th!
Here is page one of Charlotte's labs from last week:
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Here is page 2:
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Hi again, Laurie! I just have a moment free to post right now, but I noticed your question about Charlotte's trembling and wanted to paste in a copy of a reply that I'd previously given to another member.
I'm anxiously awaiting the 12th right alongside you!!Quote:
Hello and welcome from me, too! I just want to "second" what Lori has said above: through the years, we have had other members who have worried over unexplained tremoring episodes. My own Cushpup, a Lab, suffered from intermittent involuntary tremoring episodes across his shoulder blades that made him look as though he was shivering. For him, the episodes happened most often when he was sitting down or at rest -- even when he was sleeping. Sometimes he would jerk himself awake, they were that severe. But just as is true for your boy, he would usually just stretch afterwards and never seemed to be in any particular pain or discomfort. The tremors began before he started trilostane treatment, worsened significantly when he first started the drug, and then ended up stopping entirely a few months down the road.
We never did figure out what caused them. Through the years, other members here have reported similar issues with their dogs under a variety of circumstances: some using trilostane, some using Lysodren (another medication), and also dogs not yet being treated at all. For this reason, it has been hard to point to a single "trigger." It is true that tremors are now listed as a possible side effect of trilostane. But I've always wondered whether such tremors more often just somehow relate to rapidly changing cortisol levels. But the good news is that they didn't really seem to bother my dog at all -- it was ME who was going crazy trying to figure them out!
Marianne
Marianne
Thanks so much Marianne! It makes me feel better to hear other pups have had the same thing with the tremors. You described Charlotte's situation exactly in that post. I hope once we get her on meds it will stop. I'm feeling in my gut that this is cushings but we will have to wait for the official diagnosis.
Thanks so much to everyone who has chimed in and been so incredibly caring and helpful! This forum has been such a blessing! I will keep you posted!
It seems that her liver values are now elevated, ALT, AST, GGT and PSL, indicative of pancreatis? I believe that is what i am looking at and wondering if that isn't the cause of the excess shaking, tremors (pain)
It looks like the labs in October where maybe an in house test? and the labs were more normal.
It does make me wonder if the shaking isn't a result of the pancreatis and that is also causing the liver enzymes to be elevated.
Are you seeing any change on the meds?