Tipper - adrenal tumor/breathing issues

Mel:
Thanks for always popping in and checking up on my girl as I know you are busy working. Hope your heart is starting to heal. Tipper and I are sending good vibes your way. God Bless you and your baby.
Patti

Hi Everyone:
Well we had a horrible storm last night, and the thunder was ridiculous. Tipper stayed in the closet all night. Luckily I took her out during a break in the activity and she went potty. Otherwise she will hold it and refuse to go out. She seemed better this morning, but ate only some of her food, which is very unlike her. Dr. Fertig from Dechra said to withhold the Vetoryl until Sunday. I hope the cortisol doesn't build up that much and cause her other problems, and then when we resume the meds have a hard time getting her level down again. What are chances of that? Has anyone else had that experience that had to take their dog off meds for a short period? How did this afffect your dogs numbers? I hope this is not going to ruin the calm period we were experiencing before this glitch. I am very troubled by the number of new members that are added to our roster daily. It seems so many more dogs are being diagnosed with this. I can't imagine this combined with undiagnosed numbers, and people that don't know about this forum. This is a huge growing problem. As so many people love their pets like family members we need to seek out a way to get research and find a cure for this. When you are dealing with a disease that affects like their kidneys or eyes or something, it is easier to deal with, but this disease affects everything making it nearly impossible to conquer. I am thankful to God for Tipper handeling this as well as she has, as she is such a blessing to me. The Dr.'s all agreed that her excellent physical shape before this started has given her an edge with all this. She did also do her walk this morning. She was ready to go and I wanted to get it out of the way since I can see we are to get more storms today and she will be in. All the Dr.'s told me that the more physical activity she keeps up with the better off she will be. I thank my luck stars that she is still ready to go walking everyday. I think mentally it is good for her also. I will continue to monitor her and note any weird behavior for when I talk to the Dr. next time. Oh I wanted to mention that last night and this morning since she has had no Vetoryl it seems the muscus thing is more pronounced. I will definitely be telling them this. Blessing to all.
Patti

Patti, I don't know what the effects will be for withholding the Vetoryl but I want to say that I hope everything will be just fine for Tipper.

Hope you and Tipper have a good day today and no more storms.

Sending hugs to you and Tipper, poor little pup hiding in the closet, they are so human aren't they? Take care of you too!!

Patti,

hopefully the weather has calmed and you and Tipper can get some much needed rest!

Hugs!

Hey Patti

Hoping those storms miss you both tonight, closet is not fun especially when she is used to the bed! Does she seem a bit better this afternoon?

I also hope you are feeling better in yourself and that your lupus symptoms have settled down?

I know what you mean about the new posts, breaks my heart a little. I just pray for good updates for everyone with no issues

My heart is still broken in bits but grateful to still have my little man, I tell myself it could be worse and it could, I know I did the best I could for my Tia I just wish it would have been enough

No more sadness in your thread, positive thoughts only. Hope to hear good news for you both soon

Big hug, kiss for Tipper

Mel
Xxxxxxx

Me too Mel,

on the plus side - I must have been doing something right since the IMS doc advised me not to change Daisy's food or supplements at this time :)

So, the feelings that I had in regard to what could I have done differently have subsided somewhat.

We don't know what we would do without all of you! I'm no longer the scared to death, lost cushpup mom <3.

We have each other and hope, and among other things I am grateful for is the fact that Cushings in itself is not a painful disease and there are options!

I can't stress enough to the "newbies" how important it is to find and IMS specialist to work in conjunction with your regular vet, regardless of how much confidence you have in them.

Here's to an uneventful weekend!

Patti, was it you that sent this rain to us in CT? LOL

Hi Everyone:
Thank you for all your well wishes for Tipper as the rain continues. I tried to send this rain your way Valerie, but don't think it worked out too well! It did rain during the night and Tipper did manage a little better with it. I was awake most of the night, and was observing Tipper now that she is off the Vetoryl. She did continue to have some muscle tremors. The odd thing is the constant moving around every few seconds that she had been doing stopped. I am just wondering if the Vetoryl is causing some kind of a reaction in her nerve endings, and she has a bad sensation and moves every few seconds. There is something to this as she has stopped doing that. Also I did notice a bit more of the congestion sounds in the throat, and more, and louder snoring. It is raining as I am typing this and she seems a little better with it. I think my Vet may have been right for once on something. She had such little cortisol that the stress from the storm did her in. He said her body was accustomed to a higher level which dealt with the stress better. That is a very disconcerting feeling knowing that the storm season has just really begun. She does have a thundershirt, but it has never worked on her. I am not even sure with her temperment change that she would let me put it on her. Also this morning instead of jumping on me at 5:00 a.m. for food she just layed there. That is very unlike her since the Cushings. She will knock you over like a bowling pin to get at her food. She was not ravenous and ate normally not like the usual 100 miles an hour. You would think without the Vetoryl she would have a totally different reaction. I am really scratching my head on this one. I dread when Sunday comes and I must start up her Vetoryl again. I am not sure what kind of a reaction it will bring, and that scares me. I am taking it easy today as I am mentally and physically worn out. The medicine the Dr. gave me for the rash on my face is giving me terrible headaches, so I have to take Excedrin to counteract it. It is almost gone so I am glad of that. Stress can do really bad things to your body. The things we do for our little loved ones is never ending! God Bless you all and all your babies.
Patti

always something patti with these kids !!! so sorry the tipster is not feeling well.i still wonder about those awful tremors milo had when he was on the vetoryl,i truly think the medicine was the cause...btw we are getting rain here all day in ny so valerie is getting it too.hoping that this day turns around for you guys...and stress is a very bad thing,as a massage therapist i would say that is the number one reason people come in for...maybe it would be a good idea to go get one soon......take care ! patty(milo)meka xoxox

I often wonder how many of us parents are going to end up with the human Cushing's, or Addison's, simply from all the stress we live with concerning our cush babies! :D;)