Trying to help a friend (possible calcinosis cutis)

Marianne:

You're right & you probably have the time frame about right too. I didn't write down any of this, just posted as I heard it from Janice. I know she was on a low dose twice a day & this new vet upped the dose to 40 mg once a day..........not sure what the first dose was.

As of a day or so ago, when Janice called me w/new results, she said Vicki was back to her old self which she hasn't seen for some time now so she's thrilled. I will tell her about the signs of low cortisol just in case.

When she comes over here, I sit her down in front of my computer & let her go thru all these informative posts. If she wants anything printed, I print it for her.

I would want somebody to help me if my dog were sick & I didn't have a computer. God, I'd be so lost w/o this thing! Plus that, Janice is always coming over here w/the really good dog food for Hannah to thank me for the time I spend doing research for her. I told her not to do that but it falls on deaf ears.........she's really a neat person & absolutely loves that little dog.

You know that old saying..........do unto others..........

That is wonderful that you and Janice share such a special friendship!

You may already have seen this, but the link below may be one of the most important things you could print off for Janice. It is the Product Insert for Vetoryl (brandname trilostane), and even though a lot of it sounds pretty technical, it contains a whole lot of useful information regarding dosing, monitoring, side effects, etc.

http://www.dechra-us.com/files/dechr...ts/Vetoryl.pdf

I think Janice will find it really helpful!
Marianne

Thanks for the link.......printed it out for her. I also found a really good article called "Cortisol for Dogs" & it goes all thru what it is, what it does & how you can tell if it's low or high. Also, very easy to read (no huge medical terms)........printed that out too.

She must have a huge binder by now w/all the stuff I have printed for her. However, both of us know a little more about Cushings than we did a few months ago!

Will keep you up to date on her condition.

Janice & Vicki say thank you too!!:D

Hi Everyone:

I'm Janice, humommie to Vicki.......& I want to thank you for your time & your help responding to all my concerns for my Vicki.

You'll never know how much I appreciate all the tips & info I've gotten from all of you.

I hope your pets are doing well.

Lots of love,

Janice & Vicki........:D

Thanks for that info, Marie. Just so happened that Janice was here yesterday when I found your post. There's a Costco close to us so that's good to know.

She's going to see a specialist & see what she recommends for Vicki. I think the info she got from her vet about Lysodren has made her a little uncomfortable.

Will post more info when I have it........:cool:

Hi Janice (humommie to Vicki) and welcome.

I guess that 4Vicki has loaded you with lots of info to keep you busy reading for a while! Keep up the good work with your treatment of Vicki.

Angela and Flynn

Hi There,

I was reading about the tree tea oil and not finding any shampoo's with it in it. Trader Joe's has a shampoo I have been using on my Aussie puppy who is almost 11 months old and she doesn't seem to have any reactions to it so far. I have to use this because she seems to be allergic to grains and oatmeal is a grain. I read this somewhere on the internet to use this kind of shampoo and TJ's has it the cheapest. I did see some at Petco, but I think it was a designer brand pet shampoo and 3x as expensive.

Hope this helps.

I'll show your posts to Janice when she stops by again. She really feels so indebted to all of you........me too!

Marie: I'm fairly close to a TJs........could you tell me what shampoo you are using so I can check it out? Janice is looking for something that she can use on Vicki. She used one oatmeal shampoo but it had other stuff in it & it didn't agree w/her. She didn't tell me exactly what happened but that's what she said.

My Hannah has very sensitive skin & the best shampoo I've found for her is Nova Pearls for sensitive skin. Don't think that would be good for skin problems but it sure works great for sensitive skin.

I guess it's all trial & error.:confused:

I've copied your post from your thread entitled "Is Lysodren a Thing of the Past" to here, your original thread, so that everybody knows that Janice is taking Vicki to a specialist. See post #45 above. That's great news and I'll be looking forward to hearing all about her appointment.

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Originally Posted by lulusmom

I've copied your post from your thread entitled "Is Lysodren a Thing of the Past" to here, your original thread, so that everybody knows that Janice is taking Vicki to a specialist. See post #45 above. That's great news and I'll be looking forward to hearing all about her appointment.

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Thanks for doing that.........I didn't even notice it.......duh!

As soon as I get more info from Janice, will post.

Thanks again to all for your great tips & handy dandy info.:)