How is Jasper today?
hugs,
Sharlene
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How is Jasper today?
hugs,
Sharlene
Hi Sharlene and Leslie,
Thanks so much for the support and for checking on my little man. I think he is doing ok for the most part. I gave him the dose of prednisone 2.5 mg on Monday night as my vet instructed after we got home from getting his labs drawn. He did finish his food a couple of hrs later. Yesterday morning he walked away from his food a couple of times while eating, but he did finish it all. The prednisone is prescribed to be given once a day as needed so I figured I would give him another dose last night if he didn't eat like normal. Well, he ate all his food with no hesitation last night so I didn't give the prednisone. This morning he walked away a couple of times briefly while chewing, but returned each time and did finish it all. He is not showing any other signs of low cortisol, no vomiting or diarrhea, and his energy seems ok. I didn't give any more prednisone this morning.
So tonight he walked away from the bowl a couple of times while chewing again. He resumed and did finish. I went ahead and gave him another dose of the prednisone, 2.5 mg.
My vet said she would call if anything was wrong with the electrolytes, otherwise would just call when the stim test results were back. I didn't hear from her yesterday or today, so I am guessing there wasn't anything significant with the lytes.
I hope I did the right thing by giving him another dose of the prednisone. I feel torn since he isn't having other symptoms. I don't think it will hurt anything, will it?
I am hoping to have the results of the ACTH test tomorrow or Friday. Will post when I get them, but I suspect he is going to be low. I will ask for the electrolyte results then too. Gosh, this is such a roller coaster. I worry about him ALL the time.
I hope your pups are feeling well this evening. :)
Hugs,
Tina and Jasper
Keep us posted. Don't worry too much about it. If he were really low you'd have diarrhea and lethargy to the point you thought he was dying. I'm thinking he's loaded. I hope I'm right. You are doing great. Once loaded the hard part is over. Kim
Not having lytes out of wack is a good start and no call means hopefully no problem. Kim might be on the right track and he's loaded now. That would be really good!
Hugs,
Sharlene
Thanks Kim! He has been on the maintenance dose for the past 4 weeks after really bottoming out while loading, where his level got down to 0.5 ug/dl. He didn't show any of those severe symptoms then, so that is why I feel worried about it now since he is showing a change with his eating. I am looking forward to the hard part being over, that's for sure!
Tina
Thanks for reminding me.. I remember now. Hopefully the numbers will be good. I stand by my opinion though - addisonian dogs have more extreme issues. Anything over 1.0 is good. If on the lower side you can adjust by simply waiting a week or two to commence regular dosing.
Yes, that's what we did the last time. If the level is low again this time, I imagine we will need to decrease the dose after waiting again to restart. I am hopeful we can get it stabilized soon, of course! He seems to be very sensitive to the drug.
Tina
Look at it like this - it will be cheaper to treat! Those pills aren't cheap ;) You just have to figure out the correct amount. Keep us posted!!
You are certainly right about that, they are not cheap! Gotta look at the positives. And from what I have read it sounds like Vetoryl is even more expensive than Lysodren.
Dear Tina
Thank you for the heart felt words. Trilostane is cheaper on line than with the vets. They have a ridiculous mark up. I have bought from Dr. Foster and Smith on line. Just search trilostane and the dosage you need. Be sure the company is reputable. Other's can tell you where to buy also.
HUgs Sonja and Apollo