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Tina, Thank you for the prayers. I looked at the Morris Animal Foundation website. They do a lot of good work for all kinds of animals. Which is very nice. I was hoping maybe to see something about Cushings but they still do lots of good work.
Patti, Thank you, too, for your continued prayers. I am still so heartbroken. It hasn't gotten any easier. I still have so much going through my head about what happened. I miss him so much. Right now besides being heartbroken, I am so angry.
If cortisol levels aren't controlled can it cause the immune system to be compromised?
Vicki:
Yes absolutely it will positively cause the immune system to be compromised. I am doing ok, but am still highly concerned about you. I pray for and precious Scoop every day. I hope the days are getting better, but sadly think I already know the answer to that question. I know where you are coming from, and it is a place of deep, deep love for your baby. God Bless you and give you strength to take it one day at a time. I wish I could take away your pain, and bring a healthy Scoop back to you. Blessings
Patti
Hi Vicki,
You are doing so good, honey! I know our precious Scoop is just so proud of his mom as are we all.
Hang in there and keep plugging, Mom!
Hugs,
Leslie and the gang
I am in this place right now that I am thinking the vets screwed up and I should have known better. UGH!! I am so angry, frustrated and hurt right now along with my broken heart and it does not put me in a very good place. I'll talk about it more later.
((((((((((((((((Hugs))))))))))))))))) I wish I could say something to help.:o
Exactly aboveQuote:
Originally Posted by Budster's Mom
Hi Vicki,
I know that our Stanley has certainly perked us up, as we only had Lulu. And you know she certainly doesn't replace her. We may one get another female yellow lab, and Moo wants to call her Stella, and she will probably remind me of Lulu more.
But I can tell you Stanley has been the best thing for my wife and for our two cats, Molly & Nellie. Nellie especially would curl her blonde body next to Lulu's blonde body. I don't see that happening yet with her blonde body and Stanley's black body, but they do sniff each other. Nellie doesn't hide as much. BUT, the main thing I feel like Nellie is not as lost as she was. She would mourn, and go to the place Lulu passed away, and I didn't know what to do for her. Her color and her spirit is much better, than it has been, Molly's too.
I know Raleigh must be having a hard-time with this, so I don't know if you will think of getting another dog for him. Just something to think about.
Vicki,
often what alerts people to Cushings is the fact that their dog has something going on that requires a vet visit; such as a skin infection, UTI or something else that is because the cortisol has been high and their immune system was compromised. Add this to the fact that many of the Cushings symptoms are attributed to the aging process and it's easy to miss until multiple issues coexist.
This is exactly how we discovered Daisy's Cushings.
Our vet visit was due to her fur looking dull and lifeless, skin flaking, balding areas, and she smelled like "dirty dog" very shortly after a bath which I knew wasn't normal.
The only Cushings symptoms that she was were excessive thirst and ravenous appetite, but the pot belly wasn't there and neither was the panting or intolerance to heat. The first vet treated the skin infection with an antibiotic that wasn't quite strong enough to cure it completely and I went to another vet recommended by a friend who looked at her coat and asked me a few questions, treated and cured the infection, and then determined that an LDDS test was in order. I immediately found this forum and thankfully learned enough to prompt us to seek an IMS specialist because I was afraid that the second vet was recommending a once daily dose of Vetyrol that was quite high to begin with.
Now here we are. With all of you and I truly believe that Daisy would've been subject to incorrect treatment if it hadn't been for what I learned on this forum.
As you know, every dog is different, responds differently to treatment, and they can't tell us what is wrong. I'm sure that all of this plays a huge part in the lack of education for many vets. It's up to us to learn and educate them further unfortunately.
HUGS
Vicki, unfortunately Valerie has posted some information in her previous post what alerts owner's to Cushing's that is not quite accurate.
The cortisol is actually too high over the long term which leads to immune system suppression. This suppression will definitely cause various types of infections which are frequently difficult to get control of & heal.Quote:
often what alerts people to Cushings is the fact that their dog has something going on that requires a vet visit; such as a skin infection, UTI or something else that is because the cortisol has been low and their immune system was compromised.
Debbie