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Hi everyone! :D I know that it's been quite a long time since I checked in with you all. Even though I haven't been able to actively post here for a while now (some of you may not even remember...

Hi Lynn and welcome! I just wanted to let you know, in case it turns out that your Kobi does have Cushing's, that it *is very definitely treatable. And that dogs who are treated (by a vet who has...

Melissa, I also think that you should probably ask your Vet about Rebel's crusty/stuffy nose. It could be something completely unrelated to his other recent symptoms, maybe a respiratory infection...

I don't know what the nose thing might be about, but regarding his eating, they say that dogs usually feel pretty dizzy and nauseated with vestibular syndrome and so they will often refuse to eat,...

Hi again, Melissa - sending you and Rebel some (((hugs))) on this Thanksgiving Day. So many of the signs and symptoms that you have been describing are exactly what is seen with vestibular syndrome...

Hi again Melissa,

Re the nystagmus - while it's a common thing in dogs with vestibular syndrome, I don't think that it is *always present, and even when the dog does have nystagmus, it may be one...

Melissa, is there any chance that this could be "old dog idiopathic vestibular syndrome"? That would account for the head tilt to the right and falling over and pacing around in circles and nausea...

"Checking in" is a topic that we start on the first of each month. We suspect that we have a good number of members who read the messages regularly but who don't post very often. Maybe that's because...

"Checking in" is a topic that we start on the first of each month. We suspect that we have a good number of members who read the messages regularly but who don't post very often. Maybe that's because...

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Just time for a very quick hello and welcome message! Wanted you to know that my Cushdog (a Bichon Frise) was treated with Lysodren and did wonderfully well on Lysodren for more than 6 years. He...

Lighting a candle for Barkley tonight. What a handsome boy he was, and how lucky he was to have had you, Debbie, for his Mom.

(((hugs)))

Well, maybe in the States you can't get the Veterinary version of the drug? I don't know. :confused:

But if UPenn pharmacy was able to cut the 5 mg pills into halves for you, I'm sure that Kim...

If Dr. Hoskins is recommending 2.5 mg BID (twice a day) then why isn't your Vet giving you 2.5 mg pills? They are available in 2.5 mg size, I'm sure.
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I am in Canada, so I've never used them myself, but I have heard that the Specialists at Gulf Coast Hospital in Houston are supposed to be really, really good!

http://www.gcvs.com/

Just me maybe, but I would not increase Jayne's dosage without doing another ACTH stim test, especially since the numbers were so low on the last (only?) ACTH stim test that she had done.

Jayne's...

Glad to help whenever we can. That's what we're all here for! :D

I just edited my previous post to clarify a couple of points and to add something, so you might want to re-read what I wrote in...

You're welcome and take your time. :)



Okay. A loading dose (if she weighs 51 lbs/ 23.18 kg) of 1000 mg per day works out to about 43 mg/kg/day , which is a good loading dose - as close to 50...

So that sounds to me like it was a Low Dose dexamethasone suppression test, which takes 8 hours to complete.

There is good suppression at the 4-hour mark and then an escape from suppression at the...

Looking forward to seeing the test results.

How much does Jayne weigh? :)

Good catch Alison. I missed the part about the hunger returning and the maintenance dose being changed from every 7 days to every 5 days. I read the post very quickly and only saw the question...

It's good to hear that Millie has eaten some food today and that she's been drinking water on her own. Sounds as if she's more comfortable too, with her head on your foot. :)

All fingers and...

Hi and welcome from me, too. :)

It's actually pretty common for the hair loss to get worse after starting treatment, but it does grow back in. It's almost like they need to shed their old "sick"...

Hi again, Karen,

Well, I suppose it's possible that the symptoms you are seeing now could have something to do with the recent anaesthesia, since the symptoms seem to have just started right after...

Hi Karen,

For what it's worth, I agree with Gina and Leslie about the pred.

I know that for some time you were giving Vetoryl to try to lower the cortisol production, but it may be time to...