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  1. Re: 12y/o JRT/Spanish Bodeguero - Sweet Maggie has passed

    Thank you.

    We continue to miss her every day.

    She hated fireworks and there are lots at the moment. Our other dog is mostly deaf so doesn't seem to notice them much. He's a bit of a monster,...
  2. Re: 12y/o JRT/Spanish Bodeguero - Sweet Maggie has passed

    Thank you both. My heart is aching and I can't stop crying. I miss her so much.

    X
  3. Re: 12y/o JRT/Spanish Bodeguero new Cushing's diagnosis, weight loss??

    We made the very sad decision to put Maggie to sleep yesterday. Among other health issues, her knees had given up on her, she was uncomfortable and struggling to get herself up and lie down. She was...
  4. Re: 12y/o JRT/Spanish Bodeguero new Cushing's diagnosis, weight loss??

    https:https://photos.app.goo.gl/XNjJhnETU3gaPKoMA

    Maggie (left) a few weeks ago with our other dog Diefenbaker.
  5. Re: 12y/o JRT/Spanish Bodeguero new Cushing's diagnosis, weight loss??

    Thank you Marianne,

    Today we are having some incidents of Maggies back legs failing her completely. I'm wondering if the weight and muscle loss has just become too much.

    Amy
  6. Re: 12y/o JRT/Spanish Bodeguero new Cushing's diagnosis, weight loss??

    Other results are back and no other issues have been found.

    Her adrenal tumor is quite large, but given her age we are choosing not to operate and to manage with meds so Maggie is going back on...
  7. Re: 12y/o JRT/Spanish Bodeguero new Cushing's diagnosis, weight loss??

    An update on Maggie:

    Today we have had the abdominal ultrasound. It has confirmed adrenal cushings but also picked up an enlarged liver that is an unusual colour. No sign of additional tumors but...
  8. Re: 12y/o JRT/Spanish Bodeguero new Cushing's diagnosis, weight loss??

    Hi again,

    Blood results suggest the sickness wasn't due to a drop in cortisol from the medication. Vet suspects something else is going on in addition to the Cushing's but we are continuing to...
  9. Re: 12y/o JRT/Spanish Bodeguero new Cushing's diagnosis, weight loss??

    Thank you Marianne,

    Maggie has had no more sickness and the shakes have eased a little. We've paused the vetoryl for now and the vet is running some more blood tests. The only positive is Maggie...
  10. Re: 12y/o JRT/Spanish Bodeguero new Cushing's diagnosis, weight loss??

    Maggie's shaking seems really extreme today. She's been sick this evening so we won't be giving her the tablet in the morning and will give the vet a call. She managed to eat something from the grass...
  11. Re: 12y/o JRT/Spanish Bodeguero new Cushing's diagnosis, weight loss??

    Hi Lori,

    Thank you for explaining. I understand now. Sorry for the confusion!

    I don't think we would choose to put Maggie through surgery even if it is an option. She's 12 officially but as she...
  12. Re: 12y/o JRT/Spanish Bodeguero new Cushing's diagnosis, weight loss??

    Thanks Lori and Leslie,

    I gave Mags the tablet with a really tiny bit of ham this morning and she took it no problem. Hurrah!

    Lori- is adrenal the more serious type? The vet mentioned perhaps a...
  13. Re: 12y/o JRT/Spanish Bodeguero new Cushing's diagnosis, weight loss??

    Hi Lori, thank you for the confirmation about Maggie's dose. She is continuing to be shaky and sleeps a lot but when awake she is wagging a little more and the ravenous hunger seems to have eased.
    ...
  14. Re: 12y/o JRT/Spanish Bodeguero new Cushing's diagnosis, weight loss??

    Dear Marianne,

    Thank you for replying and explaining about your dog's experience. Hopefully the meds and diet change will help Maggie too.

    In answer to your questions Maggie is currently 6.3kg...
  15. 12y/o JRT/Spanish Bodeguero - Sweet Maggie has passed

    Hi All,

    New to the forum. We have a 12 year old Spanish jack Russell type little lady, we adopted her 8 years ago and recently she's been diagnosed with Cushing's. Her symptoms were excessive...
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