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    Re: Sausage Dog with ? Cushings

    Being in the UK it can be difficult to get lower doses. However if your Vet contacts either BOVA UK or Summit Veterinary Pharmaceuticals UK, then he/she can order liquid trilostane (which is the...
  2. Re: Question about baths and skin preparation for skin issues from Cushing’s

    It does sound like it could possibly be Calcinosis Cutis. Some dogs with Cushings do get this condition and it is when the high cortisol causes mineral deposits to form under the skin. These then...
  3. Re: New here, 11 year old sweet JRT mix just diagnosed with CushingÂ’s

    A lot of people in the CC facebook group do use coconut oil, but they use it in conjunction with the charcoal or DSMO and shampoo. Once the sores/lesions have started to dry out they will massage in...
  4. Re: New here, 11 year old sweet JRT mix just diagnosed with CushingÂ’s

    A lot of people have used Activated Charcoal with success for CC. You make it into a paste and put it on your dog until it has dried (approx 20 minutes). Then you can just rinse it off. But it is...
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    Re: Vetoryl no longer working

    It is common for dogs to have to have the dose increased/decreased over time. My girl was pretty stable for about 5 years and then we had to increase her meds about 3 times in a few months. I know...
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    Re: Vetoryl no longer working

    Just wanted to share my experiences with the PVC test. When I was doing it it was showing at the lower end of normal for my Cush girl. However her drinking and hunger were getting worse and so a...
  7. Re: My dog has had Cushings for over a year...high dosage...would love information!

    Hi Jennifer, I just want to make sure the ACTH Stim tests have been done correctly :) On the day of the test you are giving the meds with food as usual? And the test is scheduled for approx 4 hours...
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    Re: Medication stopped working after 3.5 years?

    My girl was on the meds over 6 1/2 years and we had quite a few increases and decreases over the years :) The manufacture of the drug recommend testing every 3 months to check the cortisol level...
  9. Re: Just Introducing Myself and Bulger

    Thank you LtlBtyRam, those final goodbyes seem to get a little harder as I age.
  10. Re: Just Introducing Myself and Bulger

    Awww thank you both :) I will definitely be lurking about and have no intention of leaving. And I know each and everyone of you gets how hard it is to have to say those final goodbyes. She passed on...
  11. Re: Check in for April 2020

    My girl passed this month :( She had Cushings for 6 1/2 years and was nearly 17 years old. She just couldn't outrun old age unfortunately, but she had a great life and we know it was her time which...
  12. Re: Newly diagnosed - Any success stories with Tristolane?

    Just wanted to say that my old girl was 10 when diagnosed and she has done really well on the meds. She is now 16 years and 7 months old :) Unfortunately old age is catching up on her fast the last...
  13. Re: Looking for someone using compounded meds for Cushings in Australia I have questi

    Hi Jules. I am in Australia as well. Like Lori said you really need to use a reputable compounding agency. I am in Perth ans use the compounding pharmacy that my vet clinic uses. I used Vetoryl for...
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    Re: Nightime Panting and accidents

    Do you have a copy of the last ACTH Stim test you had done? There is a wide range that is considered 'normal' so it really comes down to symptoms as well as numbers :) At 3 months on the meds you...
  15. Re: Daisy: 10-year-old Pit Bull/Boxer Mix with Cushing's; questions about Vetoryl dos

    Hi Daisy. Galliprant is one of the newer NSAID meds and there have been many Cush pups using it with success, and it is kinder to the liver and kidney than the older types. Well worth discussing with...
  16. Re: 11 yr old with CRCL injury—is surgery safe in a dog with Cushings?

    My Cush girl has had Patella Surgery in 2016 and last year she had ACL surgery as well (she is 15 1/2 years young :) and has had Cushings for 5 1/2 years) The Patella Surgery was way more painful...
  17. Re: New here: 10 y/o Abby just diagnosed, also Hypothyroid....overwhelmed and unsure.

    Hi There :) My first concern is that your dogs cortisol has dropped too low. Typically we have seen that larger dogs are in fact more sensitive to Vetoryl and University of Davis actually recommend...
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    Re: Trudy's first ACHT results and question about Trilostane

    Hi Trudy. Yes Trilostane is so much cheaper than the named brand Vetoryl. I am not sure where you are from but in the US you do have to get a dose that Dechra does not make. However I am in Australia...
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    Re: Checking in for October 2017

    Hi BeagleMaxxMomm :) I am not sure where you are located but you can get trilostane (which is the main ingredient in Vetoryl), at compounding pharmacies and it is so much cheaper than Vetoryl. I buy...
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    Re: GSD with Cushing's

    Hopefully someone more experienced will come by and take a look at those results and give you some feedback. How is your boy doing today? Has the back leg weakness become more severe since starting...
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    Re: Checking in for August 2017

    Thanks all :) Winter here and I am pretty sure her joints are doing much better than mine in this cold, wet and windy weather. Thank goodness God invented doggie raincoats!!
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    Re: Checking in for August 2017

    It will be 4 years in October since Bulger started the meds for Cushings. She is doing pretty well for a 14 year old and is aging much more gracefully than my 12 year crazy cavoodle. She is still...
  23. Thread: Distressed boy

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    Re: Distressed boy

    Hi PrinceBobby. I am in Australia as well. Before my girl was regulated she would overheat and pant quite badly as well. I tried spritzing with cool water and cold towel and fans but they really...
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    Re: Dosage info Vetoryl

    It was changed back in 2014 to a lower dose but a lot of vets don't seem to know even know that it was decreased.

    https://www.vettimes.co.uk/news/new-lower-starting-dose-for-vetoryl/
  25. Re: Griffey 15 yrs old Yorkie - Radiation for macro?

    There have been handful of people that have had cyberknife radiation on their dogs.

    http://www.k9cushings.com/forum/showthread.php?t=7741&highlight=cyberknife+radiation
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