Tinkerbell passed away on October 15th. I was/am still absolutely devastated. I just haven't been able to face this thread and even now I'm crying but I wanted to update.
Tinkerbell recovered...
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Tinkerbell passed away on October 15th. I was/am still absolutely devastated. I just haven't been able to face this thread and even now I'm crying but I wanted to update.
Tinkerbell recovered...
Thank you for responding Marianne and the input.
She has been on 35mgs for about 6 weeks (so 6 weeks since her last ACTH). She is due for another ACTH. I have been putting that off because it's...
Just an update....Tinker is now up to 35mgs a day of trilostane. The lowest we have seen her ACTH post number is 11. She is 11lbs.
We have had another thing happen that I'm wondering if anyone...
Thanks guys!
I decided to keep it the same. I think I have seen a slight change in her this week. She did much better at agility practice Wednesday night. You could tell she felt better.
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Thanks Sharlene!
To recap, we did 3 days of 5mgs and then 10 days of 10mgs. I saw no change in symptoms at all. We went ahead and did the ACTH on Friday because of the holiday weekend. Here are...
Hi! Hugs to you Allison. I'm sorry, those days are tough.
Good suggestion Renee!
I finally got brave enough to give Tinker the 2nd 5mg dose with dinner last night. So far she seems to be tolerating it just fine.
Glad he is doing well!
I came across your post when I was searching for others with agility dogs...wonder how they did with it after diagnosis. Anyway, found a fellow sheltie owner!
I wondered if you had considered...
Thanks Shana :)
Well, day 2 of 5mgs and all seems to be okay. She is pooping more times a day than she normally does but it's normal looking. I started splitting her meals to give her the...
Sending prayers and get well wishes from us too.
Okay, good, thanks. I printed the pdf to have on hand. I need an app to help me keep up with this stuff. :p
Yes, she must be using the Dechra guidelines because she specifically said 10-14 days...
I've read this entire thread and have to say that you inspire me! You've done an amazing job advocating for Visuddha. I'm glad to hear that things are leveling out and he is doing better.
Thanks for the support and tips on suppliers Judy. Good point on waiting until after the 30 day mark.
After reading some more.......we haven't done an ACTH test. Should we have done one before...
Thanks Shana!
She gave me the option of the 10mg pill once a day but said she preferred the twice daily dosage. I'm having major anxiety over giving it to Tinker so I ended up going with the 5mg...
Pre 10.2 (1.0-5.0)
Post1 1.6 (0.0-1.4)
Post2 4.9 (0.0-1.4)
We did the LDDS test yesterday and the vet called a few minutes ago and said she was positive for PD cushings. She is emailing me the actual test results so I'll post those as soon as I get them.
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I really appreciate your thoughts Glynda. Everything else with CBC/CMP was perfect except for the ALT and ALKP.
We received the results from her urine culture and it was normal, no growth.
The...
Welcome! I'm new here too so take my thoughts with a grain of salt. :) But have you checked her thyroid levels?
Thank you for responding Glynda. Yes! This stuff is confusing!
They had planned on doing both tests the same day and both are about the same price with the bile acid being slightly more. The...
Update:
We saw the internal medicine vet yesterday and she did the ultrasound. Ultrasound showed one adrenal gland to be a tad enlarged. The liver was a little bit "bright" which she said is...
Hi PWestie, I'm new here too and trying to figure this all out but wanted to welcome you!
Hi Sharlene, thank you for the welcome.
The vet didn't mention looking at any other organs, only the bladder.
The IMS is doing a full ultrasound on Tuesday. I'm also going to request another...
Thank you Lori!
The vet only took a quick look at the bladder when she did the ultrasound this weekend. At that point, we weren't thinking anything was wrong other than a uti or bladder stones.
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Thank you Judy! I'm doing a lot of reading!
I thought the antibiotics were odd too. I haven't used this vet very long, so it may be that we end up going elsewhere.....or sticking with the IMS.
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