Almost exactly 4 years after discovery of his adrenal tumor...2.5 years after his adrenalectomy for his adrenal tumor and subsequent diagnosis of an insulin-secreting pancreatic tumor...20 months...
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Almost exactly 4 years after discovery of his adrenal tumor...2.5 years after his adrenalectomy for his adrenal tumor and subsequent diagnosis of an insulin-secreting pancreatic tumor...20 months...
Hello Cushing's friends! Just popping in, catching up on everyone's threads and thought I'd update Winston's.
Winston's most recent IMS checkup went well. Still no signs of the adrenal tumor...
Nice to see you back around, Sharlene! The portrait turned out amazing...the artist re-did her website since the last time I looked at it, but I checked tonight and he is the only Westie on her dog...
Pretty great, all things considered. He had an IMS visit back before Christmas. He had full bloodwork, an abdominal ultrasound and chest xrays. Everything came back perfect, numbers wise. She...
My dog has had IBD for several years...he was diagnosed right around 3 years ago. We have been on the Royal Canin hydrolyzed food for all of that time and it's been great for him. His signs...
Just checking in with my Cushing's friends...I hope everyone is doing well! Winston is doing pretty good. He had a recheck with his IMS back in late September. No sign that his adrenal tumor has...
My dog Winston had a right adrenalectomy 11 months ago. His was also an incidental finding. It appeared to be non-functional and was a cortical adenoma (benign) on the biopsy. Our Cushings tests...
Back again...
We went to the IMS last Tuesday. She did a 'senior panel' of bloodwork (CBC, chemistry, T4, urinalysis), an abdominal ultrasound, and chest x-rays. Bloodwork was sent to Idexx but...
I'm glad Teddy made it though the operation! I think they told us that it was really important to get them up after surgery to help avoid the pulmonary thromboembolisms. I thought about you all...
My heart goes out to you making this tough decision. I spent many nights crying in bed, stroking Winston's fur, asking him what he wanted me to do and begging him not to die. I don't envy you...
I thought I'd give a quick update from us...I stop by here a couple times a week to check in even if I don't post often.
We're now about 7.5 months post surgery. We made it through hurricane...
I knew this was an option, but it wasn't one we considered for Winston's adrenalectomy. I personally would be very nervous about attempting an experimental procedure for such an already inherently...
Winston is 8 and 1/2 now. He has inflammatory bowel disease, atopy, and our internist thinks he has chronic pancreatitis though I don't really ever see signs of pancreatitis. We found his tumor...
My Westie Winston had an adrenalectomy five months ago. Like Hari, he also had a tumor on his right adrenal gland. We had found the enlarged adrenal gland 18 months prior to surgery. It was stable...
Welcome Liz and Lilly. I absolutely know the anguish that these dumb tumors can cause. My Winston had an adrenal tumor as well. He is a bit younger than your Lilly and did not have the vena cava...
Welcome to the forum, though I'm sorry you're going through this with Bentley. I am pretty new around here myself, but I'm sure the wonderful 'regulars' will be on soon to give you some guidance and...
Everything is ok here were Winston and I live. The worst passed us between 2 and 7 am this morning. Surprisingly, we still have electricity an internet at my home for now, although greater than 1/3...
He's awake, and ready to be picked up in about 45 minutes. We had figured this would just be a quick cleaning, so scheduled it today after people cancelled. It wasn't until he was already under and...
The vet just called and Winston apparently has six teeth with "resorptive lesions"? She explained that it is basically where is tooth is disintegrating at the roots, below his gums. They found this...
Sharlene, I wish I was even remotely close to Canada! I've always been interested in doing a Westie meetup type thing, but I have never lived reasonably close to one. One time I considered...
I'm glad Skippy is showing some improvements. Winston had horrible gas when he was pretty young, especially when he was eating grain free foods. I think he just couldn't tolerate such a high amount...
Winston and I are ok so far. We're staying put since we're about as far from the coast as you can be in Florida. I stocked up with several days' worth of water, food, gas, and an extra bag of...
Winston's main issue was vomiting. He would vomit between 4 and 6 am the majority of mornings for at least 2 years. My vet thought it was "bilious vomiting syndrome" when dogs vomit in early...
I realized I didn't come back and post his ACTH stim results from two weeks ago:
Cortisol (pre) 1.0 [ref range 2-6]
Cortisol (2h post) 6.8 [ref range 6-18]
The backup IMS who did this said it was...
Hello there! I will let the others more knowledgeable about managing Cushings continue to help you out, but wanted to let you know I'm following along and hoping for the best with Tyson. My own dog...