Re: Severe Calcinosis Cutis - desperate! Have you had any luck?
Ugh, the dreaded CC.
I have been battling the dreaded CC since November of last year for my girl pug. If you check out my photo album, I have some good pictures for you to look at. From your description, it sounds like the CC lesions are in the beginning stages, and yes, they are quite raw / oozy and painful.
There really is no 'cure' other than to get the cortisol low enough, for a long enough period, and just work through them. They say it gets worse before it gets better, and that is absolutely true. I think Dawn has had really good success with the trizchlor spray. I personally did not use any medicated shampoos or do any bathing until just recently. I did not want the sores to get any more moist than they were. I did do the tea compresses like Dawn suggested though, and I think those brought some relief. I also administered tramadol when they were most painful. It really is a process that must be worked through. My girl is finally showing some improvement, as they are past the very raw / open stage for the most part and drying up. Of course, I groomed her yesterday for the first time, and it opened up some of the newer ones. Her sores stretch from the top of her neck down to a few inches above her tail. She has longer/thicker hair than a boston or a boxer, so you cannot see her lesions except where I clipped the hair back. Take a look at Dawn's Butters. Her CC is possibly the most extensive ever seen.
We tried DMSO, and it was useless. Also, it smelled horrific and I could not use it more than a few weeks.
You don't say what the actual results of the ACTH are, or the dosage of trilostane. That would be very useful information for us, if you could gather it up and post it.
Reneé
Mom to Tobey, Ichiro & Skeeter. Foster mom for Polar Pug Rescue
“Animals have done us no harm and they have no power of resistance…there is something so very dreadful…in tormenting those who have never harmed us, who cannot defend themselves, who are utterly in our power.”—Cardinal John Henry Newman