Re: Joined Today
Originally Posted by
lalosmom
The only "non-Cushings" symptom which is still troubling us is his disinterest in food.
I also had a Cushing's dog with low appetite (this was not a new thing, she had always been a dainty eater). Pansy had a pituitary macroadenoma (a larger pituitary tumor), confirmed by brain imaging. The vets at UC Davis think her appetite was further suppressed due to pressure being put in her brain by the macro. One important thing to know about macros is that medical treatment can cause them to grow.
I sincerely hope that is not the case for Orlando, and I don't mean to frighten you away from medical treatment. Macros are unusual (the number I've read is that only 10-20% of canine pdh cases are due to macros) so the odds are in his favor.
Last edited by pansywags; 03-06-2015 at 12:48 PM.
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