Mandi is throwing up and trembling

[mandi]

Thank you. I cherish every second I have with her. I don't want her to suffer. I want to be selfish and keep her here for many years, but I have to be realistic also. Her in pain kills me. I appreciate your kind response

[DoxieMama]

Oh, I'm so sorry! I didn't mean to alarm you with my statement. I am still relatively new to all this and that just sounds like a lot to me. But like Joan said, every dog is different. Some need more meds, others need less. You've got the ACTH test result that shows it isn't too much for Mandi. You are doing a wonderful job taking care of her!

[mandi]

Thank you so much. You didn't set off alarms, you actually did comfort me. I will keep you updated. Thanks again. I would like
to add I found out this morning that my grandson fed Mandi some of his pizza last night. Hopefully this is what set her off with throwing up.

[Joan2517]

LOL! All my guys love, love, love pizza!

[Renee]

Trembling and throwing up, combined with having eaten something she should not have eaten could mean she is having an attack of pancreatitsis, which can be very painful. I've been through this more than once with my own cushings dog. I would suggest not waiting much longer before getting her in to see the vet. Better safe than sorry.

[mandi]

Thank you. I do have a call into her specialist. He will be surprised since she spent the day with him Tuesday and she was doing great

[DoxieMama]

I second Renee's comments. Pancreatitis is definitely not something to mess around with... and high fat food (like pizza) certainly can set that off. Be sure to mention it.

How is she doing now?

[mandi]

She is back to normal. And like you say, the pizza might have set her off. The vet said return to normal doses of meds today and watch her. But she appears to be better. Time to call a family meeting and discuss her health. The kids will forget but no excuse for the adults to watch the children feed her people food. I might have to monitor the adults now. Thank you all for your advice. I am sure as this cushings journey goes on you will hear more from me. This is better than going to the emergency vet in the middle of the night.

[Renee]

Yes, it's important to have that family meeting. It took a very dangerous bout of pancreatitis to educate my family about feeding my pug the right things. Her diet is quite controlled now.

I am so glad your girl is feeling better and it never got any worse. Good girl!

[molly muffin]

Welcome to the forum.

I also want to direct you to our sister site for diabetes,

www.k9diabetes.com/forum

They have a lot of experience with diabetes and some with cushings too. We've had dogs with both and once both are under control, they can do just fine and last a long time. There is no Set time for how long.
The key is having them both stablized.

A diet is important with the diabetes especially, we usually say it is best to have a good protein and lower fat, as it lessens the possibility of pancreatis.