Hi Maria, welcome to you and Kali!
Personally, I would seek an IMS asap to see Kali. It sounds like she has several issues going on. Does she have diarrhea, vomiting, or both? Can you describe her digestive issues to us?
What test did he do that put her in the "gray area" for Cushing's? There are two blood tests used to diagnose Cushing's - the LDDS which is an all day test and the ACTH which takes a couple of hours. If you would get copies of that test and any others the vet did, like the urine test pr wellness check which shows things like BUN & CHOL, and post those results here that would be great. Please include all the normal ranges for each value and the little letters that appear with the numbers. Any comments would be great as well. One test I strongly recommend she have now is an abdominal ultrasound performed on a high resolution machine.
I've had a couple of babies with allergies and both did very well on a frozen raw diet...and I am NOT a proponent of raw diets so it was a last resort for me. I use Basic Instinct frozen raw bites (both were small dogs). You want to get a novel protein...ie most foods contain chicken, turkey, beef, or lamb so look for rabbit, duck, venison or another protein Kali has NOT eaten. You will need to give the diet(s) at least 6 weeks to see if they help. Long process but so worth it when it works!
I also recommend you talk to the vet about an injection called Cytopoint for the allergies. It has been a miracle for my little Chihuahua. She had scratched her belly raw and was actually yanking hair out of her legs she was itching so much...and that was on bi-weekly injections of prednisone. The Cytopoint stopped her itching within a few hours of the first shot, she had to have another shot 4 weeks later but has now gone almost 2 months without needing another injection. She is eating the Instinct Raw Duck bites (PetCo stopped carrying the rabbit I used with my other baby, a Pom mix
). But she is doing well on the duck so I won't complain!
I am sure others will be along soon to chat with you as well and probably ask more questions. We LOVE details so the more you can tell us the better. I'm glad you found us and look forward to learning more as time passes.
Hugs,
Leslie