Happy New Year! So here we are closing in on two years living with Cushing's. Overall, I think my girl Macie has done very well. We have had a few ups and downs and I have learned that is to be expected. She has had a couple of UTI's along the way and a flaking skin incident that was quickly resolved with meds. At the start of 2019, we upped her Vetoryl from 15 to 20 mg/day to lower her cortisol values as determined by the ACTH testing. In early May, Macie started losing her hair again. This got progressively worse throughout 2019. Her thyroid levels were checked and all are in order. We had her cortisol levels checked again today and they came back great (pre 4.4, post 4.0). So the vet is strongly suspecting food allergies and we have started her on a strict diet of Purina HA that limits the animal proteins which is the suspect allergen resulting in hair loss.
I really don't have any questions for the message board as this is just an 2 year update on our journey. If anyone has any thoughts on the hair loss or results with Purina HA, feel free to comment and as always thanks for reading. Good luck on your journey and remember, with dedication, discipline and the help of a good vet, you and your pup can get through this.