Thanks for this added information. It appears as though Rosebud was diagnosed with Cushing’s last summer after having had a LDDS test performed (Low Dose Dexamethasone Suppression Test). The test results you’ve provided are consistent with Cushing’s, but as we’ve noted before, the test can return a “false positive” if some other illness is stressing the body. I do want to mention, however, that if Cushing’s is indeed an accurate diagnosis for Rosebud, those results could be associated with either a pituitary or adrenal tumor.
I do agree that it would not be appropriate to increase Rosebud’s dose of Vetoryl given her monitoring ACTH results. You would not want her cortisol to drop any lower than they were at the time of testing.
Therefore, I cannot argue at all with proceeding with some further investigation into her kidney/liver status. However, I would not feel comfortable with waiting until May since the first step is likely a basic blood and urine panel. That can be done pretty quickly and easily. So under the circumstances, I’d push to have that done sooner rather than later. Please do keep us in the loop!
Marianne