Hello, We have a 14 1/2 yr old Vizsla (Rumor) . Her appetite, water guzzling, weight , urination, panting, all increased rapidly over 4-8 wks so we took her into the vet for lab work. She was a lean 36 lbs but jumped to 42 very noticeably and she has been very unsettled in comparison. We just found out yesterday as suspected a Cushing’s diagnosis (pituitary dependent). She had been other wise healthy active and well for a dog of advanced years and still liked her long walks and runs so if he can help her comfortably in her twilight years
We’ve read up a bit about Vetoryl dose and the followup testing. The vet isn’t in today but the tech said she wanted to start with a 60 mg dose. This surprised me since she said she would start low yesterday. Based what I’ve read this seems a good bit higher than the 1 mg/lb. Does 60 mg seem right or high for a starting dose for a 36-43 lb ? Is it better to start low and adjust up or vice versa if necessary? Does it depend on her numbers. Baseline precort=8 vs 4hrs=3.4, 8hrs=4.7
TIA and glad we found this site.