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    Post My Milo has Cushing's ~ Milo is now an Angel

    Hello lovely people,

    Glad I found this amazing forum. I want to apologize in advance for my bad English.
    Me and my almost 13 year old jack russell Milo are from Bulgaria.
    I will try to briefly tell our story.
    Ever since he was little, my Milo has been very attached to me and doesn't let anyone get close to me. He went through training, but there was not much result. Whatever we've been through with him, he's my boy. He was hardly sick.He was always greedy and very muscular. However, this summer it struck me that he started drinking a lot of water and urinating. He drank 2.5 liters of water per day at a weight of 6.5 kg. He became even more greedy and the muscles of his hind legs began to weaken.
    I took him to the vet and they ran tests on him. What went out of the norm is:

    LYM 0,51 0,83-4,91
    MON 0,12 0,14-1,97
    MCHC 392 300-380
    PLT 562 117-490
    MPV 5,9 8,0-14,1

    ALAT 94,3 8,00-57,0
    PRO 0,15 g/l
    SG 1,010
    His electrolytes were normal.
    After these results, the vet decided to test for Cushing's (LDDS)
    Results they are;

    Pre-dose 11,02 ug/dl
    4H Post – dose 7,32 ug/dl
    8H Post – dose 7,81 ug/dl

    So Milo started taking Vetoryl 5mg morning and night for 20 days now. His appetite hasn't diminished much, but he's always been a glutton. Drinking water decreased to 1.2 l-1.5 l.
    However, it seems to me that his muscles are weakening more. On the tenth day, he was tested for urine and only PRO 0.30 g/l came out.
    I said that on the 30th day they will run urine and electrolytes again. Unfortunately we don't have a test (ACTH) and I don't know how they will monitor cortisol.

    Thank you for listening to me. I am open to any ideas and advice on how to help my treasure.
    Last edited by Sneji; 12-05-2022 at 08:37 AM.

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