Re: No appetite with medication
Hi Tanglewood,
I hope you're still here and read this. DO NOT give any more of the Vetoryl to your baby girl. That dose is too high. The maximum starting dose for a dog that size is 30mg per day. Loss of appetite is one of the hallmark signs of an overdose so please stop the Vetoryl and don't restart until you see signs of Cushing's again - excess peeing, excess drinking, ravenous appetite, panting, etc. THEN restart at lower dose - MAX of 30mg per day. I know of dogs that weigh more than your sweet girl who are doing excellent on 20mg a day. Here are some links to share with the vet on this. And yes, Dechra, the manufacturer, knows about these studies, they know dogs are getting sick and worse by being given a starting dose that is too high but they do not care and flat refuse to change their literature. So good vets are operating on bad information and the dogs are paying for it. Here are the links (I hope the last two will open for you!):
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/...6.2012.00956.x
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/22708554/
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1pv5...7IqNI1Mv1/view
https://drive.google.com/file/d/155a...gpCjmRdUz/view
I would love an update when you can to let us know how she's doing!
Hugs,
Leslie
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