Hi Everyone. I am a new member. My pit mix, Petey, is 9 years old. I took him to the vet 2 months ago because he began drinking too much, peeing in the house, and acting like he was ravenous all the time. He would literally spend half his day pacing the floor looking for food. I immediately thought diabetes. He is older and overweight, however, all his blood work came back fine.

It continued to go on until New Years day when he got up and fell down the stairs. It didn't take me long to realize that he was suddenly totally blind. I took him in on the 2nd and the vet diagnosed him with Sudden Acquired Retinal Degeneration (SARDS). She checked him out thoroughly, besides being suddenly blind and ear infections he looked good. She drew blood, told me he would not get his sight back and sent us on our way.

Over the weekend I did some research on SARDS and found that it can sometimes be linked to Cushings or a Cushings-like disorder.

The vet called this morning with the results of the blood work and said his liver enzymes and cholesterol are both elevated. She would like him to take Denamarin for 30 days and retest. When I asked her about the link between Cushings and SARDS she acted like I was crazy.

Does anyone have any experience with SARDS and Cushings? Should I be pushing for further testing?