Australian Cattle Dog with Cushings & Diabetes

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Blue Healer, 9 years old.

Went to the vet with Polyuria, Polydipsia, minor Alopecia, Polyphagia, Panting and Behavior change. Vet confirmed diabetes with suspicion of cushings. Weighed 40lbs. A week later went back to vet for a low dose dex test that took 8 hours. Weighed 38lbs. Vet sent the samples off and apparently the lab no longer does that test so those samples are gone. It's a few days later after the test and she now weighs 35lbs. She no longer has an appetite like she did before the test. Small town vet with no resources and no alternatives. Vet is ordering insulin and cushings drugs but it's going to take time. She may not have much time now if she continues to lose weight and refuses to eat. Insulin will be useless without a full stomach and as for the cushings drugs; with no tests to actually confirm it, I don't know if the proper dosing and tests will be performed. I've educated myself on cushings and diabetes at https://www.veterinarydiagnosticinve.../continuing-ed

I had other questions but that was before she started losing her appetite. If I can get a hold of the vet on the weekend I don't know that they will have anything on hand to help her. So we'll see...