Hi Marianne-Thanks, it helps to hear your experience. I really appreciate you telling me about your Cushpup. When he was on the trilo, did he have any energy at all? I don't feel Scoop did well since he started on the Vetoryl. When he started taking it he was tired and mopey and it seemed the higher the dose the more tired he became. I wish I knew why he's like that. I just wonder in my head if stopping it would change that. Then as his vision got worse he also stopped being interested in his toys. I wish I could see my old Scoop back again. He loved walking around our back yard, sniffing, and peeing everywhere. He just loved that and when you called him to come, he would look at you as if to say, I'm not ready yet, and he would just keep doing what he was doing. We would call him Mr. Independent. Or he would sit on the couch and just look out the window. Oh how I wish he could enjoy simple things like that again. If we knew for sure the tumor wouldn't press on his optic nerve, we would consider cataract surgery on his one eye. As far as I know right now Scoop is infection free and his calcinosis cutis has really improved and if he wasn't on Vetoryl I guess that could all change. I did mention to the vet about twice daily dosing because of his diabetes and I even mentioned the article by Dr. Peterson. She just kind of brushed it off and said something about Vetoryl doesn't come in 20mg. I guess because Scoop's dose is 40mg, a 10 and a 30. I thought well isn't that when you would check into compounding or is compounding as expensive as Vetoryl?Also the IMS Scoop saw in Nov, along with the neurologist, told me she believes if you split the dose you also increase it. I know Dr. Peterson doesn't do that. Scoop hasn't seen the IMS since then but his vet emails her and gets her opinion. I would hate to split his dose then have to increase it. Since I'm worried about it allowing the tumor to grow faster would more make it grow even faster? If you don't increase it could the cortisol go up? He is having a fructosomine test done Mon so we'll see what that shows then maybe talk about splitting dose.

In mid Nov Scoop had the MRI done that showed his ear infection that lead to the surgery and it showed his pituitary tumor. It wasn't on the radiologist report but I asked the neurologist if he could give me the measurements of it. He told me to the best of his ability with the equipment they had he said it was approx. 8mmx3mm. To me that's pretty large for a dog with a head like Scoop's.
The radiologist report said:There are no masses or other structural abnormalities seen in the brain, but the pituitary gland is enlarged and protrudes dorsally from the sella turcica into the hypothalamic region. Mild ventricular enlargement and enlarged sulci are most likely due to age-related brain atrophy.
Then down further on the report he says:The appearance of the pituitary gland is most compatible with a pituitary macroadenoma. The mass is not causing any significant mass effect or compression of adjacent tissues at this time, but if it continues to grow then it may affect the optic nerve, hypothalamus, or thalamus. So this is why I contantly worry about the tumor.
Thanks again Marianne