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03-14-2005, 10:31 AM | #1 |
Tilly & Sami Donating Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Syracuse, Utah
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| HELP!! Anyone have a cushings yorkie? Hi, Im new here and just recently brought home a new baby male, and found your website as a great aset! as I have forgotten about raising a yorkie. I have been reading posts and learning from them, It's like a refresher course yorkie 101. I also Have my senior baby (tilly) 10 yrs old and she has had cushings for 4 years and her sympton was excessive thirst, and had an accident while sleeping in bed with me, so the Vet ran tests and said she has cushings she has been on anipryril which makes her drink more water than she ever did, she use to weigh around 8 pounds before the medication she nows weighs at least 14 lbs and my poor babys belly is so bloated and she just seems so much more miserable now, and was hoping someone could offer some advice as I am thinking about taking her completely off the medication, I get professional answers from the vet but I feel I need advise from other yorkie moms & dads that are more from the heart or from their own experience, It Just breaks my heart that for the last four years on medication Tilly lies around and seems so sad and continues to drink excessive amounts of water, The vet said cushings causes her to drink so much that her urine is deluted which will eventually cause kidney failure? well with the medication she drinks more? I stoped her medication for just two days and I swear her water consumption wasn't anything like when she is medicated. I would appreciate any advice or suggestions. thank you all so much for making this request possible by having a yorkie forum! |
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03-15-2005, 04:01 PM | #2 |
Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: s.c.
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| Have you gotten a second opinion from another vet;or even a third vet;good luck jerry |
03-15-2005, 04:20 PM | #3 |
YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Chattanooga, TN
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| I agree with Jer Lin. I've not been in your situation, but you already seem to know how your Yorkie is reacting to everything better than your vet would know. I'd also suggest getting a second and maybe even third opinion from two other vets. Try and find a younger vet out of college. May sound stupid right? They actually have been the ones studying the newer technology and the newer study findings. They might have a better perspective for you. Good luck and let us know what you find out!
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03-15-2005, 07:23 PM | #4 |
Tilly & Sami Donating Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Syracuse, Utah
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| Thank you ! I had thought of getting other vet opinon's but they want to do the test to rule it out and it is very pricy!!wow I just thought maybe it costs so much because at first they didn't know what was causing the excessive thirst, so due to multiple tests to find the problem it ran up quite a bill!! Thank you !!Now that I had a flash back I will pacifically ask for a cushings test! although Tilly appears to follow the patterns of a cushings dog I just don't know If I am prolonging her suffering or prolonging her life, and anipryle prolongs life! I am just not sure if I am being selfish! :thank you all so much!! After the last 4 years I can't belive I had never researched cushings I was more or less just happy to hear it was treatable and was just sastified I wouldn't lose her, but unaware what the side effects were going to cost her... 4 years later. thank you all tilly's & sami's mom |
03-17-2005, 02:13 PM | #5 | |
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| JBARILE: I am so sorry this has happened to your precious baby..... I, too know the pain of a Cushing's dog.... My former pet, a Westie named "Baby", was diagnosed late in her life with Cushinsgs. We had no idea she even HAD the disease until a random blood test showed some peculiar results. I wanted to try and help as much as I could. 1) The sagging belly.... The typical Cushing's dog has a bulging, sagging belly caused by a decrease in muscle strength and redistribution of fat from body storage areas to the abdomen. So although it may be some water weight, it is most likely reforming your baby's shape. 2) About 85 percent of the cases are caused by pituitary tumors. Pituitary-induced Cushing's can be treated by drug therapy, but it cannot be cured. Adrenal gland tumors can often be surgically removed. 3) Alternatives to your Medication: A -- Lysodren. Lysodren kills the outer layer of the adrenal gland that manufactures the corticosteroids. Careful regulation of the drug determines how much of the cortex is killed so that a normal amount of the hormone can be produced. This protocol requires periodic blood tests to make sure the dog has a normal amount of cortisol and does not develop Addison's disease. Once the proper dosage has been determined, the dog's condition may be maintained by periodic instead of daily doses. B -- Ketoconazole. Ketoconazole works by suppressing cortisol secretion in the adrenal glands. It requires daily dosing, monitoring, and acute observation by the pet owner, and is expensive. Some dogs cannot absorb it, rendering it useless in 20-25 percent of cases. It is useful for dogs that cannot tolerate Lysodren, has a low incidence of toxicity, and is completely reversible if necessary. Please be aware, left untreated, Cushing's disease will progress and can lead to life-threatening disordersL diabetes, congestive heart failure, and liver and kidney failure, and to chronic maladies such as hypothyroidism and infections of the skin, ears, gums, eyes, or bladder. I hope this does not scare you -- I just want you to be aware of what there is to know -- so that you can make an informed decision for your babies.... I know how hard and frustrating it is.... So good luck, and if you need anything, please feel free to PM me. Quote:
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03-18-2005, 09:44 AM | #6 | |
Tilly & Sami Donating Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Syracuse, Utah
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THANK YOU!! I Haven't taken her off her meds just because I wasn't sure if that was the right thing to do! after reading your post(which I thank you very much) has fully explained how the med works and what can happen if I did take her off! I am so gratefull for this site it has given me alot more insite! and such wonderful moms & dads who's advice is so much more personal and heartwarming! Thank you Again.. | |
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