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Originally Posted by stedmansmommy  I just wanted to say thank you so much for posting all that you did - I am most definitely going to have a test done to HOPEFULLY rule out Cushings. Although if Cushings is ruled out, then I have absolutely no idea what else could be causing all of this. I have already had a Thyroid test done and it came back negative...so all was good there. If it isn't Cushings, maybe it is just her awful, terrible allergies. At this point I just don't know what else it could be - but SOMETHING is going on. Yorkies just AREN'T supposed to shed/lose hair....and boy is she ever! (See pic below - you are going to FREAK. That picture was taken after I last gave her a bath and ran my hand over her back and then brushed her and removed all the hair from the brush. It is just absolutely crazy how much hair she loses. And the sink is just FULL of it when I bathe her.  Even when she was put in the water tank for Aquatic Therapy there was a few gobs of hair floating around in the water.
Anyway, I am going to check out the links that you gave me - thank you so much girl! By the way, how is Wylie doing? I haven't had a chance to read any updates in the thread yet but I have been thinking about him and I certainly hope that he is doing well!
Give both of the boy tons of sweet hugs and kisses from the babies and I....and an extra smooch on the cheek to Marcel from his girlfriend Tator Bug!  |
Oh Brooke
- I know what you mean about typing a looong post up and then *poof* - gone. Seriously so frustrating.
I can't believe all that fur in your hand from Tate
! I'd be concerned too, it looks like too much. If it's not thyroid and not Cushing's, I wonder what this could be from. Wylie's Derm. did say that his fur loss is not only from the hypothyroid (and we don't know yet w/ cushings until Monday) - but also bc he has the pyoderma - so his follicles become irritated and infected and just push his hair right out. Oddly, we never saw him shedding, never found his fur, never came out after bath - just gone (?)...weird. I think I'm going to try to take pics of his fur and skin so people can see what it looked like.
Marcel sends his Tater-love LOTS of hugs and puppy kisses and wants her to feel better!
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Originally Posted by simonandhallie How is Wylie? What are we doing now....waiting? I'm getting impatient so I can imagine how you feel!
Hallie sends Wylie some kisses |
It's the waiting game...I'm supposed to find out Monday, seems so far away.
I started his thyroid med and he's had 3 doses - I swear his eyes are brighter already, but maybe it's just me being a dweeb about it
. He is still drinking/peeing a lot though....so it makes me wonder, if it *is* only thyroid...how soon would that go away after starting Rx? Ugh...I so hope it's not cushings.
Wylie sends great big kisses right back!