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Old 01-20-2010, 01:21 PM   #17
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Originally Posted by Patti View Post
Sorry to hear about your baby. My pom had what sounds like the same symptoms. She had scab like spot all over and they would peel off and be raw underneath, lost weight but had a great appetite, lethargic and also drank a lot of water. After many tests and treating her for Thyroid disease with no improvement I took her to a dermatologist and she was diagnosed with Cushing's Disease. She was almost 10 and lived another 2 years with treatment. I would ask your vet to either test for that or recommend a dermatologist or internist. I hope you can get some answers soon.

Patti,
What other symptoms come with Cushing's Desease? I am just
wondering if that may have been what Teddy had. We went to
several vet's and not one mentioned it. The holistic vet did
mention a psychiatrist! I thought she was nut's!
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