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Originally Posted by Sterlingsmom  How long do these little dogs with cushings have? Does anyone really know? My vet says that when Kia gets stable on her mitotane she can live a normal life....(do they ever get stable on the meds?  )..... |
The prognosis for Cushings is really so unreliable and variable - for so many reasons. Like your vet said, many dogs can live full, normal lives when they get their meds titrated correctly and get the cortisol down.
Wylie is on mitotane as well (M,W,F -- 100mg) and he does so well on it. We just had a Stim about a week ago and his post-stim cortisol was 3!!!! It has taken us almost a year to get it there (had to keep titrating, Stim, adjust, repeat). He really has no side effects on the med, we've been very lucky.
With your girl's history, I'm sure you will bring her to a place of healing - even if it takes some time. Go Kia!