[Rescuemomma]

Poor Moose, we've hit a number of complications, and it's becoming very clear that there's more then the obvious problem with his injuries. My vet and I are getting very convinced that he has Cushings disease - I never noticed before because I groomed him out and left his coat long, but now that I've clipped him down after his injuries, it's obvious that his abdomen is a bit bloated looking, add to that some skin issues and heavy pigmented skin, and several other big warning signs. But the challenge is with his body under so much stress already, my vet wants to wait until we get him completely recovered from this before we worry about testing for it. He's not healing nearly as well as he should be, and we both feel there's an underlying health problem that's causing that. I'm really starting to wonder if his dad is going to be able to take him back - I know his dad has very limited finances, and if we're right about Cushings, I worry his dad may not be able to afford proper medical care for him. I guess I'll cross that bridge when we get to it!