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Originally Posted by Janine Threadwe  Thanks for your warm welcome and I would appreciate any advice. It is a heartbreaking disease to see them go through all I want is for her muscle mass to come back and strengthen her back legs a bit. She dosent seem to us to be in pain as she has a coup,e of other Neuroligal conditions as well almost like a dementia as well as the both back legs have a constant tic thing happening. If she were in obvious pain I wouldn't let her suffer. If that happens Im leaving the Country there would be no living with my husband she is his best soul mate |
Hopefully, once her Cushings meds are titrated (meaning, cortisol is regulated), some of her muscle mass will return. Loss of mass in the hind legs is one symptom of Cushings, unfortunately.
You may want to read through this thread, of a current member going through a Cushings diagnosis:
http://www.yorkietalk.com/forums/sic...-cushings.html And here are some links for you:
Yahoo Cushings group that is FULL of exhaustive information (can be overwhelming). Has good list of Vets all over US who are familiar w/ Cushings dogs:
https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/...mmuneCare/info
My favorite Cushings Overview:
Cushings (Hyperadrenocorticism)
U of Tennessee vet endocrine lab....if needed for further testing for Atypical Cushings etc:
https://vetmed.tennessee.edu/vmc/dls...s/default.aspx
A great, supportive forum where you can read others' experiences, share your own, and ask anything:
Canine Cushing's Information and Support Forums - Powered by vBulletin
Another no-reply forum that has a plethora of info in a nicely organized format:
Important Information and Resources - Canine Cushing's Forums