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Franceen · 09-29-2016, 04:21 AM

Hi Ann

Thank you so very much for all this information. It is really a comfort to discuss my fears with you.

I spent yesterday trawling the internet trying to find out everything I could about this disease. I had square eyes by the evening! I must say that I am still leaning towards using Lysodren, but I do not think that I will be able to get it, as they use Vetoryl (trilosone) in the UK and Europe. I read that you need to have prednisone available at home to give to your dog if it is having side effects from the drug as it can be so dangerous. It seems, from everything I have read, that there is no good treatment for this disease and you need to decide whether your dog could manage without the drugs. I think Tootsy has too many symptoms to not treat her. There is a vet in the UK who claims to have very good results with homeopathic remedies. He used them on horses, cats and dogs and many of them improved significantly. He did submit a paper on his results. The problem is how long do I try this type of treatment without damage occuring to her liver or kidneys, or worse, her heart. Also this sort of treatment only has a chance to work in the early stages of the disease, providing it works at all.

Did you have a urinalysis done? I see that this is an inexpensive test and can be a good indicater of whether your dog has cushings.

Toosy is terrified of going to the vet and when she notices that we are in the vicinity of the veterinary practice, she starts to shake and pant. By the time we park the car and go in, she is in an awful state with her whole body shaking very badly. The receptionists spray a hormone to try and calm her, but it makes little difference. The vet feels she would need to give her a big dose of a tranquiliser to calm her and is not keen to do this. I am wondering if she will have a high cortisol measurement in her blood from the stress, anyway, which would effect the test results?

Did Wylie suddenly become fearful when the Cushings developed? Tootsy has become incredibly fearful. At one point I suspected that she was seeing ghosts, LOL!

Thanks again Ann - you are a star!
hugs
Yvonne

09-29-2016, 04:21 AM	#5
Franceen YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: United Kingdom Posts: 581	Hi Ann Thank you so very much for all this information. It is really a comfort to discuss my fears with you. I spent yesterday trawling the internet trying to find out everything I could about this disease. I had square eyes by the evening! I must say that I am still leaning towards using Lysodren, but I do not think that I will be able to get it, as they use Vetoryl (trilosone) in the UK and Europe. I read that you need to have prednisone available at home to give to your dog if it is having side effects from the drug as it can be so dangerous. It seems, from everything I have read, that there is no good treatment for this disease and you need to decide whether your dog could manage without the drugs. I think Tootsy has too many symptoms to not treat her. There is a vet in the UK who claims to have very good results with homeopathic remedies. He used them on horses, cats and dogs and many of them improved significantly. He did submit a paper on his results. The problem is how long do I try this type of treatment without damage occuring to her liver or kidneys, or worse, her heart. Also this sort of treatment only has a chance to work in the early stages of the disease, providing it works at all. Did you have a urinalysis done? I see that this is an inexpensive test and can be a good indicater of whether your dog has cushings. Toosy is terrified of going to the vet and when she notices that we are in the vicinity of the veterinary practice, she starts to shake and pant. By the time we park the car and go in, she is in an awful state with her whole body shaking very badly. The receptionists spray a hormone to try and calm her, but it makes little difference. The vet feels she would need to give her a big dose of a tranquiliser to calm her and is not keen to do this. I am wondering if she will have a high cortisol measurement in her blood from the stress, anyway, which would effect the test results? Did Wylie suddenly become fearful when the Cushings developed? Tootsy has become incredibly fearful. At one point I suspected that she was seeing ghosts, LOL! Thanks again Ann - you are a star! hugs Yvonne