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Originally Posted by Buddylove86  They want to do because it helps differentiate if it adrenal or pituitary disease. You ideally need to know which one it is. Different forms require different treatment Trilostane or lysodren, radiation, or surgical removal. Cushing's is not always treated with oral medication that is why abdominal ultrasound is part of the work up to rule out functional adrenal tumor. |
What I'm saying is that the reality is that many/most pet owners get no clear result from the u/s. They're often told it's "inconclusive" - that they couldn't confirm or exclude, for sure, the presence of absence of an adrenal tumor. Can't tell you how many times I've heard that from Cushings dog owners - probably 95% of the time. For my Wylie (who saw a Cushings specialist), the u/s did nothing for us clinically whatsoever - it just cost more money and that was it.
Like I said, I understand why they
want to do it - it may provide them add'l diagnostic clues. However the reality is that it often does not, at all.