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Originally Posted by GuinnessStout  They started him on Vetoryl 10mg once a day BUUUUUT after reading all the support groups and being advised there should be a morning and night dose (which would make sense to me lol) ugh I just don’t know....
I already kicked his other vet to the curb when she told me I didn’t need to test his blood sugar daily that I could watch him and he would tell me his levels and then when I asked for a Cushings test because he also has these odd sores on the edges of his ears that like crust up get hard and the fur come out she told me I didn’t need the test he didn’t look like a Cushings dog... umm lady thats fine BUT I asked for the test and I am willing to pay.... which good thing I ignored her. |
I've said it here countless times -- but generalist vets will misdiagnose signs of Cushings 80%+ of the time bc they are so diffuse and the Vet will most likely not correlate symptoms - it makes me crazy!! My Wylie was initially misdiagnosed for 1.5yrs! So, *good* for you for being such an amazing advocate for your baby - and listening to your gut, which knew something was wrong.
On the Vetoryl - is the vet doing a 'ramping up' dose perhaps..? More importantly, do you think this vet has a lot of experience w/ Cushingoid dogs? If not, ugh, you may want to look elsewhere. I stuck w/ my Internist until Wylie's meds were titrated correctly, and then went about finding a new generalist vet and had him maintained from there.
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Originally Posted by GuinnessStout My other issue right now... just coming off pancreatitis so he is eating chicken rice and green beans... rice isn’t that great for a diabetic dog BUT tummy is still not 100% and I am tossing in a new medicine....
I have no clue if I am doing what’s best and at this point unless a vet had a Yorkie with the same medical issues on the same meds I am not sure I trust them lol |
If I were you, I would be viewing a pancreatitis relapse as the greatest and gravest risk right now - if his tummy is still not 100%. Rice may not be ideal...but I'd wait to adjust food until tummy is more stable. And then control his glucose/diabetes in the meantime. You could also switch to a low fat / easy digestion prescription food if that would make his tummy easier.
I'd highly recommend a Vet Internist - their office call would be more expensive since they're a specialist. But had I done that immediately, rather than mucking around with generalists who didn't know what they were doing -- I seriously would've saved myself hundreds of dollars in the long run.
Keep us posted - keep breathing and just know you'll get your baby to a better place
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