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Phantom Queen Morrigan Donating Member | ![]() Quote:
I"ll be waiting to hear how your appointment with Wylie goes tomorrow. I'm praying for hypothyroidism.
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Thor's Human Donating Member | ![]() I join everyone in hoping for the best for Wylie! He is so lucky to have someone as observant and knowledgable as you for his mom. I didn't even know there was such a thing as a vet dermie.
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I Love My Lil' Punkin's Donating Member | ![]() OMG, Ann...I am sooo sorry to hear about Wylie!! I tell you girl, our babies are always going through something! You know that Tatum has TERRIBLE allergies as well as skin issues...although the skin issues have not been addressed yet - that is next on my list after she has gotten through all her LP stuff (still 2 more weeks of confinement ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Anyway - I just realised that I sat here and typed all this in WYLIE'S thread....how totally rude of me!!!!!! I DO NOT want to take over your thread...but it just seems like our babies always have alot of similar things going on between them so I thought I would post about it. I hope and PRAY that sweet little Wylie will be ok! ![]() ![]() Give them both huge hugs for me and I will be checking back for updates on Wylie...I will pray for him and will keep him in my prayers as well! Hugs to you all, we love you guys!
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Donating YT 30K Club Member | ![]() I am praying Wylie doesn't have Cushing's. I think I said in my PM that Maya had the adrenal kind, she had the one where you can't operate so it would have been the Pituitary kind. I was also told that because it usually affects older dogs that they give a 2 year prognosis. Maya lived almost 3 years from her first symptoms and most of that time was without meds due to other complications, so in a young dog on meds I would think there could be a longer prognosis. I know when Maya had the 8 hour test it took 2 days to get the results.
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Donating YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: With my yorkies
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| ![]() Ann, I'm sorry to hear about little Wylie! I'll pray for a quick, good diagnosis. Good luck today! Please keep us updated. {hugs}
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Izzy's Momma Too! Donating Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Stuart, Florida
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Loved by Layla Donating Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Canada
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| ![]() Good luck today. Please post when you know something. Thinking of you guys today! |
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Owned by Rory & Lane Donating Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Atlanta, GA
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| ![]() I'll be thinking about you and little Wylie today. I keep hoping it will only be the hypothyroid, which as I understand it is easily treatable. And I wanted to add good for you for keeping on these vets! I'm so glad you were able to find some specialists who were able to help diagnose your boys, so you could move forward with the appropriate treatment.
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I Love My Yorkies Donating Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Indianapolis, Indiana
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| ![]() Ill be praying for the best for Wylie
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Furbutts = LOVE Donating Member Moderator | ![]() Quote:
![]() Brooke - don't feel bad at *all* - I'm so glad you posted this bc I was actually going to PM you about this very thing. When I found out about Wy and learned more after the research, I TOO thought of the issues you've been having w/ Tatum! So, you might want to (for now) just rule out Cushings and it's very simple -- you want to catch a urine sample at home; Wylie has been peeing tons inside lately on/near the pads - lucky for me ( ![]() The cortisol/cortisol-creatinine test is just a screening test - sooo, if the dog does not show high cortisol or ratio - Cushings can basically be ruled out. If there is high cortisol (normal is <13 - Wylie's was 23), then you'd definitely want to proceed to the ACTH test or Low Dose Dexamethasone Test. Now, I have read here and there (but not much really) that SOMEtimes in a negative urine cortisol test -- they *may* still want to do the diagnostic type tests I just named -- if the dog is showing too many signs of Cushing's. Dogs w/ cushings are very prone to recurrent infections, skin issues, fur loss, UTIs etc -- so it make me wonder a little about Tate. ![]() Here are a couple of links so you can read more and see what you think: Pet Owner's Crash Course in Canine Cushing's Disease Cushings I hope she doesn't have it ![]()
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Donating YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Cape Cod, MA
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| ![]() ...just reading this....I will be sending good thoughts and prayers out for your little guy today.....
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No Longer A Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: NEW YORK
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| ![]() I am just seeing this and want to send good vibes Wylie's way today Ann. Hopeing the test comes back negative for Cushings. You must be so frustrated knowing you could have done something sooner had your vet picked up on the symptoms and taken them more seriously. I feel your frustration and you have every right to feel that way. I will watch for an update later in the day. That stinks that your vet made not one but two misdiagnosis. I hope the Atopia works well for Marcel and he's free of his allergies soon or at least feels better on it. We're praying for you Wylie, ![]() Hugs, |
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Donating YT 2000 Club Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: North Carolina
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| ![]() I am so sorry you are going through this with Wylie. He sounds like my Lady who was perfectly healthy until she was 4.5 years old and then those "genetic time bombs" from being poorly bred started going off. Hopefully his skin conditions are just from his thyroid imbalance, not Cushings. Lady is hypothyroid and it is such an easy thing to deal with, much easier than her diabetes. |
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