Harley Has Cushings Diease Hello, Our baby is 11 1/2 years old. 6 months ago he started peeing all over the place after being completely house broken for years. We thought maybe he was getting older but he would pee and get scared and start running around so it was EVERYWHERE ... He started to seem like he was constantly hungry and thirsty. The last of October took him to vet and they said Harley had a bad UTI infection and did test which revealed Cushings Diease . He is on Verytol 15 mg and the urine, hunger, thirst etc has subsided but NOW, the last 4 weeks he is stumbling into the walls, face planting, doesn't bark, can't get up or down the stairs etc. WE are heart broken and going to call a specialist to do a MRI. HE is getting worse day by day now.. Anyone else going through this? Has anyone had Cushings Diease and the tumor was affecting balance? |
So sorry you're having to deal with so much, but glad you found us. Cushings meds, as you probably know, are extremely toxic and can have side effects -- how have you confirmed it's not the meds? And/or, have you confirmed a latest ACTH test bc he could be OVER medicated, causing way too *low* (dangerously and life-threateningly) cortisol levels in the body -- and when that happens, you want to give him a cortisol pill or shot ASAP. If that's already been taken care of, then I'd be wondering about side effects and would take him off this med - see if there is improvement once out of his system; and then try different med. My Wylie, btw, is 11 and has had Cushings since he was about 4.5 yrs old. He does just awesome with it...so hang in there! |
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My now passed girl got cushing when she was a bout 8 yo,she was treated with Lysodren, every couple of months I believe she had ACTH blood work done to check her levels. She was a happy playful baby. She lived to be 17 yo. She never had what your pup is going through.Wise choice to consult a specialist. Please keep us posted. . |
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