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Location: Here | experience with Cushings Disease in Dogs?
If so can you tell me your experiences and such?
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Location: I'm lost - please tell me, I'm not on BHW again!!! | No, I'm sorry, I've just recently heard of it. Sorry!! |
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Location: Here | Me too  I thought it was only Horses..... |
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Location: Carpenter, WY | I've just recently heard of it too...do you have a dog with Cushings? |
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Location: Here | Originally written by teehaha on 2004-03-31 3:30 PM
I've just recently heard of it too...do you have a dog with Cushings? Afraid so...... Just found some Canine Cush-X from Hiltons... I am going to try to manage it with diet and herbal I just don't want the pharmacy route because of side effects and such..... |
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Location: Carpenter, WY | I think I would take the same route. How did you suspect Cushings? |
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Location: Illinois |  Could you adjust the dosage of the Pituitary from Silverlining and give it to your pooch?
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Location: In my own little HOT world | i looked under cushings disease in canines in my search and it came up with a good list of articles. tried to pull over but it won't cut & paste.. sorry. maybe i am trying it wrong.. hope this helps your dog. |
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Location: Here | Originally written by teehaha on 2004-03-31 3:47 PM
I think I would take the same route. How did you suspect Cushings? Vet blood test... She seems to be feeling better with her chicken in her tummy. |
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Location: Arizona | Don't have any help--but am sending prayers! |
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Location: Here | Originally written by roan critter on 2004-03-31 8:50 PM
Don't have any help--but am sending prayers! Thank you so much.... It is just breaking my heart!!!!! I know the end is close and just trying to do the best by her!!! |
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Happy Go Lucky
Location: Illinois |  You're such a good Mom! |
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Location: Here | Originally written by Ridafatappy on 2004-03-31 10:17 PM You're such a good Mom!THanks!!!! I am really trying..... I just got through cooking her weekend meals for hubby so he can feed her while I am on the road....
She seems alot more content tonight than she has been in weeks. I guess Chicken and cottage cheese does a body good?????
Oh well at least she is happy and content tonight... |
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Location: Illinois | That's all that matters! You're doing as good as you can and she knows it! |
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Location: Here | Originally written by Ridafatappy on 2004-03-31 10:35 PM
That's all that matters! You're doing as good as you can and she knows it! I know I am not suppossed to cry over her or at least let her know it as it only depresses them.... but it hard sometimes not to just sit with her and cry.... But on a bright note she did go with me to the barn to feed tonight and was a little perky!!! but it totally drained her. |
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Location: Illinois | Just like kids, sometimes I think maybe harder, especially when they've been part of the family for so long and then become feeble. My old Sloan, beagle bassett mix, had her for 19 years when she got glaucoma (she was my first daughter). Now you've got me grabbing the kleenex! |
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Location: Here | Sorry!!!!!
The do kinda get to you don't they!!!!
Just such special friends!!! |
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Location: No Clue | So sorry SG...you are such a great Mom!!! You little pooch knows you are doing the best things for her. Sending lots of great big {{HUGS}} to you and your little friend!! What kind of dog is she??
Edited by spiff07 2004-04-01 7:32 AM
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Bling Queen
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Location: No Clue | SG, here's some info I found about diet...hope it helps The only dietary recommendations I can find are in Small Animal Clinical Nutrition III by Morris, et. al. It says to feed a high protein, low fiber, low fat, low purine diet. It suggests that it is important not to oversupplement calcium. It is also important to make sure potassium levels are adequate and that sodium is not restricted in any way if mitotane (o'p'DDD) is being used to treat the hyperadrenocorticism. Also, it is important not to restrict water intake, as you might imagine. Feeding Hill's i/d diet is one way to meet the requirements for these things. One of the book's authors is the son of the veterinarian who founded Hill's, so there may be a little bias in the recommendations, at least as to the
recommended diet. Mike Richards, DVM
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Location: Arizona | How sad! Prayers from Arizona |
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Location: Here | Originally written by spiff07 on 2004-04-01 7:58 AM SG, here's some info I found about diet...hope it helps The only dietary recommendations I can find are in Small Animal Clinical Nutrition III by Morris, et. al. It says to feed a high protein, low fiber, low fat, low purine diet. It suggests that it is important not to oversupplement calcium. It is also important to make sure potassium levels are adequate and that sodium is not restricted in any way if mitotane (o'p'DDD) is being used to treat the hyperadrenocorticism. Also, it is important not to restrict water intake, as you might imagine. Feeding Hill's i/d diet is one way to meet the requirements for these things. One of the book's authors is the son of the veterinarian who founded Hill's, so there may be a little bias in the recommendations, at least as to the
recommended diet. Mike Richards, DVM
Thanks everyone!!!!
Yep Spiff that is what I found too... We started that diet yesterday and yes seems to feel alot better. I was basically killing her with the beef & Barley dog food!!! organ meats and beef = high purine!!!! GO FIGURE!!!! Anyways she is loving her mac & Chees and chicken breast for now at least. She also slept the whole night through for the first time in forever and has not thrown up now for 24 hours now!!!! |
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Location: missouri | SG, My thoughts are with you!!!! You have a such a big heart for animals & people!!!!  |
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Bling Queen
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Location: No Clue |  Glad she'd doing better. Ya know, they make the mac-n-cheese you can fix in the micro!!! Very good stuff!!! hehe
Sending prayers and hugs to a SUPER lady and a blessed doggie to have her for a mom!! |
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Location: Here | Originally written by spiff07 on 2004-04-01 9:47 AM Glad she'd doing better. Ya know, they make the mac-n-cheese you can fix in the micro!!! Very good stuff!!! hehe Sending prayers and hugs to a SUPER lady and a blessed doggie to have her for a mom!! |
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RE: I know it isn't barrel horse related but..... Does anyone have any