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	Dr. Michael Dym Holistic & Conventional Veterinarian
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Ask the Vet: Cushing's Disease in Dogs and Cats


Ask the Vet About Cushing's Disease
	Dr. Michael Dym Holistic & Conventional Veterinarian As a practicing veterinarian, Dr. Dym has over 19 years of experience and dedication to enhancing the overall health and well-being of pets. His commitment and passion for pet hea lth continuously drives him to learn more about the art and science of homeopathy through ongoing training and education.

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Date: 01/15/12 Cateory: Urinary Tract/Kidneys Pet Type: Dog Topic: Aging With Health Issues
Question: Casey Has Cushing Disease. He Has Had The Issue For Awhile. We Decided Not To Proceed With The Treatment Due To His Age. He Is 16 Years Old,But Still Has Spunk. He Also Has Bone And Joint Problems As Well As Dental And Hearing Issues. He Eats Well And Is Active With Our Other Dogs. In Other Words He Still Is A Active Member Of The Family. He Rests Well Most Of The Time. However, He Sometimes Shakes As If He Is In Pain. We Give Him 81 Mg Aspirin During These Times. My Question Is ,How Much And How Often Should We Give Him Aspirin? Also, Is There Anything Else We Could Give Him? He Is A Great Dog And A Fighter. Thanks. Answer: Aspirin At 81 Mg Once To Twice Daily With Food Can Be Given. Also Consider Joint Supplement Such As Super Joint Enhancer From 1800petmeds As Well As Antioxidant Called Proanthozone.


Date: 04/05/11 Cateory: Other Pet Type: Dog Topic: Cushing
Question: My Dog Is 14yr Old Has Cushing Diease Anything To Make Him Comfortable / Answer: Ask Your Vet About Treatment With Approved Drugs Lysodren Or Vetaryl(trilostane) To Treat The Condition If Your Pet Is Symptomatic Of The Disease.


Date: 02/18/08 Cateory: Seizure Disorder Pet Type: Dog Topic: Seizure Disorder
Question: My Border Collie Started Having Seizures In Oct.2007 He Was Put On Phenobarb 100mg 2times A Day Then In Oct He Had Seizures 3 Within 4hours We Took Him To A All Night Vet While There He Had Another Seizure That Made 4 In 5 Hours He Was Kept For 2 Days He Was Then Placed On Potassium Bromide 500mg 2times A Day With The Phenobarb He Did Will For About 2 Months Then Had A Seizure He Had Swizure In Jan. And One Feb 15. The Vet Has Also Got Him On Denamarin And Trilostane Because He Did The Test For Cushing And Told Me That He Also Has Cushing And This Could Be The Reason He Is Having Seizures Again Any Help Or In Put Would Help All Blood Work Has Come Back In The Normal Range Answer: I Think This One Is Best Looked At By Vet Internist Or Specialist. Ask Your Vet For Referral To One In Your Area To Review Workup And Meds Thus Far


Date: 03/13/07 Cateory: Cough Pet Type: Dog Topic: Cushing Disease
Question: My 15 Year Old "snoodle" Started Breathing Loud, Throwing Up After She Ate. Quite Hungry All The Time. I Brought Her In , They Did Blood Work, Her Liver Level Was Elevated. Low Sugar Level. While Trying To Do An Xray She Became Distressed And Had To Be Given Oxygen. Vet "thinks" She Has Cushing Disease. She Also Has A Heart Murmur. I Give Her Very Small Amounts Of Dog Food In Hopes She Keeps It Down. Vet Wants Me To Give Her Meds To Stop Her From Throwing Up. Is There Anything Else I Can Do. I Hate To See Her This Way. Answer: You Need Proper Diagnosis. If Indicated, A Blood Test For Cushings Disease Can Be Done. Also In Pet This Age An Ultrasound Should Be Done In Addition To Full Blood Work/urine Analysis So That Full Picture Is Evaluated And Proper Diagnosis(es) Are Made


Date: 03/07/07 Cateory: Other Pet Type: Dog Topic: Cushing Disease
Question: I Was Told 6 Years Ago That My Terrier Dog Had Cushing Disease And They Wanted To Give Some Medicine But It Could Cause Diarrhea And Other Side Effects. I Did Not Do Anything. After 6 Years She Seems The Same Way Except She Is Drinking Alot Of Water Ad Has A Pot Belly As She Eats Alot. She Is Almost 12 Years Old Now, What Is The Lifetime Of A Dog With This Disease. Answer: Actually Your Pet Has Already Outlived Expectancy With This Disease If It Was Truly Present Several Years Ago. I Would See Vet Again For Retesting. Also Might Address Other Complcations Of This Condition Like High Blood Pressure, Secondary Bacterial Infections, Diabetes, Etc. You Need To Take Your Pet Back To Vet For Blood/urine Tests To Sort These Other Factors Out Now.


Date: 11/09/06 Cateory: Other Pet Type: Dog Topic: Cushing (pituitary Type)
Question: I Have A Chihuahua With Cushing He Had Testing And Has A Very Good Dr. Who Has Look Into Everything He Can About This For Us. His Appetite Is Ravenous Even, Peeing A Lot Drinking A Lot Pot Bellied, Does Not Sleep Under Cover Any More Hot All The Time. Pants More Then He Use To. He Appears Extremely Uncomfortable With His Belly. He Is Also On Medication For Thyroid Condition, Has A Heart Murmur That Is On A Scale Of 0 To 6 About A 3 . I Am Trying To Find The Symptoms Of The Various Stages. I Realize Not All Cases Are The Same I'm Not Asking For His Life Span, I Know It Is Not Good Already. 1. I Would Like To Know When To Give Medication To Make Him More Comfortable. 2. Is There Anything That Will Help His Ravenous Appetite. He Was Suppose To Start Loosing Weight When The Tyroid Medication Started But We Guess Because Of The Cushing He Has Not. We Try To Cut Down On Food But He Thinks He Is So Hungrey. He Has Had Stones Removed From His Bladder. He Is A Larger Than Usual Chihuahua Anyway Between 10 And 13 Is Not Over Weight For His Size Structure. He Is 18 To 19 Lbs Now. Any Help I'm Sure Were Be Great For Myself And Our Vet Answer: Additional Medications Would Be Determined By Results Of Cushings Treatment Monitoring Tests. Perhaps Not Getting Right Or Enough Of Medicine To Control Signs Of Cushings.. This In Turn Will Help His Ravenous Appetite. Cushings Control Best Done With Periodic Acth Stim Blood Tests At Your Vet. As Fro Heart Murmur, The Presence And Intensity Of Murmur Has No Correlation With Severity Of Any Heart Condition. Only Echocardiogram Can Determine This. Also Consider Having Your Vet Measure Your Pets Blood Pressure As Many Dogs With Cardiovascular Disease Or Cushings Often Have High Blood Pressure Which Also Needs To Be Addressed.


Date: 10/25/06 Cateory: Other Pet Type: Dog Topic: Nasal Drainage
Question: We Have A 15 Year Old Miniature Schnauser That Has Cushing Desease. Lately She Seems To Be Having A Lot Of Nasal Drainage And It Has An Odor And Crust Around Her Nose. I Can Clean Her Nose And Overnight It Crust Up Again. When She Breathes It Has A Gurgling Sound At Times. Can This Be A Reaction Of The Desease Or An Allergy? If It Continues I Will Be Bringing Her To The Vet But Running All These Test Is Becoming Costly At Her Age Even Though We Love Her Dearly. Answer: It Is Possible Because Of Suppressed Immune System To Have Secondary Bacterial Or Viral Infection Of Nasal Passages. Might Need Prescription For Good Oral Antibiotic Like Baytril, Clavamox, Etc Best To Have Seen By Vet For Assessment


Date: 10/05/06 Cateory: Hormonal/Endocrine Pet Type: Dog Topic: Cushings Disease
Question: I Have A Female Cairn Terrier 9 Years Old. She Has Been Taking Soloxine And Medrol For Several Years Now Do To A Thyroid Problem And Alergies. We Just Took Her To Her Vet,(a Very Good One). She Has Lost Alot Of Her Fur And Has A Bit Of A Belly. She Breaths Very Heavy Sometimes And Is Now Drinking Five Times As Much Water As Usual. She Also Can`t Control Her Bladder Anymore. The Doctor Says She Mostly Likely Has Cushing Disease And After A Urine Test Found That She Had A High Suger Count Meaning Dibetes And An Indication That She Is Losing Muscle Tissue In The Urine. My Question Is: We Can`t Afford To Do Much For Her, That Being The Case,What Can We Do To Make The Rest Of Life Comfortable And Maybe A Bit Longer? We Will Not Try To Keep Her Alive Any Longer Than Is Best For Her. Thank You John W. Lewis Answer: The First Thing Mr Lewis Is That Your Pet Has To Be Tapered Off The Prednisone As Long Term Use Of This Drug Can Lead To And /or Worsen Diabetes. You Will Have To Look For Other Alternatives Such As Antihistamines Or Drug Like Atopica. Try Home Made Diet As Described In Book Dr. Pitcairns Guide To Natural Health For Dogs And Cats By Richard Pitcairn, And Follow Some Of His Supplement Recommendations Which Should Help Energy. Of Course Insulin Injections Will Be Needed As Well


Date: 09/18/06 Cateory: Antifungal/Antiprotozoal Pet Type: Dog Topic: Cushing Disease
Question: My Westie Has Cushing ,She,S Been On Nizoral For About Six Years, My Vet Now Wants To Change Her Medication What Would You Recommend Answer: I Dont Have Alot Of Experience Using Nizoral Or Ketoconazole As I Usually Use Lysodren(mitotane) And Newer Drug Called Trilostane, Which I Have Had Great Results With. However If Your Dog Is Successfully Controlled, I Dont Understand The Necessity Or Why The Need To Change?


Date: 07/27/06 Cateory: Other Pet Type: Dog Topic: Cushing Disease
Question: My 13 Yr Old Lab Has Been Diagnosed With Cushing Disease. For All I Have Read, It Seems That This Is A High Maintanance Disease. I Can Not Afford All The Tests And Medicines My Vet Has Recomended. What Is The Best Thing I Can Do In This Circumstances? I Want Her To Be As Confortable And As Pain Free As Possible For As Long As Possible. What Is Your Advise? Answer: If You Really Cant Afford All Of The Testing, Drugs, Etc Then Consider Working With Holistic Vet Www.theavh.org Or Www.altvetmed.org To Work On Supplements, Diet, Etc. See Book Dr. Pitcairns Guide To Natural Health For Dogs And Cats By Richard Pitcairn, Dvm, Phd. Supplements From Company Called Standard Process Can Be Helpful Like Drenamin, Pituitrophin Pmg, As Well As Flower Essences From Health Food Store Like Olive Can Be Helpful Here. For Standard Process Products You Will Need To See Holistic Minded Vet Who Can Order Them For You


Date: 03/18/06 Cateory: Other Pet Type: Dog Topic: Cushing Desease
Question: How Long Will A Dog Live With Cushing Desease? Answer: Dogs Can Live For Years Of Controlled With Medicines Like Lysodren Or Trilostane But Need Frequent Monitoring At Vet For Side Effects, Efficacy, Etc Through Blood Testing. Even With Close Monitoring Some Dogs Still Succomb To Complications Of This Disease Like Diabetes, Infections, Blood Clots, High Blood Pressure, Etc, Which Should Be Monitored For And Treated At Vet


Date: 01/07/06 Cateory: Other Pet Type: Dog Topic: Cushings Disease
Question: My Male Skipperke Is 9 Years Old And Has Been Diagnosed With Cushing Disease (pituitary Type). 2 Weeks Ago He Had A Grand Mal Seizure. I Took Him To My Vet And She Did Blood Work On Him. The Results Showed Everything Completely Normal, (except For The Cushings). Last Night He Had Another Seizure. Is This A Symptom Of Cushings And What Could I Expect? Will There Be More Seizures? Also Is Cushings A Fatal Disease And What Would Be The Symptomology Of This? I Do Not Want Him To Be In Any Pain At All. I Appreciate Your Help With This. Answer: Symptoms Of Cushings In Dogs Can Indeed Vary Widely. Most Common Ones Reported(which Dont Have To Be Present In All Dogs) Include Increased Thirst/urination/appetite/panting As Well As Sometimes Pot Bellied Appearance As They Will Lose Muscle Mass Over Spine. Other Dogs Have Recurrent Skin Or Ear Infections With Sometimes Darkening Of Skin. Many Vets I Find Actually Overdiagnose This Disease Based On Simple Blood Tests But Most Important To Use Not Only Blood Tests, But Whether Dog Actually Has Symptoms Of Cushings Disease In Addition To Findings On Ultrasound Of Abdomen Looking At Adrenal Gland Size And Shape, Etc. It Is Theoretically Possible For Some Dogs With Cushings Disease To Have Seizures If Small Tumor In Pituitary Enlarges But Not A First Line Symptom I See In General Practice. Get Second Opinion From Vet Specialist In Internal Medicine In Your Area If Needed


Date: 01/06/06 Cateory: Other Pet Type: Dog Topic: Cushing Desease
Question: I Took My Male Yorky To The Vet To Get His Teeth Cleaned For The First Time. He Is Going To Be 5 In May.she Had To Draw Blood For The Proceedure. The Results Was A Very High Emzime Level. She Feels It Is Cushing Desease. He Has A Pot Belly And Has Thin Legs And Is Being Treated For A Thyroid Condition. He Is Very Happy Dog And Is Very Active. He Likes To Eat Alot If We Let Him. I'm Not Sure About The Peeing Part. I Guess He Might Pee More That Usual. The Dr Wants Us To Get A Urine Sample From Him. That Will Be A Trick Becuse He Doesn't Lift His Leg.do You Have Any Advise On That And If They Do Find That He Has This.what Will Happen To Him? He Doesn't Have Any Hair Loss Or Any Skin Problems At All. Is This Cushing Desease? Or What? Answer: I Would Be Careful And Do Indeed Ask Alot Of Questions To Your Vet About His/her Tentative Diagnosis Of Cushings. Many Vets Erroneously Diagnose This Disease Just Based On High Lab Values When Most Important Part Of Diagnosis Is Whether Patient Has Symptoms Of Cushings Disease. Certainly A Urine Sample Is Important Part Of Workup As Most If Not All Dogs With Cushings Have More Dilute Urine. Also Have Blood Pressure Measured At Vet As Many Cushings Dogs Have High Blood Pressure. Also Specific Blood Tests Like Acth Stim Test Or Low Dose Dex Suppression Test Can Be Done In Addition To Ultrasound To Look At Adrenal Gland Size And Shape Before Making Any Sort Of Diagonsis. Want To Be Absolutely Sure In This Young Dog As Treatment Can Have Side Effecs. Urine Sample Can Be Gotten At Vet If Needed.


Date: 12/31/05 Cateory: Bone & Joint Care Pet Type: Dog Topic: Addison And Cushing Disease
Question: Please Give Me Information On Cushing And Addisons Disease. What Are The Syntoms Of Each For A Dog. Answer: Check Out The Two Sources Below: Www.pethealth101.com/endocrine/addisons.shtml Www.pethealth101.com/endocrine/cushings.shtml


Date: 12/30/05 Cateory: Other Pet Type: Dog Topic: Cushing Disease
Question: My Parents Have A Dachsund That Is Ten Years Old And Has Cushing Disease They Have Tried All Kind Of Meds And The Dog Just Keeps Getting Worse. He Won't Eat Anything Accept Turkey. And Now Their Vet Wants Them To Try A Drug Called Trilostane And I Can Find Nothing Anywhere About This Drug. Can You Tell Me Anything About This Drug And If They Are Wasting Their Time And Money Answer: There Have Been Some Good Reports About Tilostane In The Literature, However It Is Not Available In The U.s.

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