Hi Mark,
To be honest, I do not see Gracie having any increased thirst. In fact
everything about is still the same so far. Thank you for the encouraging words
about eing able to live a full life with the disease. I have been so upset
about losing her. Right now, I just hope and pray the test in June prove to be
wrong.
Thank you for sharing your pic of Choxi. She looks like she is happy to be
there with you in the pic. I am sure she is missed dearly. That is the thing
about these little dogs, they leave footprints on our hearts forever.
I will post about Gracie at the end of June, when she is tested again.
All advice and encouraging words are helpful at this time. Thank you.
Sincerely,
Becky & the girls
Gracie & Sabrina
Sent from Becky's iPhone
On Apr 24, 2012, at 6:46 PM, Mark Strassler <[email protected]> wrote:
> [Attachment(s) from Mark Strassler included below]
> Hello Becky:
>
> How is Gracie water intake ? Does she drink lots more water than normal ?
> When Choxi first started to have issues, she was drinking lots of water and
> it was going right through her.
> Does she have any cuts or bruises that seem to take longer to heal ? That is
> one item you need to watch. Please keep in mind that if she does have
> Cushings, she still can live a full life, you just need to be a little more
> careful with her. I will try to attach a picture of Choxi at Startbucks.
>
> Mark
>
> From: Becky <[email protected]>
> To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]>
> Sent: Monday, April 23, 2012 7:55 AM
> Subject: Re: [Chihuahuas] Cushing's Disease
>
>
> Thank you so much for sharing this info with me, as I am a nervous wreck.
> Gracie is not showing any symptoms, just the ALKP in bloodwork was slightly
> elevated. I am still praying it is a fluke on test. I am sorry that you
> don't have Choxie now, but it sounds like she led a wonderful life with you
> and was dearly loved. I will keep an update on Gracie, after testing in end
> of June.
> Thanks again for sharing your experience with me.
>
> Sincerely,
> Becky
>
> Sent from Becky's iPhone
>
> On Apr 22, 2012, at 5:42 PM, Mark Strassler <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>>
>> Hello Becky:
>>
>> I got through a few weeks of e-mail faster than I thought. A pet can live
>> with Cushings with the help of medications. My Choxi had Cushings and we
>> treated her for two years before we lost her last May, she was one of our
>> first rescues and was around 12 years old. This is still very hard for me
>> to talk about her.
>>
>> First and foremost a pet can live a full life with Cushings. We first
>> noticed that Choxi had issues when we noticed she was loosing all bladder
>> control.and not using the dogging door. When we took her to the vet we were
>> informed that she may have Cushings and started the blood tests. Once
>> confirmed the vet informed us of our options for treatment. We thought we
>> would first try the meds we found on the net that was to treat naturally
>> (not a vet option), but that did not work. We went back to the vet and
>> started to follow their advice. It took a few trips to the vet and lots of
>> blood tests to get the correct dosage down.
>>
>> We had Choxi on Trilostane but there is also Lysodren and Prednisone. I know
>> the cost of Trilostane was not cheap but Choxi was small, the daily dosage
>> was small so the cost was not all that much. Once we had her under control
>> with the good meds the bladder control was improved and the accidents were
>> under control. Choxi still acted as a normal dog, loved to run around, loved
>> going on Starbucks and people watch, loved to eat apples at night. You
>> should really notice anything different in her activities.
>>
>> Please keep me posted on Gracie's progress.
>>
>> http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/CanineCushings-AutoimmuneCare/
>>
>> ============================================================================================
>> From: stewartgang <[email protected]>
>> To: [email protected]
>> Sent: Tuesday, April 17, 2012 11:50 AM
>> Subject: [Chihuahuas] Cushing's Disease
>>
>>
>> Anyone here have any experience with Cushing's Disease with their little
>> Chi's? My little girl, Gracie (6 years) tested slightly elevated on her
>> ALKP. Vet says this could mean onset of Cushing's Disease, and she should be
>> tested again at the end of June. I am worried.
>> Any advice or info would be appreciated.
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Becky & the girls
>>
>>
>>
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