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Old 12 Dec 19, 12:21 AM  
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Hi, my 12yr old staffie has Cushings. She was very panty for no reason, drinking loads & losing hair.
That was nearly a year ago and she's doing ok with medication. She eats fine, enjoys her walks & is generally a happy girl. It's manageable with the right treatment.
Its cost us alot though, the prescription now isn't much but getting the dosage right took a while so we paid out for a lot of check ups & blood tests.
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Old 12 Dec 19, 02:22 PM  
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Just wondering how you got on with the blood tests?
My sisters dog has been in for blood tests today and scans to check for cushing's.
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Old 12 Dec 19, 04:09 PM  
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He's a gorgeous dog , our Boxer had it we sadly lost her some years ago, apparently it is very hard to detect in Boxers (it might have changed now) so the standard test didn't show that she had the disease however she was showing all the classic signs , drinking lots of water, hair and weight loss. We paid for more specialists tests which proved she had the disease however this delayed her treatment which really did not help her, she had a stroke and recovered well but only lived 6 months after, she was 9 when we lost her so a good age really. The key is if your dog has the disease get him on the correct treatment asap-. Hope he's OK.
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Just spoke to vets his bloods only showed high cholesterol and something else slightly high to do with his liver, neither related to Cushings usually. So thinking now possibly thyroid related and reading some of the symptoms I’d tend to agree. Weight gain, always hungry, exercise intolerance, mental dullness. So she’s doing a thyroid test tomorrow and will let me know the outcome. Certainly not out of the woods yet but feeling a tiny bit more positive. I’ve had a quick google and it does appear to be quite treatable. Fingers crossed 🤞🏻
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Finger crossed for you. He is a handsome chap.
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Old 12 Dec 19, 10:25 PM  
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That's good news! Our girl is also on Thyforon for an underactive thyroid, again once they get the dosage right it's all good. She has 1.5 x 400mg twice a day and just eats them out my hand.
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That's good news! Our girl is also on Thyforon for an underactive thyroid, again once they get the dosage right it's all good. She has 1.5 x 400mg twice a day and just eats them out my hand.
Can I ask what her symptoms were? Thanks x
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That’s good news! I hope whatever it is, it is easily treatable!
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Can I ask what her symptoms were? Thanks x
Mainly changes of behaviour

Overheating, she's not a doggy dog at all, she's all about cushions, duvets and the sofa but she kept on lying down on the kitchen tiles.
She started drinking out her bowl, again sounds silly but she always only drinks in the garden. I was having to refill both house bowls more than once a day which was really not normal.
Panting, she sounded like a train. I ended up videoing it to play to the vet.
More lethargic, she's a lazy girl anyway but she actually started sleeping downstairs at night which again she never does. I've had 8 years of her sleeping on her duvet next to my bed. It was like she couldn't find the energy to come up. She's also the 1st to the front door to meet me when I come home but she would stay sitting on the sofa and just look at me.

Since we got the correct dosage of her meds her thyroid hormone level has gone from 8 into the 30s which is where they'd expect for a medicated dog of her size (nearly 6 stone in weight staffie crossed with mastiff!). Her symptoms have reduced dramatically and I'd say she's now fine 90% of the time. She still gets hot & panty but cools herself down pretty quick and still drinks more than she originally did but less than before the meds.

It took about 3 months from the original test to get her to how she still is now. They started her off on a lower dosage then tested every 3 weeks and adjusted it based on the results. It kept creeping up each time but not enough.

It was a stressful time, my 2 dogs are very much a part of our family & I'd convinced myself they were going to find something awfully wring with her. Luckily an under active thyroid is very manageable so if it's the same for yours I'm sure they'll be fine again very soon x
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He is a gorgeous boy. Ryles, you may already have told you vet this but are they aware that you adopted him from Romania? There have been quite a few cases in which dogs that have been adopted abroad and brought over here have gone on to developed diseases that aren't inherent to the UK so your vet may not be looking for them. Hope he is ok, he is lovely x
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