Does anyone’s dog have Cushings disease?

[Ryles]

Took my boy to the vet tonight. He’s been drinking lots, appetite gone through the roof and just generally not himself at all. Vet said straight away Cushings which I thought she would as I’ve been doing lots of googling! She’s done a blood test and we’ll get the results on Thursday then probably more tests will be needed. His urine sample was ok so she’s ruled out diabetes. Does anyone’s dog have it? I’m not a happy person tonight 😢

[Guest]

My friends dog had Cushing disease. He suffered with it for around 4 months maybe and sadly passed away. I remember he was given some medication but I can’t remember if that was before the diagnosis or not. Her dog was fairly old, 12 I think so he had had a good life.

I’m sorry your dog has been diagnosed with it.

[bex272]

Mine did, she was fairly young when she was diagnosed, 6 I think. It is caused by a Timor on either the pituitary or adrenal glands, the prognosis depends if it benign or malignant, ours was luckily benign and she lived with it for about another 6 years but she did have medication every day and 3 monthly blood tests. It also lowered her immune system (I think this was the medication) so she picked up bugs fairly often and lost some muscle tone so was less active but other than that she was fine and died of something unrelated.

Fingers crossed for the best outcome for you and your dog

Bex

[Loopyloo]

Our black lab was diagnosed with Cushings disease when he was 7, the vet prescribed Vetoryl, he was well, with no side effects on the medication, sadly he developed Diabetes 4 years later, and we decided that it was time to let him go.

I hope this helps if the test results are positive for Cushings

[Scotty]

Not a dog but my son's pony had it diagnosed and he led a happy for working life until his late 20's. He had 1 tablet a day.

[Talland 2016]

Hi
When are the test results due was wondering if you have any updates?

[Vanillapod]

OH’s parent’s dog had that.
He started losing his fur and nobody could work out why and then they diagnosed Cushings.
He seemed ok within himself on the medication but his fur was a bit sparse towards the end.

[Bee happy]

This has got me thinking about our dog, she will be 12 in January. Is still very fit and active, over the last few months has been drinking lots, has a big appetite but that's not unusual, has asked to go out for a wee more often and also suffers from skin cysts (after googling this is a symptom).
We took her to the vet as emergency 3 weeks ago as she seemed to collapse with eyes rolling, vet did different tests but all clear, come down to tummy bug.
After reading your post I've made apt for next week to see vet to discuss, they informed me test will cost £250.
Have you heard back about yours ?

[Ryles]

Thanks for all of your posts. The vets are calling me tomorrow with the results of his bloods. I’m not feeling very positive at the moment. I feel so sorry for him. We rescued him from Romania last year and don’t think he had the best life up to then, he has been the most amazing dog we’ve ever owned. His behaviour is impeccable. I’m keeping my fingers crossed 🤞🏻
Here’s a couple of pics of him in his happier, healthier days! 😢

[Bee happy]

Originally Posted by Ryles

Thanks for all of your posts. The vets are calling me tomorrow with the results of his bloods. I’m not feeling very positive at the moment. I feel so sorry for him. We rescued him from Romania last year and don’t think he had the best life up to then, he has been the most amazing dog we’ve ever owned. His behaviour is impeccable. I’m keeping my fingers crossed 🤞🏻
Here’s a couple of pics of him in his happier, healthier days! 😢

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Fingers x for you.
He's gorgeous, look at the size of him. Such a loving face 😍