Possible Cushings in boxer age 3 yrs 8 mths

[Hdp]

Hi all,

i'm hoping someone can provide me maybe some insight and feedback on your thoughts. My boxer named Ry,had alot of skin and ear issues over the last year, i chalked it down to food allergy so i changed his food to something with no corn and such in it...ear issues disappeared...then in march/april of this year, he quickly started gaining wait but his eating habits did not change...he also begin drinking excessively and peeing alot..along with accidents in the house which was totally abnormal...had his urine tested for diabetes but the vet said there was no sign...the last two weeks, he has become super lathargic, rapid breathing, no smiles or tag wags at all...we took him to our local vet..they did some xrays and blood work..the results, his liver is enlarged and his liver numbers were 900 and 1300 and they are supposed to be near 100 :(

Off to the vet college we went...they re-did the blood work, aspirations of his liver, ultrasound etc...results...liver is enlarged (and pushing on his diaphram) as are his adernal glands, liver levels still high, heart and lungs sound and appear normal and the liver aspriations display no signs of cancer but some inflamation so we are on antibotics.

we had the test done where he fasted, they took blood,then injected him with something and took blood again in an hour or two...those results came back and they appear to be pretty sure its cushings...they want to do yet another test, the sugar one...i'm opting not to do that one,however, wondering what you all think. i'd like to get him on some sort of medication to see our silly boy back.

his symptopns have been:
- excess thirst/urination
- accidents in the house
- skin issues, looks like bites/pimples...now turned to scabs
- very quick weight gain and thinning belly skin
- thin hair on his belly
- extremely lathargic
- rapid breathing
Any thoughts/feedback would be wonderful and may put me at ease..the vet college said it would be approx 250.00 a mth can to treat but the local vet is saying more like 6-800!!!! Help, im driving myself crazy playing this waiting game :(

[Harley PoMMom]

Hi and welcome to you and Ry,

So sorry for the circumstances that brought you here but glad you found us.

It does sound like Ry has many of the clinical symptoms of Cushing's but it would help us a great deal in providing you with more meaningful feedback if you could round up copies of all tests that were done and post any abnormalities listed.

I am not sure about this "sugar" test that they want done, usually if no glucose is found in the urine, as in Ry's case, than diabetes can be ruled out.

The two main drugs rx'd for Cushing's are Trilostane/Vetoryl and Lysodren/Mitotane. Both of these medicines can be compounded which is a huge cost-savings.

Please know we are here for you and Ry and will help in any way we can.

Love and hugs,
Lori

[Hdp]

Hi all,

i'm hoping someone can provide me maybe some insight and feedback on your thoughts. My boxer named Ry,had alot of skin and ear issues over the last year, i chalked it down to food allergy so i changed his food to something with no corn and such in it...ear issues disappeared...then in march/april of this year, he quickly started gaining wait but his eating habits did not change...he also begin drinking excessively and peeing alot..along with accidents in the house which was totally abnormal...had his urine tested for diabetes but the vet said there was no sign...the last two weeks, he has become super lathargic, rapid breathing, no smiles or tag wags at all...we took him to our local vet..they did some xrays and blood work..the results, his liver is enlarged and his liver numbers were 900 and 1300 and they are supposed to be near 100 :(

Off to the vet college we went...they re-did the blood work, aspirations of his liver, ultrasound etc...results...liver is enlarged (and pushing on his diaphram) as are his adernal glands, liver levels still high, heart and lungs sound and appear normal and the liver aspriations display no signs of cancer but some inflamation so we are on antibotics.

we had the test done where he fasted, they took blood,then injected him with something and took blood again in an hour or two...those results came back and they appear to be pretty sure its cushings...they want to do yet another test, the sugar one...i'm opting not to do that one,however, wondering what you all think. i'd like to get him on some sort of medication to see our silly boy back.

his symptopns have been:
- excess thirst/urination
- accidents in the house
- skin issues, looks like bites/pimples...now turned to scabs
- very quick weight gain and thinning belly skin
- thin hair on his belly
- extremely lathargic
- rapid breathing
Any thoughts/feedback would be wonderful and may put me at ease..the vet college said it would be approx 250.00 a mth can to treat but the local vet is saying more like 6-800!!!! Help, im driving myself crazy playing this waiting game :(

Thanks Lori! He's had the acth test done and I think it's the Ldds that they want to do?..I'm hoping to hear fr the vet this morning and I also want a copy of everything that was done at the college, the local vet kept it but was supposed to give it back to me. If it shows any stats, I will post them for sure. I do know the liver enzymes were 900 and 1300 fr sure, that's what prompted us to go to the college

[Hdp]

Another day with no info from the ve, very frustrating to say the least, this is one of my babies :(. Good note, these antibiotics seem to have fixed up his coat where his hair went really coarse...

[molly muffin]

I know how frustrating it is waiting on vets. Glad his coat looks good at least.

Compounding is cheaper and some of the members here have some recommendations of compounding pharmacies that they have have had good luck with. The ACTH test have to be done really regularly to find out where the cortisol level's are at and how that is working. I think maybe that is what your vet was taking into account? Not really sure though.

Sharlene (and Molly muffin)