gold23
05-23-2016, 06:37 PM
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Hi all. So happy we found this site. Our beloved 7 yr old golden doodle has been diagnosed with Cushings. He had the fat pockets on his sides a few months back, and we were assured by our vet they were nothing. We arrived home one night to a bloody mess as one had "popped", but he was no worse for wear. Anyway, soon after, all of a sudden he would drink water like he was never going to drink again. He'd drink over 60 oz in a row...He'd drink his water bowl, his sister's water bowl, and any and every toilet he could find. When it rained, he'd jump on the deck table and lick the water off. We knew something was wrong, but the vet didn't know what. Luckily (I guess), he ate one of my son's baseball batting gloves and was in a little distress. We took him to the emergency room, and they performed surgery to successfully remove it from his abdomen (it had wrapped around some intestinal item). We told the vet there about his drinking (and urinating!) and he immediately ran blood tests.
A few years back we switched vets once we brought home our second dog. The first vet was great but crazy expensive. The new vet was older and more sensitive...but I'm not sure he was the equal. Long story short, we're now back with the old vet.
He's been on Vetoryl now for a month and a half. They started him on low dosage, but it wasn't doing much. A little less drinking, but the urinating in the house continued and his blood work only showed marginal improvement. Today they upped his intake to 90 m/g, twice a day. He's about 90 lbs. Question for the community- do the accidents in the house ever subside?
Hi all. So happy we found this site. Our beloved 7 yr old golden doodle has been diagnosed with Cushings. He had the fat pockets on his sides a few months back, and we were assured by our vet they were nothing. We arrived home one night to a bloody mess as one had "popped", but he was no worse for wear. Anyway, soon after, all of a sudden he would drink water like he was never going to drink again. He'd drink over 60 oz in a row...He'd drink his water bowl, his sister's water bowl, and any and every toilet he could find. When it rained, he'd jump on the deck table and lick the water off. We knew something was wrong, but the vet didn't know what. Luckily (I guess), he ate one of my son's baseball batting gloves and was in a little distress. We took him to the emergency room, and they performed surgery to successfully remove it from his abdomen (it had wrapped around some intestinal item). We told the vet there about his drinking (and urinating!) and he immediately ran blood tests.
A few years back we switched vets once we brought home our second dog. The first vet was great but crazy expensive. The new vet was older and more sensitive...but I'm not sure he was the equal. Long story short, we're now back with the old vet.
He's been on Vetoryl now for a month and a half. They started him on low dosage, but it wasn't doing much. A little less drinking, but the urinating in the house continued and his blood work only showed marginal improvement. Today they upped his intake to 90 m/g, twice a day. He's about 90 lbs. Question for the community- do the accidents in the house ever subside?