jzkeegan
05-01-2017, 11:02 AM
Hi! My name is J.Z. and I have a 14 year old Maltese, Cali, who is, of course, my everythng! After what felt like an exhaustive (and expensive) journey, she was finally diagnosed with Cushings. She has all the symptoms (excessive thirst, losing hair etc...)
We would like to start treatment right away. My vet likes lysodren, though admits to me that most vets now use trilostane. She explained to me that lysodren, while an older medication, is more affordable because you run less blood tests on it, and also it is administered twice a week rather than twice a day. As a mom to three very busy children I appreciate not having to do the twice daily dosing.
My vet, however, did admit that she has not dosed a small dog like my Cali who is only 6 lbs. I've done a lot of reading on this forum, and it seems like the standard is loading at 50 mg per 1kg, then maintenence dose of 25-50 mg per 1 kg.
My vet said that she reached out to several vets who have delt with this before, and she said that they recommend starting with 30-50 mg per kg divided into 2 or 3 doses, then going up slowly. She said she would actually call in 20mg and going up slowly from there.
Could you kindly share your experience with a small dog and why your dr advised Trilostate vs Lysodren. If and lysodren...how the dosing is done for your dog? Thank you!!
We would like to start treatment right away. My vet likes lysodren, though admits to me that most vets now use trilostane. She explained to me that lysodren, while an older medication, is more affordable because you run less blood tests on it, and also it is administered twice a week rather than twice a day. As a mom to three very busy children I appreciate not having to do the twice daily dosing.
My vet, however, did admit that she has not dosed a small dog like my Cali who is only 6 lbs. I've done a lot of reading on this forum, and it seems like the standard is loading at 50 mg per 1kg, then maintenence dose of 25-50 mg per 1 kg.
My vet said that she reached out to several vets who have delt with this before, and she said that they recommend starting with 30-50 mg per kg divided into 2 or 3 doses, then going up slowly. She said she would actually call in 20mg and going up slowly from there.
Could you kindly share your experience with a small dog and why your dr advised Trilostate vs Lysodren. If and lysodren...how the dosing is done for your dog? Thank you!!