Kelly_Louise Posted January 22, 2010 Share Posted January 22, 2010 Chloe is at the vets today – her specialist asked to see her immediately, they are doing more tests as even though she’s on a very low dose of Trilostane, she is ‘showing’ symptoms of Addisons disease again. It’s very confusing as the dose is very low and her levels were on the higher end of normal – so to go downhill so fast is quite worrying. However, her specialist thinks she needs to have more tests run. She might come off medication for quite a while this time (if it is her low levels from the Trilostane). He also wants to do a small scan of her stomach as he says what he is feeling doesn’t feel quite right, which is something he did mention before – he said there is a possibility she may have a tumour somewhere and it’s having small bleeds. Could be just an upset tummy… Only the tests can tell us for sure, or at least give an indication as to what is going on. But she’s totally off her food, vomited last night, and quite lethargic (although perked up immensely when I turned up and she heard she was going for a car ride). At least she will be nice and cool. I spoke to the specialist about whether perhaps it’s time to let her go, however, he doesn’t feel it is time – he said physically she’s the best he’s seen – just need to find out what is going on to cause such erratic fluctuations with her Cushings. I hope she's okay Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4Kelpies Posted January 22, 2010 Share Posted January 22, 2010 to you and Chloe. Here's hoping the vet can do something to make her more comfortable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Dog NZ Posted January 22, 2010 Share Posted January 22, 2010 Kelly Louise .. not good news and let's hope the specialist gets down to the problem. I will send you a PM ... if I can work out how to do that! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WildatHeart Posted January 22, 2010 Share Posted January 22, 2010 Hugs for you and Chloe. I hope he finds the answer for you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kelly_Louise Posted January 22, 2010 Author Share Posted January 22, 2010 Thank you everyone for your well wishes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dancinbcs Posted January 22, 2010 Share Posted January 22, 2010 I spoke to the specialist about whether perhaps it’s time to let her go, however, he doesn’t feel it is time – he said physically she’s the best he’s seen – just need to find out what is going on to cause such erratic fluctuations with her Cushings.I hope she's okay Sorry to hear that Chloe ill again. In my experience vets rarely know the right time to let them go. They always want to try one more thing and it is up to the owner to make the decision. You know your dog better than even the best vet and when you think she has had enough it has to be your decision. Hopefully you will not need to make that decision yet, but only you can decide if the good times outweight the bad times for her. If she has a chance of returning to a normal happy life that is great but if not it may be time to let her go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loraine Posted January 22, 2010 Share Posted January 22, 2010 Kelly Louise I am so sorry that Chloe has gone down again. I wonder if it is worth trying her on Lysodren instead of the Trilostant. I find (from my reading) that the Trilostane is a really 'up and down' drug. I find Lysodren to be more steady. However, if she has a belly tumour that is another story. I suppose it may be that she has adrenal cushing's with a growth on an adrenal gland. Crap I guess that you are "supposing" everything too. Keeping you and Chloe and your Mum in my thoughts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PuddleDuck Posted January 22, 2010 Share Posted January 22, 2010 Hey Kelly, so sorry to hear about Chloe. Hopefully they can shed some light on her fluctuations, and things will start looking up. Thinking of you, hugs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kelly_Louise Posted January 22, 2010 Author Share Posted January 22, 2010 Awww thanks so much everyone for your thoughts! Seems they have pulled Chloe through again... and she's yet again dodged another 'bullet'. She has really surprised everyone this time. ACTH Stim tests results came back normal (120 so close enough) - so it's not the Trilostane. Blood tests for liver and other organs all came back at normal level. Her mini-ultrasound came back clear (thank GOD!) - no tumours or anything that shouldn't be there... what he was feeling was a particularly big chunk of fat around the ligament :p - we can work on that. Soooo, because she's had vomitting and runny poos today it's come down to a tummy upset - and she has been put on antibiotics for 5 days, and then will restart her low dosage Trilostane after that. The good news is that we now know that the dosage should be fine for her for the meantime and isn't causing any problems. I'm so happy there were no tumours or problems with her organs etc... she's such a tough old bugger - sometimes i think she'll outlive us all... well, that's just wishful thinking really. She is such a good girl. There will never be another dog like Chloe - she's something really special. dancinbcs - I totally agree. Basically as long as the vet can tell me what is wrong and what the intended course of action would be, I like to make my decisions from that. But I'm not kidding myself, I know it will come sooner rather than later. Just not this time thank God Thanks for your support - it's been a worrying and draining day (yet again) ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loraine Posted January 22, 2010 Share Posted January 22, 2010 Kelly Louise - that dog!!!!! What a worry, but she is still pluggin on The news is good (not for the bank account) but good for the heart :p I am so glad that she is out of danger yet again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Dog NZ Posted January 22, 2010 Share Posted January 22, 2010 Kelly Louise, this is fantastic news .. let's just cross our fingers that your next visit will be her next scheduled ACTH stim .... well that's what I hope for with Sabre. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
juice Posted January 22, 2010 Share Posted January 22, 2010 so glad she is ok ;) we have a red cattle up the road who is 18 ;) they seem to go forever Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kelly_Louise Posted January 24, 2010 Author Share Posted January 24, 2010 Thanks everyone! Juice, I could only WISH that Chloe would make it to 18!! I think that between her Cushings and arthritis though, it's not likely. We just take one day at a time with her now, and enjoy every extra day we get with her In saying that though, she's as tough as they come, so it wouldn't surprise me if she did last to 18!!! Loraine, you're exactly right - it's good for the heart to know that there is no immediate danger, and that otherwise, she is well. I've been very concerned about the lump that the vet felt in December - so it's good to know it's not a tumour or anything nasty. You've been a true supporter for us throughout this whole up and down journey and I thank you for always taking the time to care Red Dog, yep that's all we can hope for... that we might go the full 3 months between tests without drama... it would be a nice change!!! I do hope that Sabre is doing well ;) - will head over to the k9 cushings forum soon, I wanted to check it out over the weekend but we went without internet at home... but will be there soon! Chloe is doing really well, in fact, as soon as Saturday she was back to her cheeky self (in the comfort of air conditioning). She enjoyed getting lots of cuddles and kisses and playtime to make up for the stay at the vet on Friday!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j Posted January 26, 2010 Share Posted January 26, 2010 Glad to hear the results are promising Sorry I missed this earlier - have been away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kelly_Louise Posted January 26, 2010 Author Share Posted January 26, 2010 Thanks for looking in on us J Definitely good news for us at the moment, and hopefully drama free for a little while now! How is Occy doing? Still well I hope Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chiquito Posted January 26, 2010 Share Posted January 26, 2010 Good to hear that things went the right way and also hoping everything runs smoothly for a while. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j Posted January 26, 2010 Share Posted January 26, 2010 Thanks for looking in on us J Definitely good news for us at the moment, and hopefully drama free for a little while now! How is Occy doing? Still well I hope ;) Yes, he's doing well. His leg is getting better and better. Back to the vets in a couple of weeks for a check to see that all is still doing well, so I will ask then about his leg. He has stopped holding it up, so maybe confining him has worked? Anyway, see what she says about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kelly_Louise Posted January 27, 2010 Author Share Posted January 27, 2010 Good news J - just be careful after he's rested and feeling better that he doesn't re-injure. We went through the same thing with Chloe - rest, heal, injure, rest, heal, injure - it was a vicious cycle when she tried to do her normal thing... which is ultimately why we went down the surgery path. Need to start some new rules for him of the things he can't do anymore (ie jumping games, rough play, jumping on/off things, running on slippery floors etc)... oh goodness - the memories! But at least one of his problems is under control Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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