Dr Ferox on Cushing's Syndrome
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- Опубліковано 30 гру 2017
- Cushing's Syndrome is a common yet complex endocrine condition of dogs. There was too much to explain in under five minutes, so I've done this one under ten.
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Hi I’m vet student from Korea.
I learned that UCCR test is so sensitive therefore it’s more used when you rule-out Cushing’s syndrome.
If the dog is suspected to have Cushing’s syndrome but not sure, negative means you can rule-out the disease from DDx.
In order to prevent UCCR positive when the dog is scared in vet clinic, you can ask the owner to collect urine for couple of days and check in vet clinic.
Great summary of a very complicated mess of a hormonal disease!
Awesome! Could you do one on Addison's too? That would be super interesting to see as well.
My dog has those exact symptoms (sudden hunger/thirst, pot belly, constant panting), but he tested negative. Are there other conditions that would cause the same symptoms? Are false negatives common?
Thank you. We are just settling in thinking Cushings is an issue in a Schipperke.
Currently revising for my 4th year vet finals and this video was extremely helpful, thank you!!
No hair loss, no thirst, no steroids except for eye drops very temporarily. No hanging belly. High white blood cells and the very high AThK or whatever test.
You are amazing, best explanation I have seen! Thank you!
I think there is an error in ACTH stimulation test.
The dog with Cushing’s Syndrome will have more cortisol level than normal dogs
It’s only iatrogenic HAC(too much steroid administration) when the low cortisol is shown in ACTH stimulation test.
Also ACTH test is only test for diagnosing iatrogenic HAC so it can be very useful whether hypercortisolemia is from PDH/AT or iatrogenic
One of my dogs was diagnosed with Cushings sometime last year. Over the last few months me and my family had been noticing that our dog was very thirsty and seemed to have lost control of her bladder as she was having accidents. This surprised us because she was only around eight years old. I had also noticed that her eyes were starting to become cloudy the way they did with my last dog when he was in his final stretch. During the final week of her life, I had started to notice that she was very lethargic, excessively thirsty, lost interest in toys, tucked her tail between her legs, and stopped eating. We took her to the vet and they had diagnosed her with pancreatitis and diabetes, but I think they had underestimated how serious her condition had become. Initially we had trouble getting her an appointment because of COVID, which means we lost valuable time that may have saved her life. Everytime we took her to the vet they gave her a vomit suppressant and told us to wait a few hours for her to start eating again so that we could give her the insulin injections. But she never did start eating again. By day four without food I started to get pretty concerned. Eventually she started having some mild diarrhea, but she was still able to be taken outside to go to the bathroom. The next time we took her to the vet, they gave her a strong painkiller. When we got back after that visit, she could no longer stand on her own and had started to evacuate her bowels, which was very dark coloured and had dark red colour to it, possibly due to the pancreatitis causing the pancreas to start breaking itself down. Eventually her condition deteriorated and we had to have her put down. She passed after having been administered a sedative, before they could give her the euthanasia. Worst day of my life watching her move on.
That sounds sooooo horrible we are having problems with our vets right now they say scrappy is diabetic but when I saw a you tube video which spoke about Cushings oh my god tick tick tick tick on all the symptoms we are watching him go downhill he is our fur baby only 10 years old .I feel your loss and am sending you a big hug and wish you well in the further.
it's like I''m reading the story of my dog cassie*
This was so helpful - thank you for clearing up the humble jumble in my brain!!
My 12 year old Italian Greyhound won’t stop drinking water. He was determined Hypothyroid and on meds but doesn’t stop the thirst. He is losing weight since on the thyroid meds. Has no belly at all. My vet is doing the ACTH STIM test tomorrow. She plans on giving him Trilostane. Does all this sound right?
Very informative video. Thank you.
Thank you so much and helpful
My dog has Cushing's disease. I've got him some natural drops off Amazon made for Cushing's disease along with milk thistle, fish oil, and allergy bits for skin problems. I also give him baths in Selson blue often. Doesnt seem to work. His hair keeps falling out and leaving small skin wounds. I assume I'm going to have to go get RX meds from the vet next since it's not working.
My dog take vetoryl. It helping her with symptoms. This is very strong drug so her blood is under constant control.
Thank you ❤
What do you think of the wellbeing tincture products? I have an older Chihuahua that has possible heart issues and maybe Cushing's along with a few other things and was looking into their products or other natural things.
Can any vet treat and diagnose this disease or do you need a really good veterinarian. ?
Any vet with access to the blood tests, though it will often take two rounds of testing and some borderline cases are very difficult to differentiate.
Can I do something natural for my cushin dog.?
You can ask your vet whether milk thistle would be appropriate, but it only reduces side effects on the liver, it doesn't treat the Cushing's Disease.
We are giving our 12 yr old (17 lb) Poodle Mix a combination of Milk Thistle, Dandelion and HMR Lignans (From Norway Spruce). She has been on it almost 3 months now. It is a pain in the ass getting her to eat it. I mix the powder in all sorts of things like a crushed meatball, etc. Is it helping? Well, after one month I got her blood retested ($90 each time) and her elevated liver levels had not come down. I will retest them in about a year. That is all I can say right now. Sorry, I can't be more positive. She is still drinking more than she should, urinating more than she use to and she wakes me up at least one time in the middle of the night..She never use to do that. She is happy and active but there is a noticeable weakness in her rear when she goes up and down just one single front doorstep so for me the signs are clear it is Cushing's. I did not pay for the extended testing to prove it. What purpose would it serve since we are not gonna give her that medication that slowly eats away the adrenal gland to slow down its production of Cortisol? We will keep an eye on her and until her lifestyle changes even more dramatically and she starts having accidents in the home or has trouble getting up, we'll just enjoy her. We have had to readjust our lifestyle for her and that's fine..She is worth it! If anyone has any better ideas please post here so we can share info on this lousy disease. At least she is not in any pain, but it is a terminal disease; not more than 2 years they say. She was always a very nervous dog growing up, did have to take some Cortisone for a back issue and they say those things did not help.
BaahBen thanks for that baah, wow so many similarities in our dogs, max has always been a nervous dog, but very very independent, now we can tell she is scared cause of what’s happening and she spends more time with us, which is awesome, I have to bathe her back end every few days but it doesn’t seem she’s in any pain, once in a while I do see her shaking, but she really has been the best dog I’ve ever had, I like our other onebettter cause she’s always with me, but max is a way better dog, trust me they are both spoiled, I need to try to get that spruce, where are you from? I’m from Chestermere Alberta. Cheers.
Thanks alot