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Ghosty Rider, Bull Terrier, Adelaide, South Australia, Diagnosed June of 2018
Hi there, A-peeps. For Addison’s Awareness Week, I thought we would share a little bit about our Addison’s journey.
It all started sometime in June 2018. Ghost wouldn’t eat, and for a Bully not to eat, something is definitely up. At first, it was thought he had a bad back. Five days on and he still hadn’t eaten anything, so it was time for a blood test. The blood test was going to take about 20 minutes, so whilst we waited, we took Ghost for a walk down the street. When we got back into the vet’s, he pretty well took the lead out of my hand and said Ghost’s kidneys weren’t working. My world stopped there and then. I don’t have any 2-legged children, my 4-legged furry children have always been the centre of my world, so as you can imagine, this was devastating. Anyway, I will try and keep this as short as I can. I left him at the vets, got a phone call within the hour, and was told that it was likely he had Addison’s disease. I’m like WTF is Addison’s disease!!! Ghost’s breeder’s parents bred Bullies before her and she hadn’t heard of it, so this must be bad. So as is the way these days, straight onto Google. There was so much information to try and make sense of, it was pretty tough. Eventually, we were put onto the CARE Facebook group and as far as Addison’s goes, it was the best thing ever. We started on tablets, had another crisis, and eventually changed to the monthly injection and haven’t looked back. While I am still very vigilant about Ghost’s health, I am so much more comfortable with how Addison’s can be controlled with the right medication. I read everything I could get my hands on trying to understand how to make the most of my boy having this disease. CARE’s document page is THE place for all this information. Then, if I had any queries or questions, I would post it to the group, and what can I say about my Addison’s family, well words can’t describe how wonderful they all have been. This journey would have been so much harder and I am 100% sure we wouldn’t be where we are today if it hadn’t been for them and the low dose protocol. So, the low dose protocol, well that’s a learning experience in itself but once you get your head around it, it is without a doubt the way to go in my opinion. Ghost started, according to his weight on 1.3 ml of Zycortal and is now on 0.45 ml. My vet has been awesome with coming to terms with this, and he says, “I know the manufacturer says that he should be on a higher dose, but I can see in his behavior and in his blood test that the results don’t lie.” If I had any advice for anyone new dealing with Addison’s, I would say go to this group with any questions you have, learn how to read the blood test results, and adjust the medication accordingly (if I can do it anyone can) and you’re A-dog will be back to normal in no time.
Speaking of back to normal, just before Ghost was diagnosed, he had just started to ride on the back of my Canam 3 wheeled motorcycle. Obviously, this stopped for a while during the first part of his diagnosis, but now there’s no stopping him. If it wasn’t for his medical tag and if you didn’t tell anyone, they would never know he has a disease. As well as our normal frequent rides, we have been on the Pink Ribbon ride, the Bikers against Bullies ride, and the latest was the fundraising ride for the Country Fire Service. As always, Ghost is a massive hit with everyone, takes everything in his stride, and laps up all the attention he gets. Late last year, we were also accredited with Therapy Dog Services as a Community Visiting Dog Team. At this stage, we have had half a dozen visits to a nursing home, but this year promises to be awesome and we can’t wait! We are anticipating on being used for some special visits, special events and appearances to places like Ronald McDonald house, The Cancer Council lodge, universities around exam times, the Youth Courts, and wherever else we can put smiles on faces. It’s a huge win for everyone involved from Ghost himself, the people who we come across, the Addison’s community, and the Bull Terrier breed (which is quite often and unnecessarily very misunderstood).
Ghost is very much a part of our family and participates in most things we get up to. We go up the river, which he absolutely loves, and he even gets invited to Christmas lunch with the rest of our extended family. He is such a sweet gentleman.
So on finishing up, I suppose my message is this, if you have a dog that’s been diagnosed with Addison’s, you will shit yourself at first, I know I did, but take a deep breath and with the right frame of mind, taking note of all the information available, trusting this wonderful group, asking loads and loads of questions, you WILL get through this and you and your dog can do anything and be anything that you want to be. Look at Ghost, a goggle wearing, community visiting Bull Terrier who rides on the back of a motorbike and puts smiles on the faces of everyone he meets. I reckon that’s a pretty good thing. A-dogs rock!!!
Anyways I hope this has put a bit of a smile on YOUR face and don’t worry, there is definitely a light at the end of the tunnel.
Lots of love and big Bully hugs to you all.
Jarrod and Ghost
Piña, Search and Rescue Dog, Puembo, Pichincha, Ecuador, Diagnosed August of 2017
! Scroll down and you will also find her story auf Deutsch and en Español!
In February 2016, I lived in Cholula, México, with my three Shepherds (German and Belgian, all rescued) when a friend called me that she had found a small puppy in a closed garbage bag, close to suffocation. So, I went, picked the tiny bundle up, and presented her to my vet.
Four weeks old, something about one kilo. We immediately found a family willing to adopt her, so she just would stay some days until this family would go for her.
Yes…just that it never happened.
She adapted quickly to the life in between the large Shepherds and grew rapidly. My students named her ‘Piña’ and she won the hearts of everyone, but nobody adopted her. She was a really brave, fearless, and intelligent puppy, so I started her training. She was brilliant in obedience, and as small as she was compared to the Shepherds, she was brave and ‘strong’ in protection work as well. Postquam 6 months with me, I declared her mine officially and we started her search and rescue training, as we had noticed her very capable of nose work.
She was the only cross-breed in the training but after some negative experiences, we finally found a trainer from the Red Cross who saw her potential. She grew stronger and demanded her a lot of skills. She learned quickly and we saw impressive results. After a heavy training session, at night I noticed that she was leaking urine and she appeared more tired than usual, so the next day I went to my vet to check her for an infection. Negative. We gave her some days of rest and she was back to normal. A week later, she got back to training and the same happened: tired, leaking urine. There, my vet noticed her heart rate was very low, so she asked me to go to a large clinic for a heart check. They did an echo of her heart, abdomen, blood work, the complete program.
When I went back to pick her up, the cardiologist said that her heart was heavily ‘overworked’, as well as her kidneys, so this would be the reason of her leaking urine and fatigue. She told me she was suspecting Addison’s, as her electrolytes were a little bit off, but not as strong as it could be. Piña had a shot of Dexamethasone two weeks ago because she got stung by some bees, so the definitive test for Addison’s we couldn’t do until four weeks later. But she was very sick and we decided we would try to stabilize her with IV fluids as long as possible to do the test.
After some days with the fluids, her situation got worse and all the vets at the clinic, together with my vet, decided to start treatment for Addison’s as Piña was weaker each day. When we started with the Prednisone and the Fludrocortisone (Astonin), she was herself few days later, with all the side-effects of the Prednisone, but active, strong heart rate, and her happy self.
Over the weeks, we reduced the Prednisone and she went back to the search and rescue training, happy happy happy. She was one and a half year old at that time. She got stable, I got used to managing her medicine, and finally, we had our first search and rescue events, where she gained attention because of her incredible happy nature and strong will to work.
We specialized in high mountain rescue and collapsed houses, where her weight (18 kilos) is a huge advantage compared to Shepherds or Labradors and their usual weight. So, Piña and I learned rope work as well.
Last summer we moved from Mexico to Ecuador, where we kept training, but suddenly (and unexpectedly), I got the permission to work with my dogs at my college, with the students. Piña is a search and rescue dog, but not a therapy dog as two of my older ones, so she was just like a backup. But, due to a heat wave, one of the therapy dogs could not go to classes with me sometimes and we took Piña…and she adapted quickly. Autem, some months later, she is adored by the students and a huge part of the college and a favourite on school excursions and events.
In the 2 years since her diagnosis we had to adjust her medication just twice, I always carry around Prednisone everywhere I go but besides of that she is a normal search and rescue and soon-to-be-therapy dog. In our free time we go hiking in the mountains, go swimming in the river, or just go around by bike. She does absolutely everything a non-Addison’s dog would do, just with an excess of energy.
My Ecuadorian vets use her as an example for their vet students as they have never seen an Addison’s dog before.
Deutsche Übersetzung
Im Februar 2016 lebte ich in Cholula, Mexiko, mit meinen 3 adoptierten Schäferhunden (deutsch und belgisch), als eine Freundin mich anrief, dass sie einen winzigen Welpen in einer geschlossenen Mülltüte am Straßenrand gefunden hatte, kurz vor dem Ersticken. Ich fuhr hin, holte das kleine Bündel ab und stellte sie meiner Tierärztin vor. 4 Wochen alt, ungefähr ein Kilo. Wir fanden ziemlich sofort eine Familie, die sie adoptieren wollte, sich aber noch ein paar Tage organisieren musste bevor sie sie abholen. Nunja, das ist leider nie passiert.
Sie gewöhnte sich rasend schnell an das Leben mit den großen Schäferhunden und wuchs fröhlich vor sich hin. Meine Schüler gaben ihr den Namen PIÑA (also Ananas), weil wir da gerade die Früchte durchnahmen. Sie gewann alle Leute für sich, aber niemand adoptierte sie.
Sie war ein sehr mutiger, starker und extrem intelligenter Welpe/Junghund, also begann ich, sie zu trainieren. Sie war großartig in Gehorsam/Unterordnung und —obwohl so klein im Vergleich zu den Schäferhunden— war sie auch sehr mutig und forsch im Schutzdienst.
Nach 6 Monaten bei mir wurde sie ganz hochoffiziell ‘meine‘ und schließlich begannen wir auch ihr Rettungshundetraining, da wir ihren hervorragenden Naseneinsatz bemerkt hatten. NATÜRLICH war sie der einzige Mix beim Training, und wir gerieten leider auch an einen Trainer, der sie für nicht fähig hielt, das können nur bestimmte Rassehunde. Schließlich fanden wir ‘unseren‘ Trainer, der ihr Potential sah und so ging es sehr schnell aufwärts und sie überraschte uns oft mit ihren Fähigkeiten.
Im August 2017, nach einem sehr intensiven Training, bemerkte ich, dass sie deutlich erschöpft war, ein bisschen undicht und einfach nicht die fröhliche Wildsau wie sonst. Ich ging am nächsten Tag zu meiner Tierärztin mit dem Verdacht auf eine Blasenentzündung, negativ. Sie bekam ein paar Tage Pause und war weitestgehend wieder normal. Beim nächsten Training passierte dasselbe: totale Erschöpfung, Urininkontinenz. Diesmal bemerkte meine TÄin eine extrem niedrige Herzfrequenz und überwies uns an eine Klink zum kardiologischen Check. Dort machten sie einen Herzultraschall, Bauchultraschall, Blutbild, EKG usw., das volle Programm. Als ich sie dort nach der Arbeit abholen wollte, sagte mir die Ärztin, dass Herz und Nieren total überlastet seien, das sei der Grund für die Erschöpfung und die Inkontinenz. Die Ärztin vermutete Addison wegen einer leichten Elektrolytverschiebung, aber auf Grund einer Bienenattacke knapp 2 Wochen vorher konnten wir den ACTH-Test nicht machen, wir müssten 4 Wochen warten…also beschlossen wir, sie soweit mit Infusionen zu stabilisieren um den Test machen zu können. Leider ging es ihr trotz der Infusionen zunehmend schlechter, so dass alle beteiligten Tierärzte beschlossen, dass sie auf Addison behandelt würde. Wir begannen mit Prednisolon und Fludrocortison (Astonin) und nach wenigen Tagen war sie wieder fast die Alte. In den Wochen darauf reduzierten wir das Prednisolon, dadurch verschwanden auch die Nebenwirkungen, aber das Herz war stabil und sie wieder aktiv. Ich gewöhnte mich ans das Medikamentenmanagement und lernte, selber ihr Herz abzuhören und schließlich kehrten wir zum Rettungstraining zurück und hatten bald unsere ersten Einsätze, wo sie immer im positiven Sinne Aufmerksamkeit bekam, weil sie so fröhlich ist aber zeitgleich auch extrem professionell und zuverlässig bei der Arbeit. Wir spezialisierten uns auf Hochgebirgsrettung und Trümmerarbeit, wo ihre kompakte, aber sportliche Statur (18kg) ein großer Vorteil gegenüber größeren und schwereren Hunden wie DSH oder Labradoren darstellt. Also lernten wir gemeinsames Abseilen, Aufstieg in Seilen, Seilbahn fahren und vieles mehr.
Sommer 2019 zogen wir von Mexiko nach Ecuador, wo wir weiterhin trainieren, aber sehr plötzlich bekam ich von meiner Schule die Erlaubnis, mit meinen Hunden an der Schule mit den Kindern und Jugendlichen zu arbeiten. Nun ist die kleine Wildsau ein Rettungshund, aber kein Therapiehund, und so war sie erst nur als Reserve gedacht, falls einer meiner richtigen
Therapiehundesenioren ausfällt. Bei einer extremen Hitzewelle, wo die beiden Senioren nicht arbeiten konnten, kam also ihr großer Tag, und wie vorher bei allem anderen auch, sie lernt rasend schnell. Jetzt, ein paar Monate später, wird sie von den Schülern (und Kollegen und Chefetage und Service- und Sicherheitsleuten der Schule) angebetet und wir werden zu jeglichen Events und Exkursionen eingeladen, führen alle ihre coolen Tricks vor und lassen sie mal einen Schüler suchen…
In den knapp 2 Jahren seit ihrer Diagnose mussten wir ihre Medikation nur 2mal anpassen, einmal fiel sie aus uns unbekannten Gründen in eine Krise und musste einige Tage in der Klinik am Tropf bleiben, aber davon abgesehen ist sie ein normaler Rettungshund und ein baldiger Therapiehund. Das einzige, was ich beachten muss, ist, immer Prednisolon dabei zu haben, weil sowohl Sucheinsätze als auch Arbeitstage an der Schule stressig sind. Im positiven Sinne, aber eben dennoch stressig.
In unserer Freizeit wandern wir im Hochgebirge, gehen schwimmen oder fahren auch mal Fahrrad. Sie macht absolut alles (oder noch mehr), was ein nicht-Addison-Hund machen würde, nur mit einem Überschuss an positiver Energie.
Nebenbei: meine ecuatorianischen Tierärzte benutzen sie als Beispielfall für ihre Vetmedizinstudenten, da die allermeisten nie zuvor einen Addisonpatienten zu Gesicht bekommen haben.
in Spanish
La historia de Piña
En febrero de 2016, vivía en Cholula, México con mis tres pastores (alemánes y belgas, todos rescatados) cuando una amiga me llamó que había encontrado una cachorra en una bolsa de basura cerrada en la banqueta de la calle., a punto de asfixiarse. Entonces fui, recogí la cachorra y le presenté a mi veterinaria. 4 semanas, alrededor de 1000gramos. Inmediatamente encontramos a una familia que le quiso adoptar, solo que necesitaban organizarse antes de llevarla. Pero…nunca pasó y se quedó conmigo más tiempo que esperábamos.
Se adaptó rápido a la vida entre los pastores grandes y creció sanamente. Mis alumnos le llamaron PIÑA porque en ese tiempo estuvimos viendo las frutas. Ella enamoró a todos pero nadie la adoptó. Estaba una cachorra muy valiente, segura e inteligente, así que empezamos a entrenarle. Brillaba en obediencia, trucos y –a pesar de ser chiquita comparada con los pastores– aún se lanzó a guardia y protección. Cuando llevaba 6 meses conmigo le declaramos ‘mía’ oficialmente y también empezamos su entrenamiento de búsqueda y rescate, como le notamos muy apta para trabajo de olfato.
Claro que estaba la única cruza callejera y a principio nos encontramos con un pseudo-entrenador que dijo que no sirviera y blabla, pero por fin encontramos a un entrenador que vio su potencial y pronto vimos resultados impresionantes.
En agosto 2017, después de una sesión fuerte de entrenamiento, ella pareció exhausta, triste y le salió orina cuando durmió. El día siguiente le checamos por infección de las vías urinarias, era negativo. Le dimos algunos días de reposo y pronto estaba como normal. Cuando volvió al entrenamiento pasó lo mismo: cansancio extremo, incontinencia. Esa vez mi veterinaria notó su frecuencia cardíaca muy baja y nos mandó a una clínica para un chequeo cardiológico. Hicieron un eco cardíaco, sonografía de corazón y abdomen, tomaron la presión, análisi de sangre…todo. Cuando fui por ella, la cardióloga me dijo que tanto el corazón como los riñones tienen una sobrecarga y por eso estaba tan cansada. La doctora sospechó Addison por una leve desbalance de los electrolitos y el problema cardíaco. Por un ataque de abejas dos semanas antes Piña había recibido una inyección de cortisona, así que no pudimos hacer el test de estimulación del ACTH. Los doctores dijeron que se tendría que esperar 4 semanas para poder hacer el test, a lo mejor se podría estabilizarle con sueros de cloruro de sodio por algún tiempo y finalmente hacer el test.
Desafortunadamente, aún con los sueros su situación empeoró y después de algunos días todos los veterinarios involucrados decidieron juntos empezar el tratamiento por Addison. Empezamos con Predisona y pastillas de Fludrocortisona (Astonin) y en pocos días estaba fuerte y alegre como antes. Su frecuencia cardíaca se normalizó u poco a poco pudimos bajar la dosis de la Prednisona, con eso desaparecieron los efectos secundarios.
Piña tenía un año y medio cuando le diagnosticaron.
Ella estaba estable, yo me acostumbré a manejar sus medicinas y por fin pudimos volver al entrenamiento. Pronto tuvimos los primeros operativos de búsqueda y rescate y ella ganó los corazones con su carácter amigable y alegre y su profesonalismo en cuanto al trabajo de búsqueda. Nos especializamos en rescate de alta montaña y escombros/estructuras colapsadas donde ella por su estatura compacta y atleta (18kilos) tiene ventajas con los pastores o labradores más pesados. Así, aprendemos hacer rappel, subida en cuerdas, andar en teleféricos y cualquier tipo de vehículo.
En verano de 2019 nos mudamos a Ecuador, donde seguimos entrenando, pero de repente recibimos el permiso de mi colegio, a trabajar con los perros en el colegio. Piña como perra de búsqueda y rescate solo era planeada como reemplazo para mis dos perros de terapia. En una fuerte ola de calor, cuando los dos perros de terapia por su edad no podían trabajar, llegó la hora de Piña y…aprendió rapidísimo. Ahora, meses después, es adorada por todo el colegio (alumnos, colegas, jefes, padres de familia, empleados) por su alegría permanente, por saber hacer tantos trucos y por brindar seguridad a excursiones.
En los dos años de su diagnosis solo dos veces tuvimos que ajustar sus medicamentos, siempre llevo algo de Prednisona conmigo (tanto la búsqueda como el trabajo en el colegio le exigen mucho y tengo que darle más Prednisona en los días de trabajo) pero al lado de eso es una perra de búsqueda y rescate normal y perra de terapia futura.
En nuestro tiempo libre hacemos senderismo, escalamos montañas, andamos en bici o vamos a nadar. Piña hace absolutamente todo (o más) que hace un perro sin Addison, solo con exceso de energía.
Mis veterinarios ecuatorianos le usan para enseñanza de Addison a sus estudiantes de medicina veterinaria como la mayoría nunca ha visto un caso de Addison antes.
Por ganar tantos corazones, mis amigos me regalaron un tatuaje en forma de Piña y la mitad de mi casa tiene decoración en forma de Piña. Su apodo es “la cola inquieta” por ser tan alegre, y cuando la ven, nadie sospecha su enfermedad.
Ozzie, Collie / para Australia, Colorado, USA, Diagnosed June of 2016
This is Ozzie! We adopted him as a 6-month-old rescue. Border Collie/Australian Terrier mix according to the DNA test. His weight is 48 libras. We started noticing changes in him when he was about 3.5 annorum (early 2016). The first indication (missed by me as a medical issue at that time) was a drastic change in his coat. His hair grew longer and turned from black to brown. He looked like a little bear!
Then in June, we went camping and I noticed he was peeing a lot. Copious amounts and very dilute. Then also occasional diarrhea.
Still energetic, we continued agility all this time. Then one morning, he didn’t want to eat. That was my indication that something was wrong. He always loved food. I also noticed that he would pant a long time after playing ball. Too long.
To the vet that day in June 2016, just before his 4th natalis. They asked me what his symptoms were because he looked like such a happy camper. I told him about the not eating and the panting. I could pick him later that day and was told to give him chicken and rice. They had taken blood and results would be back the day after.
I just went to agility training that next morning, and when I came back the vet had called to bring Ozzie in ASAP. They suspected Addison’s disease. They did the ACTH test and he didn’t stim at all. Diagnosis was in!
He was on fluids for a day, was given Percorten (1.75 ml at regular dose), and Prednisone. I soon learned about low dose; I did learn so much in just a few days. It was worth my time, because I have been able to lower his Pred to only 0.25 mg per day and we went with low dose of Percorten (0.6 ml) for his second shot. Accepit 3 months for his K level to go up to 4.9! Then after several months of electrolyte tests, we have him now on 0.25 ml of Percorten every 28 diebus. That is lower than many other dogs, but he does really well on this.
Then the best part: after three months of healing, I went back to Agility, Treibball, started Nosework, and started Trick training. I had my sweet boy back. Like nothing happened. He still runs Agility at the highest levels, received his Excellent Treibball title plus his Trick Dog Champion and Stunt Dog Professional title in 2018. He is close to getting his Masters Jumpers and Standard titles in AKC agility and I hope to attend the Nadac Championships in September this year. He earned his Nosework 2 title a few months ago. Going for level 3 this year!
I am so proud of this boy; he really loves life and he keeps me busy! Here is a link to one of his Treibball runs he so loves: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bTC1jBJR_jM
Striveling, Collie, Arizona, USA, Diagnosed 2012
Stirling is my sweet, amazing Border Collie. His fancy AKC registered name is Premiere’s Stirling Status, UD, P-UTD, FDC. From the start, I believed he was supposed to be my dog. I have been training and showing dogs in competition obedience for nearly 20 years and I was ready for my first Border Collie. I drove out to California to pick up my black and white ball of fluff. The puppies were running about like little chickens, this way and that. Since they were interested in running about the room, the puppies were not paying much attention to the new stranger (me). Then the puppy pack ran past me and one scooted to a stop and attempted to jump right on me; he was enthralled with me. He was adorable and I loved him at very first sight, but this puppy was already promised to another home. I was a bit disheartened but trusted our breeder and her matching of the dogs. She picked up this other adorable puppy and placed him in my lap; this was the puppy picked for me. He was cute and wiggled directly out of my arms to go play. The breeder put the puppies in the crate and we chatted a bit. She took the puppies out at least four more times. All the puppies would run directly past me to play and this one little puppy would run past me and put on the brakes to try to jump in my lap, as I said earlier, he was enthralled and I was starting to have heartbreak as this was not my puppy. Postremo, the last time the breeder took the puppies out and they all ran past me but the one, she picked him up and shared she’d not seen anything like this, and well; he was my pup. That puppy, as you likely guessed, is my amazing Stirling.
Stirling and I went off to enjoy our busy, active life together, training and running. I loved having my first border collie.
Around the time he was a year old, I noticed he seemed to have periods when he did not feel well. He would have loose stool and seem tired; not as active. I would take him to the vet and he would get some medicine to calm his stomach. His labs were fine. I would notice he would have loose stool after a training session. The next symptom Stirling demonstrated was a full body rash. Stirling had pus like lesions all throughout his body. It was so scary! Off to the vet we went. At this point, as I am a nurse, I started to put together this seemed like an autoimmune or autoinflammatory condition. As quickly as the rash developed, it went away. From there, Stirling would go on to have periods of loose stool, lethargy, and high fever. I would rush him to the vet for treatment and part of the treatment was steroids. After treatment, Stirling would be back to his amazing self and off we would go running and training until the next episode. There were a number of these episodes. Postremo, after one of the episodes, we saw a different vet as we were on holiday. I shared our story and I was so upset. She blurted out, “I think he has Addison’s disease!” She ran the tests, gave him steroids, and fluids to stabilize him. For this final episode, Stirling’s blood glucose was low; he had an atypical presentation of Addison’s. At least now we knew! Stirling’s presentation of Addison’s was an atypical presentation making an already challenging diagnosis even more challenging. We returned to Arizona, ran more tests to discover Stirling has primary Addison’s disease, but remains with glucocorticoid deficiency —or with Atypical Addison’s disease. Stirling has remained in Atypical Addison’s since 2012. Since he tested for primary Addison’s we follow his labs every 4 mensibus.
After the initial stabilization period, which was hard, Stirling has been feeling wonderful, running and competing. Our team for Stirling is amazing. Our Vet is very supportive of our treatment and we work together for the best treatment plan for Stirling. She is supportive of low dose prednisone and our feeding plan.
For brags, Stirling and I run together and recently we ran a 6-minute mile! We show in competitive obedience and are almost always in the ribbons. The UD (Utility Dog title) is one of the top obedience titles. Stirling is my first obedience dog to achieve the UD title. I adore every minute we have together. Strangely enough, I believe we enjoy a stronger bond because of the Addison’s.
Outside of the difficulty of diagnosis, and the initial stabilization period which was scary; we have an amazing life together. I am forever grateful for our medical care and our Canine Addison’s Resources & Education group (C.A.R.E). I do not believe I would have gotten through this without the expertise and guidance of our C.A.R.E group. The support and knowledge C.A.R.E provides is critical. I cannot count how many times I have reached out for guidance and support. The group also brings friendship and encouragement. I remember second guessing if I should be running and showing Stirling. Then I saw dogs in our C.A.R.E group doing agility. I was touched by a wonderful Border Collie named Idgie in our group. Watching Idgie’s brags gave me the encouragement I needed. At that moment, I decided Stirling was always supposed to be my dog and we would live the life we were intended. You will see me singing Team Stirling’s praises occasionally, in case someone needs just a little encouragement.
Stirling is well loved by both me and my wonderful, supportive husband who is also critical in supporting Stirling in his care. Our Addison’s dogs rock and can do it all!
Ali, Belgian Groenendael, Florida, USA, Diagnosed of May 2014
Time to tell our story, and to share some good news. When we joined the CARE Facebook group, it was following a suggestion by a friend in another Facebook group about the Belgian Shepherd breeds. I had no idea that we needed help and that I could improve Ali’s care. Ali had her Addison’s crisis over 5 years prior, and she had been stable with 2.5 ml of Prednisolone daily and a monthly shot, at the vets, autem 2.5 ml Percorten – carefully calculated according to her weight (which I later discovered is not the way to adjust the medication).
My husband and I more than once had ‘that talk.’ Were we really doing the kindest thing treating her illness, keeping her alive? Bless, she was so ‘wired,’ jumpy, and nervous of everything. My brave fearless girl no more. She was ravenous! Starving hungry the whole time. It was painful to see. I was so sorry for her I used to buy her big shells of lettuce leaves to try and fill her up. Anything to put something in her stomach without fattening her up. She wolfed them down.
Despite giving her cranberry capsules everyday, she had countless bladder infections. Seemed like she was never clear of them and was constantly getting antibiotics to control them. Her fur had gone very sparse and coarse. Belgian Shepherds have a double coat, but she no longer had any soft warming undercoat of fur. Just the outer fur, with bald spots even in that. Neither of us ever got a full night’s sleep. Every night she needed to go out twice, some nights as many as three times.
But then I read the documents here and the advice which was helping others to reduce their dogs from the therapeutic dosage level which Ali was on to the biological replacement level of both Prednisolone and Percorten V. I’m a life scientist by training and it all made such good sense that I decided to give it a try. I just quietly got on and reduced Ali’s prednisolone, gradually and gently. And what do you know, she did great. It took a while, but she is now stable on 0.5 ml daily – one-fifth of her original dose!
As soon as I could see that she was doing better on a reducing dose of Prednisolone, I started telling our lovely veterinarian I wanted to reduce her Percorten and to base her dosage on her electrolytes, not her weight. We had quite a tussle to start with, but once he realized I wanted her treatment to be based on the results of her ‘lytes, he was fully supportive. We’ve been gradually reducing her dosage, and her last shot was 0.5 ml Zycortal (we switched from Percorten). Maybe down to 0.4 ml this time, but we’ll soon know. A few months ago, I started doing her shots myself. Partly to mitigate the additional costs of the monthly ‘lytes tests, but more to avoid Ali having to go to the vets so often. She’s very brave, but she’s been to the vets far too often in her little life.
Why am I telling you this now? Bene, we’ve just come back from Ali’s 28 day ‘lytes blood draw and our vet proudly told me that he has convinced the owner of another Addison’s dog in his care to start the same reducing treatment regime. And, bless him, he has suggested that they could start doing the monthly shot themselves to help offset the initial costs, citing me as an example.
So, apart from being chuffed to bits that another dog will soon be feeling a lot less wired, I’ve learned another lesson. In convincing our veterinarians to treat our dogs the way we have learned is what they need, with just a replacement dosage, they will then take that knowledge and use it with other Addison’ dogs in their care. Having said it, that seems blindingly obvious that they would do so, but it honestly had not occurred to me.
Update: Another two years have passed since I wrote this. Thank you to everyone here at CARE for all they do to help our precious A-dogs and us, their anxious helicopter pet parents. I’m honored to have been asked to update it for the Canine Addison’s Awareness Week 2020.
My darling Ali continues to flourish. For over 2 years now, she has been stable on 0.5 ml of Prednisolone daily. I continued reducing her monthly Zycortal, guided by monthly ‘lytes tests, until we reached the level that kept her stable for 28 diebus. My poor girl, who had been given 2.5 mls of Percoten V every month for 5 years only needs the tiny monthly dose of 0.3 ml.
Last year we got a male Belgian Shepherd puppy. I thought Ali might appreciate not having the responsibility of being top dog in our little pack of two. What did we know! Having just celebrated his first birthday, Shadow is now a strapping big boy, taller, and heavier built than Ali. But my darling brave fearless girl is still determinedly top dog. Her coat is full, soft, and shining with health. I have to admit that she still bolts her meals, but that desperate hunger resides only in my memory. We both sleep through most nights. Nowadays, it’s me who needs to get up, not her. And she’s happy. Bright eyed and bushy tailed. She’s beside me now, cuddling up on the sofa, making typing very difficult.
Even I forget she’s ill. It’s just part of my routine to give her meds with her breakfast, quick, easy, and not a big deal at all. Her monthly shot is now routine. Collar off the night before. Draw up her meds into the syringe while she’s elsewhere, and then quickly give it to her while she’s enjoying her breakfast. But let her get sick, with anything, and I’m immediately that anxious A-dog mom again. Some things never change!
Simba natus on Feb 23, 2007. He was trained as a Service Dog for an autistic boy and was loved very much by his “brother.” Just before his 2nd birthday, cecidit quidam gradus. Dixerat usque ad vet, describitur architecto veternosa et ambulare non valens. Bloodwork ad a diagnosis of "Acta presumptive scriptor" (test non ACTH). Et data sunt illi habentes iacula of IV fluida quibusdam et Dexamethasone, misit ergo David ad domum accipere Florinef, "Quia 2 mensibus, si ergo prohibere coepit et mandata Prednisone allidet manum domi. "legit quasi lima medica stuporem. In Novembris 2010, habuit "possibile" Addisonian crisis, at cum potassium 5.6 (range usque ad 5.8). Simba habuit totalem videtur, 3 dum prima discrimina, cum familia sua, et tunc subiit 4 salvate de deditione ad mensuram Poodle. In aetate 6, Simba venit in adiutorium & nutritius cura. Acta et membra communitatis subsidio iuvari ut rectum Simba, ab eo ad switching Florinef Percorten et profectus est autem in sequenti Pascha vitae suae, quod est multo beatiores! Keith et quaerebant a sibling nostris River, qui omnino non vult esse "solum canis". At post multum mihi esse canes opem, et tunc apparuit Simba. Clone de amne, velut aspectum, tantum adhuc pulchriores. Non modo hoc amabile deiciebam oculos puer. Nos iustus perdidit 2 et canes in a iugo of annis, unus ex cancer, exiit ab aliis complications debetur multiple iecoris shunts. My contactus ad liberandum conati loqui de me Simba, dicens non meruimus una cum exitibus, sed nescio quo iure nos simus cum eo et erat populus enim decet nos Simba. Simba venisset in familia nostra on March 23, 2013, non post multum autem natalis eius 6, cum variis spreadsheets, pills, et instructiones. Caput meum nebat. Acta sui agere, nisi quod verbum valde FORMIDULOSUS. His nutricem, Katey, volumus ipsam plenariam sustentationem idque mihi cum illo societatem Acta. Ego sustentationem group coniuncta est, sed satis cito dispositis paulum ante illud tempus,. Esse hominem timide, ut vix loqui fasciculum alienorum, etiam si solum online. Bene, Optimum est enim. Nam Simba, quia bene feci uiam praesentissimo subsidio, et quia bonum est mihi factum - multa faciebam amici novi magni pretii, habere aliquid in communi, quibuscum - Acta est diligere omnes canes. Simba fuisse "proscriptis" totum continens in UK, Venit suo coetu laudantium, Et Thomas et effugi cum in cohortem. In fine mensis Iunii 2013, just 3 post menses autem illo sustulit eum, Thomas de laetabundus de Simba dolor in garage et crus fregit. Quid enim hoc puer delicatus! Et diluculo valde malum et nisus sursum cum ferro laminam filum involvit plus his, in cuius circuitu. Et dictum quod esset 90% qui erat casus cancer, ita fieri potest, quia parati erant amputatio chemo post curatio. Felix et coaptantur Simba 10% patet,! Erat talis, et equitem eius et farciretur linteolis et vestitus eius "mitram,"Deinde sanatum, habebat ad ire 6 menses sunt remota laminam. Et cum venisset ad nos 2 anni sunt, cum nos adoptavit Simba - ipse fuit tanta exultatio. Ipse enim est «persona sua,"Et non sicut alii canes. Hic 'a loner, et quod "minime exercere." His paene evanuit meds list - semel rite medicatis, previous cutem disparabatur exitibus, effuso constiterit. Sed nunquam vere observabant Simba aliis canes ludere didicit participant cumque esset iunior. Multum eius tradidit "fun iuvenis" Canis per ipsum sit Autismo, et sic per hoc quod est desperatus. Sed tempus est - 8 natalis habeat futura - et est datum & Et qui diligunt illum care pater, faciet contra eum, qui eo fruitur quod hic frater a flumine, et qui non est penitus oblitus Pinot sororem eius quae primo die illa comas huc, sed usque illa laxitas. Simba significat "princeps", et si quid est! Pinot est cocker spaniel / mini poodle mix, natus est in May 4, 2009. Et habitaverunt pro 5 annos in familia scientiam meam. Sed iusti ante eam 5th natalis, Ducta est itaque ad inhaero cum tempori cessisset urina venenatis semel satis firmaverit, habebat urinae cystoscopy. Erat enim in tempore suo dimissae reversus autem uno die vel duobus. Acta est autem hec tentantes quia iam pervenerat familiam attinet eamque ut fracta fuerit sopita. Et tamen ad illum et erat habere dignoscitur constitutum, cum ad initium Maii ACTH. Tum proximo vixisset 4 in menses inhaero. Et aliquando fuimus in eget fluvialem Pinot intulit in occursum nobis ostendit nobis. In ipsa terminatur, bounced usque in consilio,, ea virtute non poterat, et iustus. Erat a pila in buxum, et cuteness. Progressurum,, LIQUOR (Latin In Poodles Need) et possederunt eam, et proelia concitantur in ea et Keith. Clara est Pinot! Primum diem, litteram illam conclusus utrobique Keith & River, et hodie sunt et eius opera ectypa. At inhaero, eius fuit, et ostendit illi 1.0 mg quotidie, et de Prednisone ponderabat 14 libras. So, Pinot habuit severus incontinentia problems. Operantes eius minabantur at Pred sed etiam ubi eram down to 0.2mg, haec illa adhuc perstillantia. Cui enim cum eam Propalin (Proin) cum modo aliquid conlecturum. Sed semel coepi accipiens Stilbestrol (DES) cotidie, ipsa quoque arefacta. LIQUOR rui concipe non absolute accipere voluit, qui hoc ipsum delicias pedes creaturae. Acta satis est cognoscere aliquod curae & considera, sed a paciscor ruptor stillante portasse. Omni tempore, Quam mirabilis fuit, cum scriberem, Cadit ipse plus ames me. Nos moveri velocius quae requiram 7 et cum iam dies via trinus habebat 2 vexillum poodles, non putavit posse adoptare 3rd. Et tandem placuit "ala illam" - Pinot sciat sua peculiaria nimis. Ipsa est apud nos, et nos pertinere, cum ea,. Et praeterea, cogitare possemus aufert a flumine! So, on Dec. 21, 2014, Factus est nobis in perpetuum Pinot. Ipsa est, tale jucundum sit,. Tibi autem eris ingrediens et cothurnum, non tamen potest esse tuus, sed sistitur in tali modo ut vos have ut acciperet eam usquam deliciae bum CRISPICO. Est prorsus addictos Squeaky toys - et maior, melior squeakier - hoc est, an omnes, qui habent a paucis et communis cum River querelae "optimus" unum. Pinot capta cordibus nostris, et judicia custodite, et in aeternum. Klara natus est in 12th of August 2009. Quae semper est catulliens hilarem et vivam, magna enim res novas curiositatem a tomboy. Nuper mutata post illam venit primus calor. Et factum est hoc intestinum picky, putabam quod mutatur ad medicamenta. Et factum est, cum quiete et portavit infensi canes veniebant nimis prope, etiam canis illius optimum buddies. Ante pedes ejus: et conversus est niger fur in cinereo. Iterum omnia videbantur bene longa temporis. 3 Neque multo post eius natalem, omnia in peius conversa. Et habebat malas nimis quae cum multi-repugnant Bacteria infectio aure. Ad imperium adepto inflammatio, et plenitudinem eius, purgare aurem sub genere anesthesia. Eoque arcto et cœpit. Coepit abicere eam ad cibum. Quandoque, quia nihil manducavit 3 diebus. Quandoque, aut vomitu deiectio quæ habebat,. In desperationem, coepi mox iocantur daret nobis introitum eget. The auriculas molesta esset ei, et obtinuit Klara secunda purgatio auris sub genere anesthesia. Interim, Idque cum deiectio, vomitus, et constipation. Nos in Novo eget Eve. Expertus enim erant parasiti negative. The bloodwork sublimis. Et veniebant ad auriculas. Hiems 2012/2013, habuimus mirabile tempestas. Sortem de nix et sol. Mea nix et canes amare se trahi per Klara nix. Nec habebat fun. Bene facitis quod non videres. Potissimum vicis, dormiebatque. Nullam causam inveni in vets. In February 2013, erat etiam deterior. Alvum, vomitus, uidebatur illa per dolorem in, noluit cibum, sed lots of bibit aquam. Et dixit vets, "Nos volo manere. Nisi forte propter aestus. "Postero die cum redirent, EGO had a sensu alienum – isset, multum male hic aliquid. Reieci ad valetudinarium me facite, et tamen voluerunt, “Nos can't inveniret. EGO reputo suus calor eius!” Hoc erat,. Iratus petit perquisitionem. “Aliquid est iniuriam cum Klara. Non vadam,!! Age officium tuum!” Fecerunt ergo perfecta et sanguinem test, dolentes quod vets. Potassium fuit Her 7.6 in a range of 3.5-5.8. Sodium fuit Her 139 in a range of 144-160. Et dicentibus nobis per ejus vita fuit in periculis bloodwork. Haec erat plena dehydrated. Postremo, respicientes ad causam. Veneficia:, renum ultrasound, leptospirosis. Et datum est illi ex infusione IV saccos. Potui domum Klara. Et post dies Venimus eget lectus. Locutusque est causa renum defectum et non inveni. Tantum sanguinis per injectiones Klara bonorum contineri non multum adiuvabant, sed quia. Et pejus operati sunt: sanguis ipsius. Enim diebus, illa vi pascebant, sed plus et plus. Erat enim formosa valde, et paratorum ad amittere ICU. Et dixerunt ad eum pharisæi tentantes vets unum verbum:. Et dixit, quod sit Addison's Morbos vellet facere test ACTH. Causa reperta. Acta est autem Klara et coepi curatio fuit,. Sequenti autem die introibat, Occidere possim, eam domum. Ea denique visa est, omnia propere recepit. Autem, non erat ita fortis sicut canes sanus. Ut 'quare ex Florinef switched ad Percorten. Cum auxilium coetus, Habemus ad optimum invenire Klara's dose. Autem, quae aggravat 27 et unusquisque recipit 0.40ml kg of Percorten 28 et in diebus 1mg Prednisone cotidie. Nam me, Miraculi instar est quomodo fruitur vita sine praescriptione. Autem, prope 2 deinde post annos, Klara sentit melius quam perpetuum. Quibus rebus ad switching Percorten est semper. Klaraismentallybalanced,hilarem, bold, et esto robustus:. Et post dies una ad opus(ipsa est adiutrix mea trainer, Ego canis trainer) officio tamen has vires ludere reliquit gaudium plene, cum fratre me!
In me manet et ego in Belgio Annet. Habemus 4 canibus, duo Cocker Spaniels, et a Boomer Belga Griffon. Dicit ei unus ex Cockers – et est nomen Flip 4 annorum – habet Addison scriptor quia Aprilis 2014. Bibensque talentorum aquam neque sui ipsius excitationem aliquot septimanas. Igitur quando primo tempore canes habere suis, annuos creantis ictibus exactis occidentes, Ego interrogavit si vet sustinere poterant, coactis Eiusque totali bloodwork, quia non fuit bene. Quibus emptis cum venissemus domi, Flip evanuit sub mensa et manserunt ibi, dicunt enim et non egredietur. Et ideo non est omnino aliquid flip…. Post aliquot horas vet vocavit et dixit, quod graui et periculoso morbo excelsum potassium sodium et ipsa decepta. At ille dixit: nescio quod magnum suspicor habet Addison scriptor morbus. Postquam in 'Addison mundo’ fere per annum nunc, Scio enim quod vet mirabilia faciebat per diagnosing hoc mane! Voluit confirmamus ACTH test, Contigit autem eo tempore, ut in Hollandia deesset test, non a vet at neque at a schola veterianarian! Flip, ita nunquam fuit definitive diagnoses cum ACTH test quia simpliciter non posse. Et mane consurgens aedificavit altare fludrocortisone hydrocortisone et post pusillum alius videns in 'Mundus Addison’ I ablactes eum precorque abscisae hydrocortisone omnino. Teutonicis protocollo pro Addison est Fludrocortisone et princeps dose of hydrocortisone reliquis canis vitae. My vet dixit Okay ablactare Eum sustulere hydro, Post hæc autem dixit mihi non timuit, propter hoc protocollo. Ita Laelius in id quod scilicet rara morbus interrogabat sciebat, numquam. At vero bene usi ita Flip tantum fludrocortisone. Nec obsessos alia ulla res est Flip operam eius et duabus ferme cunctos evasisse aptat consectetuer. Flip ponderibus 18 kg et facti sunt ei 0.8175 mg fludro. Habebat nimis glucocorticosteroids in his medication, quod erat pro certo! Semper eo exitu dog, sed hoc ridiculosum, ploras cum got aliquantulus frenum excitatur (Itaque exire deambulatum, questus disseruisti, questus prandium, ratus autem euntibus nobis de etc), pauper Flip……. Facit magnum super illum, ingenii normalizing, et capilli capitis eius est rubescens iterum (instead of decens Blonder et Blonder) et crescit iterum. Amo scribere, sed nolo de sede a vestis screen, timere, quia non possum facere Pepsi scriptor fabulam iustitiam. Haec cum omnes communi consilio, si alius proderit. Et cum esset circa pergratam adoptavit 6 in mense Decembris, 2003. Et mirabile, talis erat illa unique canis, sed non omnes in proprio? Pepsi habebat plerumque normalis puppy-cucullo, sed passus a morbis, plura facere quam maxime canes. Post tres conversa, excoluit ulcera eius in vulva. Post plures itinera fecit in vet, et tunc switching vets, et plus aliquid trying options, eam signis, consideratur surgery vulva. Autem, Exin illa coepi cito. Illa amittere pondus, commotio, et maxime omnium, Sicut novit me aliquid erat iniuriam. Tamen post hec a quo omnia mihi dimissa Ivimus ad eam dicentes: "aetatis residens in modo." Tunc me tamen officio suo in singulis septimanis per menses. Nos probatur etiam switching vets a iugo temporum,. Her virtutem illius decrescere, cito. Soon, ambulare non poterat, nisi de antenna deponere rumpit. Illa habens negotii cum alvus motus. Sed tamen iterum ad officium arreptam, ubi sunt diagnosed cum ea colitis. Nos got home, et non posset e car. Ego cognovi quia hoc esset eam, Ut sic rediit in car compulit ad San - magna civitas. Intra 10 introitum nostrum ad hospitalis subitis minutes in Chicago, praecogniti cum illa praevia Addison Morbus, et dicebatur mihi, forsitan poterant, non alius fecit curatio. Et mansit ibi 3 aut 4 dierum humoribus, usque dum eam compressu, et fortitudo ejus, reversa. Confirmare illam apud se insidiis an ACTH test fieri Addison Morbus. Ut eram lenio hospitalis ad colligunt eam, Dictum etiam est scire, quod devastata eius curatio fere constaret, $400 a mensis. Et nesciebat quo iret ad praestandam eam, autem euntibus nobis ad instar sicco qua. Ut 'quando EGO coepi investigantibus me, invenerunt me debere pergratam K IX Acta coetus ad vitam. Et morbi, ideoque me, et interpretatio eius tests, dextra ac ipsam pondere medicamentum. Postea, numquam Respiciensque. In addition ad 1.4 ex omni V-ml Percorten 28 et dies 1 Prednisone mg cotidie, Pepsi et tulit plures supplements. Illa agens habitabatque 7 rectus rememdium doses de ea quae in annis, mirabilius, per viam, minus solum, quam tanti est mihi $80.00 per mensis. Vixit autem Pepsi 11 ½ annos, quia quod est a pulchellus magnus 130 libram canis. Nullam in arcu obiit pridie pergratam 2014. Questus a diagnosis of Acta Morbus potest esse meticulosa et FORMIDULOSUS, sed Pepsi erat argumentum, quod recte possis vivere felix significantioremque vitam cum medications. Propter Pepsi, Omnis qui tetigerit eam, et multa de amore et amicitia didicit. Illa erit valde desiderari. Valentino instituisse Florinef / componitur fludrocortisone at .4mg (inferior quam commendatur pondus eius) et in 2.5mg Prednisone 12/07 – sed his electrolytes perfectus (!) quia a anno. Post annum,, electrolytes eius abiit ex imperium, et habebat weekly crescit in his Florinef, sed adhuc non 2mg usque dum veniret in posterum electrolytes. Nos invenit vet 1.5 et qui sponte sua obtulerant se ad faciendum hrs apud nos satus ad Valentino 1.8ml, qui putabatur “humilitatem dose” in 2009, vexillum dose eram aliquantulus super 2mg (Non solum ut memini 2 phialam bibitur de singulis ad sumptus de menstruam $100 iustus pro V-Percorten!) Ut enim ad minim, tarde a nobis redactus 10-20% ad tempus. Nos coepi at in 1.8ml 7/09 et ne quidem ad 1ml til 9/10, .75in ml 6/11, .5in ml 10/13, in current .4ml 9/14. Omnes tunc propiores et non multum eundo inferioribus doses sufficere………quam per alios usus coetus. Omnis esset novas! Si praesto fuit studium in humilitatem dose 2009, nos coepi at .95ml et non obtinuit ut celerius ad Valentino est infimum efficax dose et salvi multum pecuniam, in V-Percorten menstrua et electrolytes experimentum bonus. Non possum satis quanta differentia est in inferioribus doses fecit in Valentino sentit pulchellus close ad morabatur in mense cum electrolytes medium-range inter doses. Eam facere annis “CALLIDE” – mopey, quia sinunt 2 post septimanis singulis iaculat, Sententia paulo plus septem ante distenta percussit proximum eius fuit, deinde iterum haud sinunt, cum ipse in alio iaculat – sed nunc agat, “magnus” omni mense in pondere infra V Percorten! Cum recens Percorten V-reductionem, Ive 'quoque been posse ut redigo suum ad Prednisone .5mg – .75mg volitans inter se youd 'esse in hieme in aestate anni 1.25mg. Dedimus etiam switched ad liquidum prednisolone ut iecur enzymes factus elevatum et sanguinem multum………. PS – Valentino vero deformis est ut infirmos, unwanted stray inspirationem et toto animi mei scrupulo in animali welfare exitibus in San Antonio! Quot sicut canum, quia non mortui qui Valentino properaret amet coram eis 72 hr stray custodia period exspirauit? Omnibus aut catulos liberandum spayed ante aedes exsecti. Duo menses natus est Argus exsecti, duxit in domum suam et post dies. Et post duos dies erat glaciem frigore et horrore durissimos. Plaga lepræ custodivit nos et pannis eum locum signis conetur foveat eum ad sedendum. Ut blandit vet qui fecit eum in manu (45 minutes). Hec autem se dixit fore admodum manu et bysso. Iactu dedit ei dare mihi tradidit remediis paucis diebus. Per mane, Ipse vero multo magis. Ivimus ad videre novum, sed tamen pro nostra reprehendo puppy. Ita et tulit pilulas ut daretur illis debet dari catulus. I, non meminerunt quae erant in pilulas, Nunc sed velit erat Dexamethasone et credite quod illi ab eo cur hoc faceret trahi. Qui longe alia quam diximus ante pup. Fuit mellower pup quam quos usquam notos. Respiciens, Acta est autem manifestum est ex eo die auspicantur. Et locupletatus, et per duos fere annos latuit. Durante hoc tempore,, his amisimus "magnus frater,"Foveatur duos puppies quoniam unusquisque a iugo of weeks, et introduxit in domum Dei, et alius puppy. In December 6, 2010, Argus quieti manducans. Opus diei progressus sit ad aliud signum (in posteriore infirmitate, horror,, glacies frigus, etc.). Nostri tamen, quod dictum bacteria in eius tummy – et youll 'adepto super eam - cibum coctum rice (expertus currere non sunt). A copulabis post diebus, nos ad alia, et tamen ille qui clauditis moriens dixit organorum – vadat!!!! Argus ego portavit, super tertiam et circumdata bracchia vet, Non putabam me reducem. Et dedit ei vet fluidorum et cucurrit sanguis test, expertus sellam, x-radiis,, totum corpus, et custodiebat eum ibi. Vocavit autem in ipsa nocte, et ait:, “Suspicor enim mane aliquit quod volo temptare.” Deditque in illa nocte ad me omne verbum. Fuit ergo primum iactum in humoribus, accepit. Usque huc, dum maritum et veniebant assidentium, nobis parum attulit response. Et tamen quia adhuc non vis dimittere eum domi non comedit panem. Postero die, Voluerunt ergo accipere eum ambulantem et nuntiavit in domum meam. Et tandem, si promisit, si non reduxero illum in altera moveatur manducare 12 horis. Cumque eduxissent eum foras, nobis super omnia, et exsiliens, et tamen ait, “Yep, indiget ut revertar in patriam,!” Et factum est circa lente movetur ad vescendum et Nativitatis festis ad sororis domus, et esset otiosa et cum diligentia cuncta fecimus. Sed tamen hoc mihi ut duceretur in omni 28 diebus eius iecit, Prednisone dimiseris et communem vitam cotidie. Argus est 60 lbs, et datum 2mg de omni Percorten 28 quia dies novem mensium a tech hec. Et ascendente eo in 5mg Prednisone pro a iugo of mensibus. Primum notitia inventus Prednisone. Gratias agentes, ut accipiat eam noctu inveni mane, ita mutatus est, quod. Et qui legere et agrum usque ad articulum de dosing 2.5mg. In mense octavo vidi Argus vitae insuetum. Non enim habebat alios spunk. Et ille tamquam segnem. Habebat plus quam vita est exsistentiae! Et tandem cum Internet coetus. Sanguis expertus et electrolytes - QUID? Nemo ex hoc in hoc fieri. Et abii ad iactum erat autem hec loquor (menses, apud quem non). Illa admotus proprio usu aperirem ad aquilonem. Et locutus est quaesivi alterni Vets. Et tamen de me, cujus facilitas istis examinationibus non nisi semel in anno et potionis Percorten mutatur et pondus eius ferre non potui immutare si ipse velit. Et non audivit nec unum verbum locutus sum conatus ad illum spectant info. De me sententia mea ut satus faciens phone vocat et fortis. I phone plures interviewed vets super tunc iugo of dies,. Sciebant enim omnes fere omnia Acta scriptor. Et vocavit me, et tamen denique ante possem quaerere eam aliquid, illa interrogavit me ubi electrolytes (“Acolythis”) Ultima autem probentur. Quod cum mihi facere oportebat primum iactum si iam demissum et si indigeret, Ego autem sciebam quia opus ei non erat ut tentaret vet. Et post hec indicavit mihi in acolythis results, "Non habemus multum insidias, non mirum, quod non bene sentiebat, superbus est valde super medicated. "Pauca scire illa, quam ut longo ex insidiis! Nos enim per tres menses semel in hebdomada, acolythis expertusque. It was a little super 100 Cumque surrexissem ad K diebus super frenum medio range. Coepit tunc ad 0.5ml proximis aliquot menses, donec perventum esset, summisso 0.3ml. Post aliquot menses, retrahere eam ad opus 0.32ml. Quod dose est magna per plures menses cum operatur nunc. Hoc tamen esset cum Percorten, non claudentur, ut putas Prednisone. Nunc ergo si illa me experior, ut scire diligentius intueri, et idem illa. Et nunc est questus quotidie 1mg. Et nunc, hic sumus, cum ipsum medications, at prope 6 annorum, habemus in primis fuisse ut catuli! Nos Lexie adoptatus a nostri loci umbraculum in July 2010. Illa aestimatur esse circiter 4-5 mensium tempore. Et introduxit in domum viri mei “iudicium” dum nostrorum 2 audi filia et vide et ceteros castris aestivis, Maritus meus allergies et agere videret, quid opus. Bene, Nunc cognovi quod non cura nobis Lexie qui iam ad latebras – cum quibus vivendum esset iustus allergies hubby!! Intra diebus nobiscum, Lexie habebat an episode of vomitus et deiectio, et a quo panicked probatum iter ad vet negative pro parvo et missus cum mandatis ad domi retines, et tunc satus a lenibus victu cibum a die. Surrexitque et bysso, et in posterum 2 nota essent usque ad annos habere interdum vomitus et deiectio sed non videtur esse gravius. Illa active et beatum, et videbantur esse maxime sanus. Per ver et aestas, 2012, nos animadverto alia symptomata, oculis etiam goopy, auris infectiones, pellis et cutis, et exitus. Nimium iactare coepit lambendo eam, ad punctum sumptum esse videtur. Ventriculus, et pejus exitibus perseverante. Et cum fatigati facile durante exercitium et dormiat in matutinis, non erat inquam qui conscenderit ad ientaculum. Unum Saturday in mane December, 2012, Christmas frequentabamus loci ac deinde ad canis ortus visendum. Lexie iustus posuit ibi, ut circa reliqua canes veniebant, et exsufflastis eius – tam dissimilia Lexie. Cum autem sero factum, Feci igitur horas post Romam cum tamen, ut peterent escas animabus suis, et odoratus ridiculam (sicut ammonia). Et non viderunt: et tamen manifestum est curae eam examinavit, ac si diceret: Revertimini, et sequenti die bloodwork videretur pejus. Bene, quia noctem horrendam, cum commotionem pedes meos Lexie dormiamus sicut conatus. Back to vet, et sequenti die bloodwork. Thankfully, mea tamen, cum in sui suspectus Addison bloodwork. Per hoc tempus,, Nimis male receptus hospitio Lexie fluidorum & ACTH test, qui reversus positive. Picking sursum ad Lexie introduces eam in domum eius an prodigiosus, tempus passionis, quod ad fugam, cum felici et tamen in eget erat arida oculus!! Per hoc tempus,, Acta inveneram auxilia online communitatis multamque qui tamen experiri novum – Minimum Dose Percorten. Today, Lexie est 70 lbs, et sibi 0.4 ml Percorten, cum ea quotidie Potionis Prednisone. Credo meae causa venisset Lexie. Morabatur autem eo tegmine esset intelligitur certa pro ea, Persuasum, potens est et familiae curam desiderant eam cum opus. Ipsa,, Ego novi “amicorum” totus super orbis terrarum. Possum dicere honeste Lexie melior umquam fuit, – Acta mortis haud diagnosis, Sed vitae erat concessae!! LEX I adoptatus a comitatu cum esset umbraculum 8 septimanarum. Erat unum de 7 puppies, et habitabat in domo nutritius. Pro nomine eius natura sollicitor; oculos reflexi profundis aquarum. Ego saepe iocis habet personalitatem tantummodo a matre potuit diligere; sic est iustus uh ..., odd. Illa loquebatur, sumere per oppositum eorum quae canis stereotypically. Haec, 5 annorum, I domum ab opera, Die Mercurii,, invenire 7 vomit;, atque 4 diarrheas. Hec tollerem eam mane. Super tunc 3 weeks(et pauci centum pupa), tamen de meo 10+ et cucurrit sanguis expertus annis, ultimate, domum misit nos cum diagnosis de cancer (fundatur in "XXV annorum praeaestimationem"), utrem 20mg prednisone tabulas, Pat caput et propenso. Ego abiit opinio a 2nd. Post duas septimanas, et plures centum pupa (more) postea, ex quo traiecimus in hospitali plena elit. Post opus, et Mercurii nocte, Fecerunt sonogram. Sed nihil illi respondebat; ut "peritus" esse in crastinum. Acta est enim, de quibus aliquis testing (alium $250). Et erat sonogram $500+, et concedo,, Ego essem in adflictione consumitur, Exspectabant quam infinitas temptavero non respondere possem reddendo. Lorem dormies super illud: et dictum,, et expectent interpretatio sonogram, postero die. Postero die, at 4:20 a.m., Sensi imparem sentiat et impositæ collo meo. Erat LEX scriptor spiraculum, vix. Caput ejus erat in humero meo, et introduxit me ad esse quod aliquantulus spirare infirmitatem eius et disiectus. Subito, Ego intellexit corpus suum contorquetur horrende, quasi pretzel. Oculi autem eius omnino blank. Prosiluit e lecto I, proiecit super vestimentis, cum sumpsisset eam vestimentis, et cucurrisset ad currum. I raced per oppidum, ut non eant longius, et nocte coram eo. Thankfully, Factum est autem animadvertere essem 24 hora facilitatem. Ego feci 45 trinus in minutis 25. Sicut et ego per ostium sprinted cum LEX in brachiis meis,, cor ejus obturaverunt. Sed et spiritus eius. Tradidi eam dixit puero, "Quaeso auxilium eius". Sed tamen tempori et in officio quodammodo miraculum, et adduxit eam ad vitam LEX, sine ullo damno permanent. Sed tamen non scire quod non licebat ei. The test ACTH peragebatur, sed consequitur faceretis 24 horis. Esset, quod diu durare non credebant. Fecerunt exploratory surgery, ex illis visis in sonogram. Suspicati sunt a venenatis. Invenerunt omnes small erat enormis supiarenalis. Nescio quomodo arte superstes. Duo signa in die una. Next, sustinuimus. Hoc dicebatur mihi,, Si autem non erat Addison scriptor, tunc paene nihil possent, sicut et nos youd iam probatum, et scrutatus es ad surgically, sed omnes omnium obscurissimum. Sequenti autem die introibat, quom mihi tantum esset vocatio, in eo,, Acta scriptor morbus, Clamavi beatus lacrimis impotenti. In illa hora, iudicio, in angustia et tribulatione nostra summa lavit super me fluctus subsidio. Erat tandem super. Nos tandem responsum habuit. Ego quia qui in ordine reflexi. Furiosus ut pecunia pecuniam ad diagnosis (tesseris finalem lets tantum meruit mea car erat amplius) sufficit ad hoc quod aliquis recogitat. Horrendum doloris mei tantum paenitentia est quod LEX sustinuit. Tantum illud ignoscas impugnatio originali vet mittendi nos transire per viam illam. Haec experientia docuit mater duorum filiorum adultus novam amore. Unum regnans, etsi non necessario. Gracie est 10 anniculos 134 libram Anglorum Mastiff. Gracie rectissimam violabat usque ad annos 6 mensium. In illo tempore abiit amore familiae. Infeliciter, quod implesset omnia verba vitae praepropere cum infortunium tragicum. Maritus et filius necati in familiam autocineti. Gracie luctum consolatione suscepta matre next 6 mensibus. Gracie mater non potuit eam movere tunc. Hoc doleo utere ea ut libet. Aspiciens in liberandum coetus. Educatoris mom promiserat ei ut adolescenti fieret expectare perfectum familia adoptare Gracie. Gracie mansit in nutritius multo amplius quam normalis. EGO had a Vinco qui praecogniti cum Addison at scriptor 7 mensium. Illa, illa lectica minimus cum morti abduxere. Quondam nos invenissetis propositionem habebat Addison scriptor, vixit ad 4 ½ annos. Eam renunculis, quae nunquam formatum recte tandem super eam. She was my first mastiff and I fell in love with the breed despite the issues she had. I decided that I needed to rescue another one. I found Gracie on the website of the rescue group I had started helping with. I was just drawn to her and her story. I talked to her foster mom for hours about her. We both knew that she was going to come to her forever home with me. She was several hours away so the foster mom and I met halfway. Right away Gracie came up to me and my daughter and she leaned on my leg and sat on my foot. The lean is everything for a mastiff. If they lean on you they like you. It was love at first sight for me and my kids. The next day all four of my vets came into the room and told me that she indeed did have Addison’s. One of them said he stayed up half the night looking for mastiffs with AD and there just were not too many (at that time he could find none). They told me they were sorry that I now had my second Addisonian Mastiff. I told them I was happy that it was indeed Addison’s. I already knew Addison’s was manageable and a dog could live a full and normal life with it. I even had some meds left over from my first girl. My first girl took .8 mg of Florinef 2 times a day. We started Gracie on that dose and kept playing with it over the next year. She finally ended up on 1.5 mg Florinef 2 times per day. She has been on that dose for 7 years now. No one can tell me that this girl was not meant to come to live with me. Her foster mom had turned down other potential adopters because of the promise she made to Gracie’s owner former owner to find the perfect family. When Gracie was 4 she somehow got out of my yard by going under my fence. I never thought a 134 pound dog would go under my fence but she did. She got hit by a car and Animal control had to get her by the pole neck chain because she was being aggressive. My neighbor saw animal control with her and told them that she lived with me. They knocked on my door on this Sunday. They had her good side facing me so I did not know she was hit. Then they turned her and she had a deep gash in her chest. My car was in the shop and I had no way to get her to the ER vet. Animal control drove me. I went running in the door screaming that she had Addison’s. The vet on call was the husband of one of my vets that cared for Gracie. Gracie was on death’s doors; she went gray and limp. They dosed her with high amounts of prednisone and put in a chest tube. She had air around her lungs. Since the ER vet could talk to my vets that night, the plan was to Gracie to my vet in the AM for surgery. The ER vet was just not comfortable working on a dog with Addison’s. The next day my wonderful, amazing vets waited until their lunch hour to do her surgery so all four of them could be in there and monitor her. Her sternum was broken and they could not do anything about that. They were able to close the wound and keep her safe. She recovered from that. I fixed all of my fencing however, from that day forward she is very scared of cars on the roads. About a year after that, Gracie started to gain lots of weight. My wonderful vets (have I mentioned how much I love my vets) did a thyroid test and sure enough she had low thyroid. The weight came off as soon as she was put on meds and she was back to her happy healthy self. In 2011, tragedy struck my household. My children’s father was killed in a car accident. Gracie is the kind of dog who reads people so well. She comforted me and my children the same way she did with her first owner. About a year ago Gracie developed acute onset glaucoma and went blind in her left eye. My vets were able to shrink her eye so she would no longer be in pain. She could lose her other eye at any time, but so far the drops I put in her good eye are working. Gracie also has chronic subcutaneous cysts all over her body. She has two that keep popping and becoming infected. She now takes antibiotics every 30 days for 10 days and that is working well. Because of her age and her Addison’s, the vets and I have chosen not to remove the cysts. Through all of this, Gracie has always been a fighter and a champion. Nothing gets her down. My vets continue to be amazed by her. Gracie turned 10 on Feb. 5, 2015. No one thought she would live this long. She is still a happy girl, gets around great and is the love of my life. She is truly my heart dog. This is more than a story of a dog with Addison’s; this is a story of a dog that was put on this earth to comfort her families though the good and the very bad times. Addison’s is just one part of her story but it also shows that a dog with AD can live life to its fullest and get through the tough times also. In August 2011, she started to appear a little lethargic – seemed fine otherwise but just didn’t have her normal drive in training and was just a bit quiet. A week later, she threw up a whole chicken neck which she had been given for dinner 2 nights prior so off to the vet we went. By this stage her litter sister had just been diagnosed as Typical Addison’s so I made the vet aware but as her sodium and potassium readings were normal, the vet dismissed this possibility. He did pick up an issue with her heart so we had a full heart test done which did show some anomalies in the rhythm. We were referred to the National Veterinary training facility who listened to our story and the first they did was run an ACTH test and bingo we had our answer. Kindle had Atypical Addison’s. For the next 18 mensibus, she was maintained on Prednisone alone and got her drive back, continued to compete in agility and was very well indeed. We had moved cities and really fell on our feet finding a relatively young vet who had been really involved with a few Addison’s cases during his first couple of years in practice. In the December of 2012, we were out of town at a show and she just didn’t seem “right” on the Saturday morning. We whipped her to the vet who did bloods and told me she was in full renal failure and would probably not last the night. Autem, one look at her sodium and potassium levels told me she was in an Addisonian crisis and I convinced the vet that this was what was going on. It is often hard to get out of town vets to listen to you as he did not know her history and also happened not to know anything about Addison’s either. He was great, however, and went along with the mad woman who insisted he write a script for Florinef which I grabbed from the local pharmacy. He looked up starting doses and she stayed at the clinic overnight. I will always be grateful that he listened and tried for me as the prospect of driving around a strange city on a Saturday afternoon trying to find someone who knew about Addison’s really did not appeal. He rang first thing in the morning to say that she was bouncing around the cage, had ripped out her drip line and was generally being a pain in the butt. He could not get over the difference to the very sick dog who had arrived the previous afternoon. They ended up keeping her in for 48 horis, at the end of which I think they were well pleased to get rid of her 🙂 . She was “helping” in the kennels and getting cuddles from everyone. Like most, I have learned a lot about the disease in the years since her diagnosis. She is now a happy, healthy, energetic, nearly 8 year old who screams around like a puppy with absolutely no side effects at all. She is the biggest gannet around food and will eat anything – we now have to be careful she doesn’t get overweight – what a difference! She retired from agility at 7 years only because she had broken her leg as a 2 anniculos (she really has been my problem child) and I wanted her to stop before it caused a problem for her later on. Her medications are just part of our everyday life and you would never know she has the disease. Her Florinef dose is pretty high but it is what it is and she is fine on it. Those out there promoting information and assistance to people with Addison’s dogs are amazing. Thank you all! Skye is a beautiful Tervueren who shares her life with Denise Strom in Sweden. To save you some “googling”, a Tervueren (alternate spelling Tervuren) is a Belgian Shepherd, named after a village in Belgium. Skye now weighs 24kg (53 s) and is 6 annorum. She was diagnosed with Typical Addison’s just one year ago early in 2016 at the age of 5. She was treated with Florinef initially and managed very well although her sodium levels were always on the low side. Then throughout October & November 2016 she suffered numerous bouts of bloody diarrhea. Increased doses of Florinef, up to 0.8mg daily, and extra prednisone failed to prevent recurrences. Denise joined CARE in November and presented Skye’s symptoms while asking for advice. She credits Merrie Gahr Spiekerman who asked if Skye had been checked for pancreatitis. Denise was pondering this possibility when Skye got diarrhea again and this time she could not stand up. Skye was rushed to the Emergency Clinic where they performed a “quick test” which was positive & pancreatitis was later confirmed by the specific cPLI test. Luckily, it was a mild attack. Skye received pain relief, an increase in prednisone, and most importantly, her food was changed to a low fat diet. Denise waited two months before reporting on Skye’s progress to make sure that all went well. Since the change in diet almost 2 months prior, Skye has been healthy and stable on Florinef 0.6mg and 5mg hydrocortisone, and her electrolytes are great. Denise’s vet is reluctant to reduce the hydrocortisone at this time since Skye has been doing so well. Skye had never had bloody diarrhea before she got Addison’s so this was one symptom that stood out. Denise wanted to tell Skye’s story because she suspects that Skye is not the only dog with increased susceptibility to bloody diarrhea and/or pancreatitis following an Addison’s diagnosis. Scilicet, this may not be applicable to others, and in fact it has not presented as a highly probably issue among the many canine members in CARE, but it is worth bearing in mind. Denise sends her sincere thanks to the members of CARE, in particular to Merrie. She notes that the Florinef information in CARE’s files does make reference to avoiding fatty foods, something she was not aware of before. Daisy is a Jack Russell Schnauzer mix who shares her life with Amanda Hutcheson & her husband Justin. She currently weighs 14.8 lb and is treated with 0.2ml of Percorten every 28 diebus. Daisy is roughly 8-10 yrs old, she certainly didn’t come with a birth certificate! Daisy was picked up from an older couple in Texas who was coming to visit family in Beaufort SC where Amanda lives. They listed her in many online “dogs available” groups with no success. Amanda heard of her and immediately took her in, with her hair completely matted and basically looking & smelling very gross. Daisy was shaved down, bathed, and got a clean bill of health from the vet. She had found her forever family! Two years later, in March 2014, Daisy got run over by a golf cart driven by Amanda. About a month later, Daisy’s mood started to change, her appetite decreased, and she was dehydrated. A visit to the vet for a steroid shot and some IV fluids seemed to perk her up & she was back to her normal self. Another month went by and the same things happened again, so back she went to the vet. This time they did bloodwork along with the usual steroid shot & IV fluids. The vet’s conclusion was that everything was perfect. Another month, and now it’s June. Daisy crashed – hind leg weakness, dehydration, no appetite, not drinking, basically doing nothing. The vet who was contacted told Amanda to bring her in the next morning. Amanda slept in the bathtub with Daisy that night & got her to the vet early the next day. Daisy was barely alive. The team sprang into action to save her and she stayed at the clinic for over a week, fighting to stay alive. The vet suspected it was either Kidney Failure, Cancer, or Addison’s. Thousands of dollars and about a week later, Addison’s was confirmed with the ACTH stim test on June 23, 2014. Daisy came home weighing only 4.3 s. and she was initially treated with Florinef. Amanda joined CARE early in July 2014. After her diagnosis, Daisy had 3 more Addisonian crises throughout the remainder of 2014. In December 3, she was switched to Percorten & daily Prednisone and she has remained stable ever since. Daisy continues to impress everyone she encounters & loves them all. Florinef is a great option for dogs with Addison’s if their bodies can absorb it & they are on the correct dose. Daisy’s body just couldn’t metabolize it properly. It’s been an amazing journey over the last two years with everyone that we’ve met in CARE. We are so very thankful that we still have Daisy with us and cannot thank this group enough for the knowledge & understanding everyone has. You all are a blessing and we are glad you all are a part of our lives. One added note from CARE is that because of her experience with Daisy, Amanda decided to become a vet technician & has only one year left in her studies. Congratulations Amanda, and thank you Daisy. Nos animadverto ut Lucydog videbatur ad vesicam contagione commaculant. On Friday ad medicum, ut tollerem eam mihi in terra. Tum uti, confirmatum, quod habebat auriculas. Educuntur et sanguis, donec mittas quod meas confregisti sed quum ille alius $200. Foret, quod non erat manducandum, sed solum quod non potuit fieri, rhoncus dui. Illa got aliquantulus melius videbantur et antibiotics, sed usque non erat manducandum. Illa habens tremores / commotio, sed facere ad quod tendit multum infirmus aut illustraverat. Coepi dicere circa os medullis quae non licet manducare, quamquam. Et nos erant autem uterque operatur Wednesday. Et cum introisset in domum, Et ingressi sunt ad eam: et ex ea ... excitetur cubile ire non potuerunt stare. Ad eam pervenire non cooperetur, ut manus eis proni in terram. Et freaked me, et abii ad phone got, et quod voluntas vocatur "Lucia non ambulat." et tunc hec, qui non erant clausae sed gratanter (in voluissent 15 minutes) et mihi eam Justin. So, Lucy et moderari morbo adhuc viveret,. Sed hoc minus id quod sum felix nuntiarent, Lucy chomping alta voce, quod fodi eam a rawhide os suum in caveam post me. Et aliud est, quam a pede ad calvitium, et habens super-crebris IV Peeing ob refectionem corporis meds, ad eadem illa fere ol Lucydog. Et diligamus. Ego tamen gratiam, ut recta diagnosis et accepit eam, et dedit illi celerem in pedes (ad litteram,) cito. An ignorabas Acta Morbus? Volo loqui? Request ad nos FaceBook group! Interrogare, participem fabulas, discere novus prospectus, ex amicis auxilio amet ligula adiverit. Omnia grata sunt,. Simba, Standard Poodle, British Columbia, Canada, Diagnosed February of 2009
Pinot, Mini-Poodle/Cocker Spaniel mix, British Columbia, Canada, Diagnosed of May 2014
Klara, Standard Poodle, Duesseldorf, Germany, Diagnosed February of 2013
Flip, English Cocker Spaniel, The Netherlands, Diagnosed April of 2014
Feliciter inveni hominem contingit Percorten (vel potius reperitur me) eventus et exitus notabilis 5 January 2015: Flip primus canis in Hollandia navigare ad adepto an iniectio Percorten! Pepsi, German pastor, Indiana, USA, Diagnosed Julii 2007
Valentino, Collie aurei Mix, Texas, USA, Diagnosed Decembris, 2007
Argus, Typorum, Colorado, USA, Diagnosed Decembris, 2010
Lexie, Labrador Retriever Mix, Windsor, Canada, Diagnosed Decembris, 2012
LEX, Pastor Mix, Diagnosed Julii 2013
Gracie, English Mastiff, Rockford, IL, Diagnosed in 2007
Fast forward to 7 months later, Gracie crashed and could not get up my stairs. My son carried her up and into the car and we rushed her to my wonderful vet. I will never forget that day. Gracie was on IV’s and in a kennel with me sitting on the floor next to her. My vet walked in and sat on an empty kennel. He told me that he was going to do the test for Addison’s or that she could have some type of cancer.
Gracie continues to be by our side whenever we are feeling down. Once again, no one can tell me that this girl was not meant to be in our lives. Kindle, Belgian Shepherd (Tervueren), New Zealand, Diagnosed in 2011
Corona, Tervueren, Suecia, Diagnosed January of 2016
BELLIS, Jack Russell Schnauzer Mix, Archiepiscopus, SC, USA, Diagnosed June of 2014
Lucydog, Canem, Praecogniti Aprilis 2013
Domum voluntatem et dimidium post horam aut tam, et ad stabiliendum suum potuissent. Acta adeo ut morbo, quod gratanter treatable. Sistit in catulis, est magis commune in mulieres, et habebat lots of indicia communia. Numquid tamen, ut paulo ante gravi siccitatibus. Postquam 2 FORMIDULOSUS noctibus cum ea in hospitali et canini quia ipsa adhuc non potuit ingredi, sanguinem test consequitur confirmata Addison Morbus. Uti et proiecit eam in auriculas et corpus in discrimine esset verisimile est usque ad mortem (quid enim, si opus esset, adhæsit 45 qui iam minutes diem? omg). Thankfully, cum illud treatable menstruam iniectio, reliquum vitae suae necessaria ad unum. Sed ut longo vivas tempore et bene.Join Us!