Tatou Stories

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 meneti, 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. Na, 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

Ghosty Rider - Typical Addison's
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! Scroll down and you will also find her story auf Deutsch and en Español!

I roto i te Hui-tanguru 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. Na, 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. I muri 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 wiki i muri mai, 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. Na, 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. Na, 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.

i roto i 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.

Piña - Typical Addison's
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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 pauna. We started noticing changes in him when he was about 3.5 tau (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 4^th rā whānau. 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. Ka mau te reira 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 ra. 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: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bTC1jBJR_jM

Ozzie - Thyra P.
Typical Addison's
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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. Hei whakamutunga, 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. Hei whakamutunga, 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 marama.

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!

Stirling - Candice V.G.
Atypical Addison's
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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, o 2.5 ml o 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? Well, 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.

Na, 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 tau i teie nei, 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 ra. 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!

Ali - Shirley C.
Typical Addison's
Pāwhiri image ki whakanuia

 

I whanau Simba i te 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, hinga ia ki raro, etahi pikitanga. Mutu ake ia i te vet, fakamatala'i rite tino lethargic, me te taea ki te haere. Arahina Bloodwork ki te tātaritanga o "presumptive Addison o" (kahore he test ACTH). I hoatu e ia he pere o Dexamethasone me etahi fluids IV, Na ka tono te kāinga ki te tango Florinef, "No te 2 marama, ka mutu, ka pupuri i Prednisone i te ringa, ki te tīmata ia ki te topa i te fare. "pānui tona kōnae hauora, ano he kōrero wehi. I roto i te Whiringa-o 2010, i ia he "taea" Addisonian raruraru, ki tona pāhare pāporo i 5.6 (whānui ake ki te 5.8). Simba āhua i te katoa o i 3 pōrearea i te me tona utuafare tuatahi, a ka tukua he 4 i te wa o te tukunga ki te Standard poodle Rescue.

I te tau o 6, Ka tae Simba i roto i te faaoraraa i & tiaki whāngai. Ko te faaora ia me te mau melo o te hapori o te Addison i āwhina ki te tiki Simba i runga i te ara tika, whakawhiti ia i Florinef ki Percorten ka kamata ia i runga i te wā i muri mai o tona ora, i te mea nui oaoa!

Keith me ahau i titiro mo te teina no to tatou awa, nei e kore e tino e rite te he "kuri anake". I ahau i te whai i te rota o te kuri e wātea ana i te faaora, a ka puta mai Simba. Ko ia, ano he ki tou o te awa i roto i te ahua, ara atu ataahua anake. Kihai i taea e noa tango ahau i oku kanohi runga i tenei tamaiti ahuareka. I tika ngaro tatou 2 kuri i roto i te i te tau i te tokorua, tetahi i te mate pukupuku, te tahi atu e tika ana ki te mau fifi i te mahi tika shunts ate maha. Ua tamata taku whakapā i te faaoraraa i ki te kōrero ahau atu i Simba, ka mea tika matou tetahi ki kahore he take, engari te hopoia ite matou i matou i te iwi e tika ana mō te Simba, a ko te tika ia mo tatou. Tae mai Simba i roto i to tatou utuafare i te Maehe 23, 2013, e kore e roa i muri i tona ra whanautanga 6, ki te tūmomo o ripakaute, pire, me ngā tohutohu. I takahuri i toku matenga. Ahau tetahi mea e pā ana ki i mohio Addison o, ki te kahore e ko te reira i te kupu ki rawa fakailifia. Tona whaea whāngai, Katey, fakapapau'i ahau kia whai tatou i tana tautoko tonu me taua o te hapori o te Addison. Piri ahau i te rōpū tautoko tika hohoro engari tatari marie i mua i te tuku. Hoko ko ha tangata whakamā, Ko reira uaua ki te korero i roto i ki te paihere o te tangata ke, ara, ki te ratou anake online. Well, ko reira te mea pai i ahau. Hoki Simba, Ko reira pai no te mea ka au i te tauturu inamata e pā ana ki ia, a ko reira hoki ahau i pai - he tokomaha hou hoa tino i hanga e ahau, iwi kotahi te mea i roto i te noa ki nei i ahau - aroha ana tatou ki nga mea katoa kuri to tatou Addison o. Kua Simba i "pānuitia" katoa i runga i te fenua, a tae noa i roto i te UK, na ka haere mai ia ki ona ake rōpū o faahinaaro, a paheke Keith me ahau ki te rōpū ki a ia.

I te mutunga o Pipiri 2013, tika 3 marama i muri ia tatou whāngai ia ia, Peke i roto i Simba o te taraka o Keith i roto i te karati, a ka whawhati tona waewae. He aha muri hoki tenei e matenui nei tamaiti! Ko te he whati kino rawa, a mutu ake ia ki te paraharaha rino i roto i tona ringa me waea takaia katoa a tawhio noa tona ringa. I korerotia ki matou ko he 90% tupono ko reira te mate pukupuku, na i rite mo te tapuhia taea aru i te kimo maimoatanga. Ko waimarie Simba me uru ki roto ki te 10% mārama! Ko ia he Trooper taua ki tona kiri, me te mau i tana "pānati,"A tika ka ka i ora ia, i ki te haere hoki 6 marama i muri mai ki te i nekehia atu te pereti.

Na kei te haere mai matou ki runga ki te 2 tau mai whāngai matou Simba - kua ia he hari i taua. Ko ia "tona tangata ake,"Kihai i rite ki ētahi atu kuri. Ko ia he loner, a ka te "faaohipa kātaki'i." tona rārangi o meds kua tata ngaro - kotahi tika whāngai, take kiri o mua ngaro, whakaheke mutu. Simba titiro ki ētahi atu kuri tākaro engari e kore tino ako e founga ki te whai wāhi i te ia teina. Homai ana e ia he rota o tona "ngahau tamarikitanga" na roto i te hoko ko ha Autism Ratonga Dog, a na roto i te te na nui hoki te mate. Kua tae mai Otiia i tona wa - ia he ra whanau 8 e pā ana ki ki te tupu - a ka ia he mama & Papa e aroha ana ki a ia aroha, a kia meatia tetahi mea mo ia, he awa teina nei rawe ki ia ia i konei, me te Pinot tuahine hou kihai nei i tino wareware i meinga e ia ki a ia i te ra tuatahi, ko konei ia, engari kei te whakakaewa ia ake. Simba tikanga "Prince" me e te mea ko ia!

Pinot Ko te Tu'inukuafe Pāniora / poodle ngä mini, whanau i te 4, 2009. I ora ai ia hoki 5 tau i roto i te hapu o nei kahore ahau e matau. Otiia i mua i tika ia 5^th rā whānau, i mauria mai e ia ki te Emergency hauora ki te mimi blockage me kotahi ka e ratou ki a ia he kaha nui, i ia he cystoscopy mimi. I tonoa e ia te kāinga, engari ka hoki i roto i te ra ranei e rua i roto i te raruraru. Ua hinaaro te Tari ki te whakamātau i hoki Addison o engari i na tae tona utuafare i to ratou wāhi pakaru, a tono kia maka ia ki te moe. Whakaritea te Tari ki te whai tukua ia ki a ia, a ka pāngia ia ki te ACTH i te timatanga o Mei. Ia ka ora ai hoki te muri 4 marama i roto i te whare hauora. I matou i te whare hauora ki te awa ra kotahi, a ka korerotia e ratou ki a matou e pā ana ki Pinot, a kawea ana ia i roto i ki te whakatau ia ia tatou. Rohe ia i roto i te, poipoia ake i runga i te pae, a kihai i taea e tika te whakahaere i tana pūngao. Ko ia he mea porotaka o te fluff me te cuteness. Moving haere, Āmio (Poodles Paerewa roto i te ati) ka tango te mana o te ia, a Keith me ahau hāpaitia ana ia. Ko te anaana Pinot! Tana ra tuatahi, ia mooni latched ki Keith e rua & Te awa, a ki tenei ra ko ratou e rua ona squeezes matua. I te whare hauora, ratou i hoatu ki a ia 1.0 mg o Prednisone i tenei ra, a ka paunatia e ia e pā ana ki 14 pauna. Na, Pinot i raruraru te taikaha kino. Mahi matou i tukupu ana ia Pred engari noa i te reira ki raro, ki 0.2mg, I tonu turuturu ia. Whakamatautauranga hoatu matou ia Propalin (Ngaruiti) ki etahi angitu anake. Na ka tīmata kotahi ia tango Stilbestrol (DES) o ia rā, kua ia tino maroke.

Ka taea e koe te whakaaro kihai i e rite huakina ana whatu atu o ratou waewae ki te iwi nei hiahia ki te tango i tenei mea hanga tino e matenui nei. Ētahi i hiahia nui ki te ako e pā ana ki Addison o & whakaaro ia, engari ko te turuturu, he takahi mahi. Te wā katoa, I tuhituhi ahau e pā ana ki te pehea faahiahia ko ia, I ahau taka atu a ake i roto i te aroha ki a ia i ahau. Ka tatou e neke tata nei e rapua e te 7 haerenga ara ra, e mai ia tatou kua i 2 poodles paerewa, kihai i whakaaro tatou e nehenehe e tatou te tango i te 3^RD. Pae hopea tatou i whakatau ki te "parirau te reira" - tawhiti motuhake rawa, ko Pinot ki te tuku tetahi atu koa ki ona. No ia ki a tatou, a no tatou ki a ia. A haunga, me pehea i taea e tatou ara whakaaro o te tahinga i ia i te awa! Na, i runga i Dec. 21, 2014, Ka Pinot tatou ake ake. Ko ia he ahuareka taua. Ringa ia koe he hiripa, ina haere mai koe i roto i, ahakoa NOT kia waiho koutou, engari kua tapaea ai ki te taua hīkaikai e matenui nei nono e tika i koe ki te tango i te reira tonu. Ko ia tino warawara ki te squeaky tākaro - te nui, me te squeakier te pai - ko te faatîtîraa e faaite ia ki a te awa tenei a mahi ana e ratou he torutoru kōwhetewhete i te tetahi "pai". Mau Pinot kua to tatou aau, a ka puritia e ratou ake ake.

 

I whanau Klara i runga i te 12 o August 2009. Ko ia tonu te hōmai koa, me te ngahau, he tomboy ki te pākiki nui mo nga mea katoa hou. Ka haere mai Huringa i muri i tona mahana tuatahi. Riro ia i te tangata e kai ana picky, i whakaaro ahau i pā ana ki te huringa hormonal. Ka ata ia, ka tali fefeka ka haere mai nga kuri tata rawa, ara ia pai mōmēniti kuri. Ko te huruhuru mangu i runga i mua ona waewae tahuri hina.

Na ano nga wā roa, no te au ra mea katoa ki te kia pai. I muri noa tona mahana fanauraa 3, nga mea katoa te mauähara o. I ia te mate taringa kino rawa ki te huakita maha-ātete. Ki te tiki i te mumura te mana, horoia nga awa taringa i raro i rehunga whānui. Timata te horo. Kamata ia ki te whakakahoretia tana kai. Te tahi mau taime, kai ia tetahi mea mo 3 ra. Te tahi mau taime, i ia korere ranei ruakina. I roto i te hepohepo, kamata matou ki te ho'ata e hohoro e whiwhi tatou i to tatou iho tomokanga i roto i te whare hauora. Ko te mate taringa i tonu ai te raruraru, a ka Klara tona horoi taringa tuarua i raro i rehunga whānui.

Na, toutou ia i korere, ruaki, me te kōroke. Pau matou Eva o te Kirihimete me te Tau Hou i roto i te whare hauora. He whakamātautau mō pirinoa kino. Ko pai te bloodwork. Ko te mate taringa haere mai hoki.

Winter 2012/2013, i matou faahiahia rangi. Rota o te hukarere me te ra. Aroha toku kuri hukarere me Klara toia ia i roto i te hukarere. I ia kahore fun. Taea e kite koe i e kore i te mahi ia i te pai. Te nuinga o te wā ka moe ia. I kitea nga vets kahore he take.

I roto i te Hui-tanguru 2013, Ko reira ara kino. Korere, ruaki, E au ra ia ki te kia i roto i te mamae, whakakahore tona kai, engari i inu rota o te wai. Na ka mea nga vets, "'Oku Totonu ke tatari tatou. I taea e te reira, no te o tona wera. "I te aonga ake, ina e ahau i haere mai ki te kāinga, I ahau i te mana'o ke – nui atu te he haere te tahi mea i konei. Peia ano ahau ki te hōhipera, me te Tari hiahia ki te tuku atu i ahau, “A kahore i mau ia matou tetahi mea. Whakaaro ahau te mea ki a ia mahana!”

Rawa nui ko tenei. I riri ahau, ka tono hōparatanga atu anō. “Ko te he ki a Klara tetahi mea. E kore ahau e haere!! Rave i ta outou mahi!” I ratou i te whakamātautau toto oti, me te ka, ko nga vets rawa māharahara. Tana pāhare pāporo i 7.6 i roto i te whānuitanga o ngā 3.5-5.8. Tana konutai ko 139 i roto i te whānuitanga o ngā 144-160. Ka korerotia e te bloodwork tatou i te i roto i te ati ia ora. I tino ia dehydrated. Hei whakamutunga, ratou titiro hoki te take. Poisoning, ultrasound tākihi, leptospirosis. I hoatu ia he IV ki te peke e whaowhia. I taea tango ahau Klara home. Haere matou i nga ra katoa ki te whare hauora, a peratia ana e raua atu whakamātau. Ka korero ratou o te täkihi heoi kihai i kitea e. Uara te toto o Klara i puritia anake e nga infusions heoi noa kihai i te tauturu nui. Kino uara te toto i. No te ra, I whangai ope ia, heoi ngaro ia atu me te ake taimaha. I tangohia ia ki te ICU, a i rite matou ki te mate ia. Na ka mea nga vets hiahia ratou ki te whakamātau i tetahi mea whakamutunga. Na ka mea ratou i taea te reira e Addison's mate, a hinaaro te whakamātautau ACTH ki te mahi. Ko te take kitea i. A Klara Addison o, ka tīmata te maimoatanga i. Ko te ra i muri mai, I taea te tango ahau ki a ia te kāinga.

Hohoro ia riro ano hoki, ka te whakaaro nga mea katoa ki te kia pai. Heoi, kihai ia i rite rite kuri hauora kaha. Ko te aha kua kē ahau i Florinef ki Percorten.

I te tauturu o te rōpū, mahi matou ki te kitea Klara's horopeta pai. Na, e ata ia 27 e manako ana kg me te 0.40ml o Percorten katoa 28 ra, me te 1mg o Prednisone ia ra. Hoki ahau, Ko te rite ki te semeio kia kite pēhea te pai ia tona ora, kahore tetahi here. Na, tata 2 tau i muri mai, Mana'o pai atu ake ake Klara. Whakawhiti ki Percorten i te whakatau pai ake. Klaraismentallybalanced,koa, maia, me te maia. A i muri i haere ra i te mahi(Ko ia taku kaiwhakangungu kaiāwhina, Ko ahau te kaiwhakangungu kuri) ia tonu, kua pūngao i mahue ki te tākaro tino hari ki tona teina, me te ki ahau!

Ko ahau annet me ora ahau i roto i te Netherlands. E tatou 4 kuri, e rua English Cocker Spaniels, he Boomer me te wawahi iwi Beletita. Ko tētahi o nga cockers – Ko Flip tona ingoa, me te ko ia 4 tau – He Addison o mai April 2014.

inumia e ia taranata o te wai, a ko kihai tona whaiaro whakaongaonga hoki i te wiki torutoru. Na, i te nga kuri ki te whai ratou matā ā-tau, ka ui ahau ki te taea e te vet tirohia tona bloodwork katoa, no te mea kihai i pai ia. A, no te ka tatou te kāinga, Pore ​​ngaro i raro i te tepu, me te noho i reira, kihai i ia ara mai i roto i mo te whāki i. A e ko te tahi mea e te tino NOT Flip…. I muri i te tahi haora ka karanga te vet ka mea e ko fakatu'utāmaki tiketike tona pāhare pāporo me tona konutai rawa iti. Na ka mea ia mana'o nei au kua ia mate o Addison. I muri haere i roto i 'te ao o Addison’ hoki tata te tau i teie nei, e mohio ana ahau i mea ai whakamiharo toku vet mā te Tātarihia te reira tenei wawe! hiahia ia ki te whakaū i ki te whakamātautau ACTH, engari tahuri te reira i roto i taua kihai i wātea te whakamātautau i roto i Holland i taua wa, kore i te Tari ranei i te kura veterianarian! Na e kore ko Flip ngā kōrero tātaritanga ki te whakamātautau ACTH no reira kihai i noa taea. ka ia fludrocortisone me hydrocortisone me i muri i te iti i roto i 'Addison Ao’ kai u ahau ia atu o te hydrocortisone rawa. Ko te kawa Tatimana mō Addison ko 'Fludrocortisone me horopeta tiketike o hydrocortisone mo te toenga o te ora o te kuri'. ka mea Te pai ki te wete atu ia te hurihiko taku vet, engari muri iho ka mea ia ki a ahau e wehi ia i te reira, no te mea o tenei kawa. Ko Addison o o te akoranga te mate onge kia ko te mea mohio ia a kore ui.

Otiia haere ana te reira tino pai na Flip fludrocortisone i anake. Ko te mea anake, ko te e kore i mahi Flip tona pai ki runga ki taua mea, ka mutu tatou ake te huri i tona horopeta tata nga wiki e rua. hei pauna i Flip 18 kg me ia i 0.8175 fludro mg. I ia rawa nui glucocorticosteroids i roto i tona rongoā, e ko hoki tino! Kuo hoko ma'u pē ia he kuri putaatu, engari ko te tino wawau tenei, arahina ka ka ia he iti bit fiefia (na na roto i te haere i roto i mo te haere, whiwhi i te whāki i, whiwhi tina, whakaaro i haere matou i roto i etc), Pore ​​rawakore…….
Waimarie kitea e ahau i te tangata e taea e whakarato Percorten (kaua ranei kitea ahau e te tangata) a hua tenei i roto i te hui fakangalongata'a i runga i 5 January 2015: ko Pore te kuri tuatahi i roto i Holland ki te tiki i te werohanga o Percorten!

Kei te mahi ia nui i runga taua mea, he Whakapūnoa tona tuakiri, Kei te hoko whero ano tona makawe (hei utu o hoko miro me te miro) a kei te tipu haere i te reira ano.

Aroha ana ahau ki te tuhituhi, engari noho i konei ahau titiro i te mata pātea, wehi, e kore e taea e ahau te aamu i te tika o Pepsi. Faaite i ahau i tenei aamu ki katoa o koutou i roto i te tia'iraa e, e tauturu i te reira tētahi atu. Whāngai matou Pepsi i te ia e pā ana ki 6 marama tawhito i roto i te Hakihea o 2003. Ko ia he kuri ahurei, me te mīharo taua, e kore e ratou katoa engari i roto i to ratou ake ara motuhake?

Pepsi i te autahu'araa-papi te nuinga noa, engari i mamae i mate atu i te nuinga o nga kuri mahi. I muri ka tahuri ia e toru, whakawhanakehia e ia mariao i roto i tona tore. I muri e rave rahi haerenga ki te vet, a ka whakawhiti vets, me te tamataraa i te tahi kōwhiringa atu, i whakaaro tatou pokanga ki te tāpahi ia teke. Heoi, tīmata faaheeraa i hohoro ia haere. I ngaro ia taimaha, wiri, me te nuinga o te katoa, Ahau i mohio noa i he tahi mea. Haere matou ki te Tari i muri i te whakawātea i reira ka tukua ratou katoa ki ahau, e mea ana i ko ia "tika whiwhi pakeke, me te noho iho." Na tenei wa i ahau ia i te tari o te Tari katoa wiki mō marama. Tamata noa tatou whakawhiti vets he wa tokorua. I hohoro iti tana pūngao. I maoro, kihai i taea e ara te haere e ia i roto i o te iari, kahore he ki te takoto ki raro, ka tango wā. I ia ia te raruraru he kaupapa whēkau. Ka tango ahau ia ki te tari o te vet ano, i reira pāngia ratou ia ki te colitis. Ka matou fare, a kihai i taea e te tiki ia i roto i o te motokā.

I mohio ahau i te reira tenei, te pa nui - na tika hoki i roto i te pereoo e ahau ka ka peia ki Chicago. I roto i 10 meneti o tatou tomo i te hōhipera tata i roto i Chicago, I pāngia tuatahi ia ki a Addison mate, a ka korerotia e ahau ki ia kihai pea e kua hanga reira tetahi po kahore he maimoatanga. Noho ia i reira 3 ranei 4 ra ia ka e ratou ia fluids ake, me tona kaha hoki. I ia mahi i te whakamātautau ACTH ki te whakaū i tona Addison o mate. I manaaki rite i ahau ki te tiki ia ia ki runga i te hōhipera, I moti ano ahau ki te ako e utu tona maimoatanga tata $400 he marama. I ahau e mohio ki te pehea i haere ahau ki te aufau i te reira, engari i haere matou ki te feruri i roto i te ara.

Ko e taimi ia kamata ahau rangahau ahau, a ka kitea e te rōpū te K-9 Addison o e mo'ua e ahau te ora o Pepsi ki. Ua tauturu ratou i matau ki ahau i te mate, ki te titiro ki ona whakamātautau, ka tiki ia ia i runga i te horopeta matau o te rongoā. I muri i taua, hoki tatou e kore titiro.

I tua atu ki te 1.4 ml o Percorten-V katoa 28 ra, me 1 mg o Prednisone ia ra, Ka mau hoki Pepsi e rave rahi tāpiringa. Mutu ia ake ora 7 tau faahiahia atu i runga i nga pota tika o ona rongoā i, i te ara, anake iti iho i te utua e ahau $80.00 ia marama. I ora ai Pepsi ki te kia 11 ½ tau, i te mea tino nui hoki te 130 pauna kuri. Ka mate a Pepsi o pukupuku te ra i te aroaro o Thanksgiving i roto i 2014.

Te tiki i te tātaritanga o te Addison mate taea e wehiwehi me te ri'ari'a, engari ko te tohu e koutou e taea e ora i te ora e whai hua fiefia ki te rongoā tika Pepsi. No te mea o Pepsi, katoa e pa ia haapii na nui e pā ana ki te ora, me te here e te hoaraa. Ka ia nui ngaro.

 

Ka haere mai Valentino ki toku ora i roto i te Feb 2007 ia ia ka toku poipoi i muri i te piiraa tata i te rerenga patua teitei. Ko ia te hawhe haora i te te euthanized. Ko ia he kotiti emaciated te nuinga o tona makawe ngaro i runga i ona taha (tona kiri he māwhero kanapa pīataata!) me te rite te mohawk iho tona hoki Unuhia o te makawe hate, taimaha e papaki ana 30lb – Ko ia inaianei he 55lb hauora. Ka mau te reira 3 marama ki te whakahoki ia ia ki te hauora, a ka riro taimaha. By taua wa, I riro ahau i te kore whāngai, a ko Valentino toku katoa! Ka moe ia te nuinga o te hunga i te tuatahi 3 marama i waenganui i ngā kai, me te haere potty i mua i te whakaaro ia ki te mea kua ora ake. Tīmata ia he tohu o te lethargy, kore o te pūngao, me te ngoikore ki te tiki i roto i / i roto i te pereoo no te o te marama i te tokorua, me kore ia ia ngaro tona hiahia rawa, te haamata kato ia ki tona kai e ngana ana ki te kai, I mohio ahau i te he te tahi mea, engari to tatou Tari i te wa (te wā whakamutunga!) tukunga tona whanonga rite “mahi i roto i”. Na ka hinga ia i roto i te Dec 2007 a ka timata to tatou haere ki te Addison mate. Kihai i taea tona vet “uru” Valentino i roto i hoki tetahi wiki, me matou i haere ki te Tari o te hoa ki te pai ia tatou i roto i te hunga i te whakahaere. Te mea uaua ki te mohio, ki te kua ai tona AD hira me te mataa, i mua i tana i ia na mate i te tuatahi ka e ahau ki a ia. Ko tōna tiango i runga i Dec 19, ia pau 2 ra i te hōhipera makehe, a e Dec 25, ua pai nui ki te tamata i te abscond ki te pārera te Kirihimete i riringi i roto i te totohu kīhini – Waimarie i nabbed ia en flagrante, ka ora te pārera ki te kia mahi ai mo te hakari o te Kirihimete rite te tikanga!

I tīmata Valentino i runga i Florinef / hanga fludrocortisone i .4mg (raro atu i te tūtohutia hoki tona taimaha) me te 2.5mg Prednisone i roto i 12/07 – engari i tapatahi ana electrolytes (!) mo te tau. I muri i te tau, haere ana electrolytes i roto i te mana, a ka riro i ia he piki wiki i roto i tona Florinef, tae noa ki te taenga mai ia i te 2mg ko ona electrolytes kihai i tonu i raro i te mana.

Kitea e matou he vet 1.5 haora atu nei i pai ki te mahi ki a matou, me te tīmata Valentino i 1.8ml, i whakaaro te “horopeta iti” i roto i te 2009, te horopeta paerewa ko te bit mo 2ml (Te haamana'o nei whakaaro ahau e kore e ara tiki ahau 2 pota i roto i te ia oko i te utu ā-marama o te pā ana ki $100 tika hoki te Percorten-V!) Neke atu i te nga tau, āta iti tatou i te 10-20% i te wa. Tīmata matou i 1.8ml i roto i 7/09 kihai i a tae noa whiwhi ki te 1ml til 9/10, .75ml i roto i 6/11, .5ml i roto i 10/13, .4ml o nāianei i roto i te 9/14. I matou te rota katoa atu hoki momo ka a kihai i to tatou nui info i runga i te haere ki te raro pota………ki te kahore i roto i te mau iteraa o te tahi atu mau melo o te rōpū. Ko te katoa rohe hou! Ki te i te ako horopeta iti i te wātea i roto i te 2009, i taea kua tīmata matou i te .95ml, ka whiwhi ki te takere ra horopeta whai hua o Valentino e nui wawe a whakaorangia ana te rota o te moni i runga i Percorten-V, me electrolytes ia marama te whakamātautau me te he bonus. E kore e taea e ahau te mea nui e pā ana ki te rerekētanga he i runga i pota raro, kua hanga i roto i pēhea te Valentino ongo'i puta noa i te marama ki ona electrolytes noho tata tino ki te waenganui-whānui i waenganui i ngā pota. Pau nga tau e ia te mahi “ok” – mopey, lethargic hoki 2 wiki i muri i ia pere, ongo'i he iti ake perky e pā ana ki te wiki i mua i te tika tona pere muri, ka ongo'i lethargic ano ka eke ia tetahi atu i pere – engari inaianei ngā mahi i ia “nui” katoa marama te roa i runga i te horopeta nui raro o Percorten-V! Āpiti atu ki te whakaiti Percorten-V tino tata, Kua hoki i taea e ki te whakaiti i tona Prednisone ki te .5mg ahau – akonga ia i te kare i waenganui i .75mg i roto i te hotoke ki te 1.25mg i roto i te raumati no te tau. Kua kē mai hoki matou ki te wai Prednisolone rite ka teitei ana whākōkī ate, a ka whakaheke ia he rota……….

PS – Raruraru o Valentino rite te mate, taka noa hiahiatia ko te faaururaa no toku fafauraa hohonu, me te whai wāhi i roto i ngā take toko i te ora kararehe i roto i te San Antonio! Hia kuri tika rite Valentino kua mate no te mea kahore he tetahi ki te manga ake mo ratou ki te aroaro o te whakahauanga 72 hemo hr wā mau taka noa?

 

Ko te faaoraraa i spayed nga kuri katoa i ranei neutered i mua i te riro te fare. I neutered Argus i te rua marama tawhito, a kawea ana e matou ki a ia i te fare i muri i taua ra. E rua nga ra i muri i ia te huka matao, me te rutetetete rawa pakeke. Titiro ki matou tona pae kokoti mō tohu o te mate, a takaia ana e ia i roto i te paraikete, ki te tamata i te whakamahana ia ia. Ko te ahiahi ka mau ia tatou ia ki te Tari i mea ai i te pokanga (45 meneti atu). Na ka mea te Tari i ia e ia i te tauhohenga ki te pokanga, a pai e pai. Ka hoatu e ia ki a ia he pere, a tukua ahau e te tahi mau pire ki te hoatu hoki i nga ra i muri torutoru. Na i te ata e whai ake nei, pai nui i ia. Haere matou ki te kite i to tatou iho Tari mo te taki hōmai hou. Tangohia ana e ratou tonu atu nga pire e tatou i hoatu, ka mea kore kia homai enei te kūao. E kore ahau e mahara ki nga mea i nga pire, engari ko te Dexamethasone te matā me te whakapono inaianei ahau e ko te aha toia ana ki waho i te mea i tupu.

Ko ia he PUP rawa rerekē atu tetahi kua i tatou ki a ia i te aroaro o. Ko ia nui mellower atu tetahi PUP i ahau mohio ake. Te titiro hoki, he mea mārama i whakaatu e ia nga tohu o tona Addison o i te ra kotahi. Haere ia, ka tere hoki tata rua tau. I roto i tenei wā, ngaro tatou i tona "teina nui,"Ka poipoia e rua papi mo o wiki ia te tokorua, a ka kawea tetahi hiki ki to tatou fare. I te Hakihea 6, 2010, Te whakamutu Argus kai. Ia ra fakalakalaka ki tetahi tohu (ngoikore mutunga hata, e wiriwiri, ice matao, me ētahi atu). Ka mea tatou vet ko reira huakita i roto i tona puku – ka whiwhi ia ki runga reira - whangai ia raihi kohuatia (i rere kahore whakamātautau). A ra tokorua i muri, ka haere matou ki te Tari rerekē nei mea e tutakina iho ona whekau, me ngā mate ia – kia haere ia!!!! I kawea ahau Argus, kopaki mo taku ringa ki te toru o vet, Whakaaro ahau e kore e kawea mai e ahau ki a ia ki te kāinga. Ka hoatu e te Tari a ia fluids ka rere he whakamātautau toto, whakamātautau kumete, x-hihi, nga mahi katoa, a puritia ia i reira. Ka karanga taua po ia, ka mea, “Te mana'o nei au i te tahi mea e hiahia ana ahau ki te whakamātau hoki i roto i te ata.” Na i taua po faataa ia te mea katoa ki ahau. Noho ia i runga i fluids, a ka tona pere tuatahi. Up tae noa ki tēnei wā, ia ka mau toku tane, me ahau taufetongi e noho ana ki a ia, i hoatu e ia ki a tatou iti whakautu. E kore te Tari i hiahia ki te tuku haere ia i te fare no te mea ia ia ano e kore e kai. Ko te ra e whai ake nei, Haere ahau i roto i te, ka korero ki a ia hinaaro e ahau ki te tango i a ia ki te kāinga. Ia te mutunga whakaae ki te korerotia e ahau ki a kawea ia ki roto, ki te kahore ahau i i whiwhi ai ia ki te kai i roto i te muri 12 haora. A, no te kawea mai ia e ia ki waho, peke e ia nga mea katoa i runga i a tatou, ka mea te vet, “Yep, Me ia ki te haere ki te kāinga!” Na ia āta haere mai a tawhio noa ki te kai, me te neke matou whakanui i te Kirihimete ki te whare o toku tuahine, i nga ata, me tupato ki nga mea katoa i meatia e matou. Na ka korerotia e tenei Tari ki ahau, ki te kawea mai ki a ia i roto i nga 28 ra mo tona pere, hoatu ki a ia tona Prednisone i nga ra, a ka ora ia i te ora tonu.

Argus Ko 60 lbs, a i hoatu 2ml o Percorten katoa 28 ra no te marama e iwa e te hangarau vet. Na ka eke ia 5mg o Prednisone mo o nga marama i te tokorua. Ko te mea tuatahi i kitea e ahau i te mōhiohio i runga i Prednisone. I hoatu matou i te reira i te po, a ka kitea e ahau kia whiwhi ia i te reira i roto i te ata, na puta ke matou e. Na ka kite i ahau he tuhinga e pā ana ki te dosing, a ka matou e ki raro, ki 2.5mg. Na te waru o nga marama i kite ahau e kore i te noa te ora Argus '. I ia kahore spunk. Au ra lethargic ia. Atu i te ora i ia atu o te oraraa! Ko e taimi ia te mutunga ahau kitea he rōpū Ipurangi. Whakamātautau me electrolytes Blood - WHAT? Tetahi o tenei i te mahi. Ko te wā mō te tahi atu i pere, a haere ana ahau ki roto, ki te korero ki te vet (nei kihai i ahau i kite i roto i te maha marama). I neke ia ki runga ki te raki ki te whakatuwhera i tona mahi ake. Ui e ahau ki te korero ki tetahi o te tahi atu mau vets. Ko te Tari e nona te whare ka korerotia ki ahau e mahi i enei whakamātautau kotahi te tau, me te horopeta o Percorten anake e taui i te mea ke tona taimaha, me te kore i taea e ahau te mea i te pere ahau. E kore e whakarongo ia ki tetahi kupu i mea ahau e kore titiro ki te info tamata e ahau ki te tapaea ki a ia. Ka korerotia e tana huru ahau i ahau ki te tiki kaha, me te tīmata te hanga waea. Uiui waea ahau e rave rahi vets ki runga ki te tokorua muri o nga ra. Ratou katoa i mohio mea katoa e pā ana ki Addison o. Pae hopea i huaina Kotahi te Tari ki ahau, me i mua i taea e ahau ui ia tetahi mea, ka ui ia ki ahau, ina nga electrolytes (“Lytes”) i muri whakamatauria. A ka korerotia e ia ki ahau e hiahiatia matou ki te mahi i te tuatahi kia kite, ki te he rite mo tetahi i pere, me te mea e ia hiahiatia reira ki te kia tukua iho, I mohio ahau ko te Tari e hiahiatia ana e ahau ki te tamata tenei. I muri whiwhi i te lytes hua te vet ka korerotia e ahau, "Te whanga roa to tatou, te reira e kore miharo kua kore ia ite pai, Ko ia rawa i runga i whāngai. "Little i ia e matau tika pehea te roa o te whanga! Whakamatauria matou ona lytes kotahi te wiki mo runga i te toru marama. Ko te he iti mo 100 ra, no te pae hopea ka whakatika tana K ki te bit runga ake waenganui-whānui. Tīmata ia ia i 0.5ml i taua wa, me te mo te marama i muri mai e rave rahi, I tukua iho i te reira tae noa matou i 0.3ml. I muri ētahi marama, e hiahiatia ana e matou ki te whakahoki mai i runga ki te 0.32ml reira. Kua taua horopeta kua mahi nui mō te maha marama inaianei. He nui ki te Percorten tenei vet, kihai i engari tino whakaaro kia tuku iho i te Prednisone. Ka ui ahau ki a ia te mea e tuku ia tamata i ahau, i mohio hoki e ia e mataara ahau tata, a whakaae ia. Kei te hoko 1mg inaianei ia ia ra.

Na inaianei, i konei ko tatou, ki te rongoä papaitia, i te tata 6 tau, to tatou i te hiki i kia kua ia i roto i te wahi tuatahi!

 

Whāngai matou Lexie i to tatou piringa rohe i roto i te Hōngongoi 2010. I whakatau tata ia ki te kia e pā ana ki 4-5 marama tawhito i te wā. Kawea mai toku tane, me ahau ki a ia te kāinga i runga i te “tamataraa” ia tatou 2 tamahine i atu i te puni raumati, rite taku tane he mate pāwera, me te e hiahiatia ana kia kite me pehea e tauhohe ia. Well, I mohio ahau ki te taime i ta tatou e Lexie i roto i to tatou tiaki e kore i haere ia i hoki ki taua whakaruru – hubby e tika i ki te ora ki tana mate pāwera!!

I roto i nga ra o te ki a tatou, Lexie i te wāhanga o te ruaki me te korere, me te haerenga kanakana kau ki te Tari i reira whakamatautauria ia kino mō te parvo, a ka tonoa te kāinga ki te tohutohu, ki te kaiponuhia e kai mo te ra, me te ka tīmata te kai ngāwari. Poipoia ia hoki pai, a mo te muri 2 e haere tau ki runga ki ki te whai pāngia wā o te ruaki me te korere, engari kihai i mea te reira ki te hei tetahi mea nui rawa. Ko ia oaoa, me te kaha, a te whakaaro ki te kia te nuinga hauora. I roto i te puna me te raumati o te 2012, ite matou te tahi atu tohu, tae atu ki ngā kanohi goopy, mate taringa, me ngā take kiri, me te huruhuru. Ka anga ia ka kapikapi i ona ringaringa rawa, ki te mata o te rawness. Ko te take kopu tonu me te kino i whiwhi. E rohirohi ngāwari ia ki te mahi, me te pai i roto i moe i roto i nga ata, e kore noa whakapawerawera ki te tiki ake ki te kai parakuihi. Kotahi te Rāhoroi i roto i te tīmatanga o Hakihea, 2012, tae matou i te parade Kilisimasí rohe, me te ka hanga he haerenga ki te papa kuri. Lexie tika whakatakotoria i reira me ētahi atu kuri ka haere a tawhio noa, ka hongihongi ki a ia – na pera me Lexie. I muri i taua ahiahi, Hanga e ahau he i muri i-haora haerenga ki te vet ki a ia, i wiri ia, ka hongi te rorirori (ano he haukini). Korenga i te Tari a ia, a kihai i kite i tetahi mea kitea o te āwangawanga, a ka mea ki te haere mai hoki te ra i muri mai mō te bloodwork ki te au ra ia ki te kia kino whiwhi. Well, Ko whakawehi i taua po, ki Lexie wiri i oku waewae kia rite ki tamata matou ki te moe. Hoki ki te Tari i te ra i muri mai mō te bloodwork. Te mihi, whakapae toku Tari Addison o, no te kitenga o ia i te bloodwork. By tenei wā, Ko Lexie rawa mate, ka uru ki te hōhipera mō ngā fluids me te whakamātautau ACTH, i haere mai hoki pai.

Te kato Lexie ki runga ki te kawe ia e ko te mīharo, wā aronganui, rite rere ia ki a tatou ki te taua oaoa, a kihai i reira he kanohi maroke i roto i te whare hauora vet!! By tenei wā, I kitea e ahau i te tauturu i roto i te hapori o Addison online, ka i he Tari nui nei i pai ki te tamata i te tahi mea hou – Hakahaka te horopeta Percorten. I teie mahana,, Lexie Ko 70 lbs me tango 0.4 ml o Percorten, haere ki a ia horopeta ia rā o Prednisone.

Whakapono ahau i haere mai Lexie ki toku ora mo te take. Noho ana i taua whakaruru e kua te tikanga mate etahi hoki ia, Ko whakaaro ahau, me te taea e whakarato ia ki te tiaki motuhake hinaaro ia tatou utuafare. No o ia, E hou ahau “hoa” katoa i runga i te ao. Pono e taea e ahau te mea kahore e kua pai Lexie – Tātaritanga o Addison i kore te tikanga o te kupu te mate, engari hei utu mo te he riihi hou i runga i te ora!!

 

Whāngai ahau Dharma i te whakaruru te mataeinaa, i te ia 8 wiki tawhito. Ko ia tetahi o 7 papi, noho i roto i te fare whāngai. Huaina e ahau ki a ia mo tona āhua pensive; kitea wai hohonu ona kanohi. Pinepine ho'ata ahau he tuakiri ia he whaea anake i taea e aroha; Ko ia tika na ... uh, kehe. Ko ia te ritenga atu o nga mea katoa kuri stereotypically. I ia 5 tau, Haere mai ahau i te fare i te mahi, i runga i te Rāapa, ki te kitea 7 ruakina mai, a 4 diarrheas. Ka tango ia ia e ahau ki te Tari i te ata i muri mai. Neke atu i te te muri 3 wiki(me te torutoru rau tāra), toku vet o 10+ rere tau whakamātautau toto, me te, te mutunga, ka tono tatou i te fare ki te mate o te pukupuku (i runga i "25 tau o te Tari"), he pounamu o papa prednisone 20mg, me te pat pukuaroha ki runga ki te matenga. I haere ahau mo te whakaaro 2. E rua wiki me te hia rau tāra (atu) muri, u matou ki te hōhipera tonu i te tohunga. I muri i te mahi, i runga i te po Rāapa, I ratou i te sonogram. Tonu kahore he whakautu; rite te "tohunga" e kia i te ra i muri mai. Tetahi whakahuatia whakamātautau mō te Addison o (hoki tetahi atu $250). Ko te sonogram ko $500+, a ka whakaae ahau, Ko ahau i mutunga o toku ara, miharo me pehea i taea e te pupuri ahau te aufauraa i mo te whakamātautau mutunga ki kahore he whakautu. Ka korerotia e ahau ki a ratou hiahia moe ahau i runga i te reira, ka tatari hoki atu tikanga o te sonogram, te ra i muri mai.

Ko te ata e whai ake nei, i 4:20 A.M., Ua ite au i te sensation rerekē i runga i toku kaki. Ko te manawa o Dharma, e papaki ana. Ko tana mahunga i runga i toku pokohiwi, a tangohia ana e ia ki ahau he moka ki te ite e, ko te ngoikore, me te Horehore tona manawa. Fakafokifā, Ua ite au contorted tona tinana i ngaro, ano he mohinuhinu te. I tino pātea ona kanohi. Ka peke ahau i roto i te moenga, maka ki runga ki kakahu, ka mauria e ia ki runga ki te paraikete, a ka rere ia ki te motokā. Rere ahau puta noa i te pa, ki te wahi i āna matou i te po i mua i. Te mihi, Ua tupu ahau ki te kite ratou i te 24 haora pūmahi. I hanga e ahau i te 45 haerenga miniti i roto i 25. I haavitiviti e ahau i roto i te tatau ki a Dharma i roto i toku ringa, mutu tona ngakau. Na ka peratia ana e tona manawa. Tukua ahau ia ki te kaitiaki, a ka mea, "Koa te tauturu ia".

Ko te Tari ohorere i runga i te ohipa i mahi i te merekara, a kawea ana Dharma hoki ki te ora, te kore tetahi kino tūturu. Ko matou tonu kihai i mohio he aha he ki a ia. Whakamana te whakamātau ACTH i, engari e tangohia e nga hua 24 haora. Kihai i ratou tino e muri ia e roa. I ratou pokanga tūhura, i runga i te mea ka kite ratou i roto i te sonogram. Whakapae ratou he blockage. Katoa i kitea e ratou, ko repe tomuri iti adrenal. E kore ahau e mohio ki te pehea i ora ia i te pokanga. Rua merekara i roto i te ra kotahi.

Next, tatari matou. Ka korerotia e ahau e, ki te kahore, ko Addison o reira, na reira i taea e ratou tata tetahi mea, rite hiahia tatou kua whakamatauria hoki, a hāparapara rapu hoki, katoa ko te kerekere tino.

Ko te ra i muri mai, ka e ahau ka te piiraa korero ahau i te reira, i roto i te meka, Mate o Addison, Karanga ahau haere noa roimata oaoa. I roto i taua taime, te taatoaraa o te ahotea, me te mamae o to tatou tamataraa i horoia ki ahau i roto i te waipuke o te te tauturu. Ko reira te mutunga ki runga. Te mutunga tatou i te hoê pahonoraa.

Kua mai kitea e ahau i runga i taua raupapa o ngā kaupapa. Ko te nui haurangi o te moni utu i te reira ki te tiki ki te tātaritanga (kia a tika mea te tatau whakamutunga ko neke atu i te pau ahau i runga i toku motokā) he nui ki te meinga te tangata ki te whakaata. To'u noa oto i te mauiui whakawehi i whakamanawanui Dharma. Kei te muru nei toku wero anake te Tari taketake mō te unga ia tatou iho i taua ara. Teie iteraa i haapii i te whaea o te rua tamariki tupu e pā ana ki te ahua hou o te aroha. Ko tētahi e kaha, ahakoa e kore e te reira tika HE ki te.

 

Gracie Ko te 10 tau tawhito 134 pauna English Mastiff. tūkinotia Gracie i noa ko ia 6 marama tawhito. I taua wa ka haere ia ki te whānau î i te here. Kia aroha mai, mutu katoa e ora hohoro rawa ki te ati poromu. Ko te tane, me te tamaiti o tona whānau i patua i roto i te ati pereoo. ka whakamarie a Gracie te whaea mo te muri 6 marama. Na i te whaea ki te neke me te kore i taea te tango Gracie ki a ia. Tenei mamae ia na nui. titiro ia ki te rōpū faaora.

Ko te mama whāngai i korero ia e e tatari ia mo te whānau tino ki te tango Gracie. noho Gracie i roto i te poipoi no te nui roa atu i noa.

I ahau i te mastiff nei i pāngia ki Addison o i 7 marama tawhito. She was the runt of her litter and was on death’s door when I rescued her. Kia kitea e matou i roto i a ia Addison o, ora ia ki 4 ½ tau. ona whatukuhu, which were never formed correctly finally gave out on her. She was my first mastiff and I fell in love with the breed despite the issues she had. faaoti ahau e hiahiatia e ahau ki te whakaora i tetahi atu tetahi.

kitea e ahau Gracie i te pae tukutuku o te rōpū faaora i ahau tīmata te āwhina ki. I tika ahau unu ki a ia, me tona kōrero. korero ahau ki a ia mama whāngai mō haora e pā ana ki a ia. mohio matou e rua e haere ia ki te haere mai ki a ia te kāinga ake ki ahau. i ha ngaahi houa lahi atu kia te mama whāngai ia, ka tutaki ahau waenganui.

Matau atu ka haere ake Gracie ki ahau me toku tamahine, me ia i okioki i runga i toku waewae, ka noho i runga i toku waewae. Ko te kikokore he katoa hoki he mastiff. Ki te whakawhirinaki ratou ki runga ki a koe rite ratou koe. It was love at first sight for me and my kids.
whakamua nohopuku ki 7 marama i muri mai, tuki Gracie a kihai i taea te tiki ake toku kaupae. kawea taku tama ia ki runga, a ki te pereoo, a huakina ana matou ia ki toku vet faahiahia. e kore ahau e wareware ki taua ra. ko Gracie i runga i IV o me i roto i te whare kurī ki ahau e noho ana i runga i te papa i muri ki a ia. 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.

Ko te ra i muri mai ka haere mai katoa o toku vets wha ki te ruma, ka korerotia e ahau e ia pono i whai Addison o. ka mea tetahi o ratou i noho ake ia te hawhe te po rapu mō mastiffs ki AD me reira tika kihai i tokomaha rawa (i taua wa kihai i kitea e ia). ka korerotia e ratou ki ahau i ratou pouri e teie nei e ahau i toku Mastiff Addisonian tuarua.

korerotia e ahau ki a ratou i ahau fiefia e ko te reira pono Addison o. i mohio kua ahau Addison o ko te whakahaere me te kuri taea ora te ora tonu, me te noa ki reira. Ahau ara i te tahi mau meds mahue i runga i i toku kotiro tuatahi. ka mau taku kotiro tuatahi .8 mg o Florinef 2 wā i te ra. tīmata matou Gracie i taua horopeta a puritia tākaro ki reira ki runga ki te tau i muri mai. Ia te mutunga mutu ake i runga i 1.5 mg Florinef 2 wā ia ra. kua ia i runga i taua horopeta mo 7 tau i teie nei.

Kahore he tangata e taea korero ahau e kore i tenei kotiro auraa ki haere mai ki te ora ki ahau. i tahuri iho tona mama whāngai atu adopters pea no o te kupu whakaari i hanga ia ki te rangatira rangatira mua o Gracie ki te kitea te whānau tino.

A, no te a Gracie 4 ia te hopoia ka i roto o toku ruri ranei e haere ki raro i toku taiepa. kore ahau i whakaaro i te 134 e haere pauna kuri i raro i toku taiepa engari i ia. Ua patua ia e te mana motokā me te Animal i ki te tiki ia e te mekameka kaki pou no te mea ko ia te pukuriri. kite taku hoa mana kararehe ki a ia, ka korero ki a ratou e noho ana ia ki ahau. patototanga ratou i runga i toku tatau i runga i tenei Rātapu. i ratou tona taha pai anga ahau na e kore ahau i mohio i patua ia. Na ka tahuri ratou ki a ia, ka i ia he tatua hohonu i roto i tona uma. Ko taku motokā i roto i te toa, a i ahau kahore ara ki te tiki ia ki te vet ER. peia mana Animal ahau.

Ahau haere rere i roto i te kuwaha hamama i Addison o ia.

Te Tari i runga i te karanga ko te tahu o tetahi o aku vets e tiaki hoki Gracie. ko Gracie i runga i tatau o te mate; haere ana ia hina, me te ngoikore. dosed ratou ia ki moni tiketike o te prednisone, ka hoatu i roto i te ngongo pouaka. i ia rangi a tawhio noa ia pūkahukahu. Mai i taea e te Tari ER kōrero ki toku vets taua po, ko te mahere ki Gracie ki toku vet i roto i te AM mo te pokanga. Ko tika e kore te Tari ER whakamarie mahi i runga i te kuri ki Addison o.

Ko te ra i muri mai toku whakamiharo, tatari vets mīharo tae noa ki to ratou haora tina ki te mahi i tona pokanga kia taea e katoa o ratou e wha, kia i roto i reira, ka aroturuki ia. i pakaru tona whaturei me kore e taea e ratou tetahi mea e pā ana ki taua. i taea e ki te kati i te motu, me te pupuri haumaru ia ratou. whakahokia mai ia i taua.

whakaritea e ahau katoa o toku taiapa Heoi, Ko ia i taua rangi a tuku iho nui atu te wehi o te waka i runga i te rori.

Mō te tau i muri i taua, Gracie started to gain lots of weight. My wonderful vets (i whakahuatia e ahau te nui o te aroha e ahau toku vets) i te whakamātautau thyroid me tino nui i ia thyroid iti. ka haere mai te taimaha atu, no te mea i hoatu e ia ki runga ki meds ka ko hoki ki tona whaiaro hauora hari ia.

I roto i 2011, patua ati toku whare. patua papa o aku tamariki i roto i te ati purumu. 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.
tonu Gracie ki kia i to tatou taha te wa e ongo'i tatou iho. kotahi ano, kahore tetahi e taea korero ahau e kore i tenei kotiro auraa ki hei i roto i to tatou oraraa.

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. taea ngaro ia atu tona kanohi i tetahi wa, engari hoatu na tawhiti te pata ahau i roto i tona kanohi pai e mahi.

Gracie hoki he cysts subcutaneous ma'i katoa i runga i tona tinana. E ia e rua e pupuri tarapeke me hoko huaketo. Ia inaianei e paturopi katoa 30 ra hoki 10 ra me e te pai mahi. No te mea o tona tau me ona o Addison, nga vets a kua whiriwhiria e ahau e kore e ki te tango i te cysts.

Na roto i te katoa o tenei, Kua tonu kua Gracie he toa, me te toa. Kahore whiwhi ia ki raro. tonu taku vets ki kia miharo e ia.

tahuri Gracie 10 i runga i Feb. 5, 2015.

Kahore he tangata e whakaaro e ora ia tenei roa. Ko ia tonu te kotiro oaoa, whiwhi a tawhio nui, me te ko te aroha o toku ora. Ko pono kuri toku ngakau ia.

Ko neke atu i te aamu o te kuri ki Addison o tenei; Ko te kōrero o te kuri e i hoatu i runga i tenei whenua ki te whakamarie ia hapu ahakoa te pai me te wa kino rawa tenei.

Ko Addison o tetahi wahi noa o tona kōrero engari reira whakaatu ano hoki e taea te kuri ki te AD ora ora ki tona îraa ka whiwhi i roto i nga wa uaua ano.

 

Kindle Ko te Hepara Beletita hina (Tervueren) whanau i roto i 2007. ko ia tonu (ko Wī Ko te mea whakamiharo) he papi fussy ki te kai, engari te kore noa mo te torutoru nga tau tuatahi o tona ora, a Nui e rua i roto i te whakakai momo whakaatu me te i roto i ona whakataetae raka tuatahi.

I roto i August 2011, tīmata ia ki te puta i te lethargic iti - whakaaro pai te kore, engari tika kihai i i tona puku noa i roto i te whakangungu, me te ko te bit tika ata. A wiki i muri mai, maka ia ki runga he kaki heihei katoa i i kua homai e ia mo te tina 2 po i mua na atu haere matou ki te vet. Na roto i tenei wā i tika kua pāngia tona tuahine amo rite Angamaheni Addison o na hanga e ahau te vet mōhio, engari kia rite ki nga noa tona konutai me te pāhare pāporo pānui, tukua atu te vet tenei taea. i tangohia ake i te take ki a ia te ngakau ia na i matou i te whakamātautau ngakau tonu mahia nei i whakaatu i te tahi mau kōhikohiko i roto i te manawataki. i tuku tatou ki te wāhi whakangungu National kararehe nei whakarongo ki to tatou aamu, me te tuatahi i i ratou rere he whakamātautau ACTH me bingo i matou i to tatou whakahoki. a mohiotia Addison o Kindle.

Hoki te muri 18 marama, i te tiaki ia i runga i Prednisone anake, a ka ia te pei hoki, tonu ki te whakataetae i roto i te raka, a ko te tino pai pono. i oho matou pa, me te tino hinga ki runga ki to tatou waewae i kitea he āhua taitama Tari nei i tino whai wāhi ki te take o te torutoru Addison i roto i tona rua, tuatahi o nga tau i roto i te mahi.

I roto i te Hakihea o 2012, ko matou i roto i o te pa i te whakaatu, me te ia e kore e tika i te mea "tika" i runga i te ata Rāhoroi. whiua matou ia ki te vet nei i toto a korerotia ki ahau ko ia i roto i te mate täkihi tonu, me te kore pea e muri i te po. Heoi, kotahi titiro ki tona te konutai me te pāhare pāporo taumata korerotia ki ahau i ia i roto i te fifi Addisonian ka whakaae ahau te vet e ko tenei te mea i haere i runga i. Ko reira maha uaua ki te tiki i roto i o vets pa ki te whakarongo ki a koutou kihai i rite ia i mohio ia hītori, me te kore hoki i tupu ki te mohio ki tetahi mea e pā ana ki Addison o rānei. I nui ia, Heoi, a haere me te wahine haurangi nei tohe tuhituhi e ia he hōtuhi mo Florinef i mau ahau i te rongoā rohe. titiro ia ake tīmata pota, a noho ana ia i te whare hauora te pō. 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 haora, 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, hihiri, tata 8 tau tawhito e hamama a tawhio rite te kūao ki tino kore pānga taha i te katoa. Ko ia te kawau nui a tawhio noa te kai, me te ka kai i tetahi mea - inaianei to tatou ki te kia tupato e kore ia e whiwhi taumaha - he aha te rerekētanga!

mutu ia i te raka i 7 tau anake no te mea i pakaru ia ia waewae rite te 2 tau tawhito (ia kua toku tamaiti raruraru tino) a hinaaro ahau ki a ia mutu i mua i meinga reira he raruraru mo ia i muri i runga i.

Ona rongoā he wahi tika o to tatou ora ia rā, me te kore koutou e mohio kua ia te mate. Ko tino nui tona horopeta Florinef engari ko te reira te mea e he reira me he pai ia ki runga ki taua mea. Te hunga i roto i te whakatairanga i reira ngā mōhiohio, me te āwhina ki te iwi ki te kuri a Addison he mīharo. Mauruuru koe katoa!

 

Skye is a beautiful Tervueren who shares her life with Denise Strom in Sweden. To save you some “googling”, he Tervueren (takikupu kē Tervuren) Ko te Shepherd Beletita, named after a village in Belgium. Skye now weighs 24kg (53 LB) a ko 6 tau. 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.

Na ka puta noa i Oketopa & Whiringa 2016 she suffered numerous bouts of bloody diarrhea. Increased doses of Florinef, ki runga ki te 0.8mg ia, 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 marama i mua, Kua Skye kua hauora, me te pūmau i runga i Florinef 0.6mg me 5mg hydrocortisone, a he nui ona electrolytes. 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. O te akoranga, e kore ai tenei e hāngai ki ētahi atu, a roto i te meka e kore i te aroaro reira rite te take tino pea i roto i te maha ngā mema o te rei i roto i te CARE, engari he mea utu e mau ana i roto i te ngakau.

Skye – Denise S.
Pāwhiri image ki whakanuia

e tuku Denise ona whakawhetai haavare ore ki te ngā mema o te CARE, in particular to Merrie. She notes that the Florinef information in CARE’s files does make reference to avoiding fatty foods, te tahi mea kihai i ia i mohio o te aroaro o.

Daisy Ko te ranunga Jack Russell Schnauzer e faaite ia ora ki Amanda Hutcheson & her husband Justin. She currently weighs 14.8 tukinotia LB me te ki 0.2ml o Percorten katoa 28 ra. Daisy is roughly 8-10 Nama tawhito, ia e kore e tino i haere mai ki te tiwhikete whanau!

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, ki tino porukaruka ona makawe, me te fele titiro & smelling very gross. Daisy was shaved down, horoi, and got a clean bill of health from the vet. She had found her forever family!

E rua tau i muri mai, i roto i te Maehe 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 LB. 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. I te Hakihea 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.

 

Ite matou e, te titiro Lucydog ki te whai i te mate tōngāmimi. Ka tango ahau ia ki te tākuta i runga i toku Paraire atu. Kua whakaukia mai te reira e ia i te uti, a hoki he mate taringa. Ka kumea e ratou toto, engari tatari ki te tukua atu te reira i toku tono mai kia tetahi atu e pai $200. I ratou te māharahara e kore kua i ia kai, heoi ngā kia kua i te reira no te mea ia tika kihai i ite i te pai.

Ka ia paturopi, a te whakaaro he bit pai, otiia kihai i tonu kai. I ia ia tremors / wiri, engari whangai ia ki te mahi i fakamamafa'i e te rota, no ka mate ranei,. Kamata e ahau ki te tiki āwangawanga, no te kore e ara kai ia i te wheua wheua, ahakoa. Na ka i tatou, te tokorua i te mahi Rāapa. A, no te ka au i te fare, Haere ahau ki roto, ki tukua ia ia i roto ia ia kurī ki te haere potty ... a kihai i ahei te tu ia ki runga. I taea e kore noa te tiki ki ona ringaringa ngāue fāitaha ki te tiki flat ratou i runga i te whenua. Freaked ahau, a haere tonu atu, ka ka te waea, ka karanga Will, ka mea, "E kore e taea e Lucy haere." ka karangatia e ahau te vet, whakawhetai nei kihai i tutakina ano (ratou i pai i roto i te 15 meneti) a korerotia ana e ratou ki ahau ki te kawe ia ASAP.
I muri iho, ka Will fare te haora, me te hawhe, a kua taea ki te ū ia ratou. Whakaaro ratou kia mau ai ki te mate o Addison, i te whakawhetai treatable. He hakari te reira i roto i te kuri taitamariki, Ko ake noa i roto i te uwha, a i rota o ngā tohu i roto i te noa. E kia whai i te reira tika kua maroketanga nui tonu whakaaro. I muri 2 wehiwehi po ki a ia i roto i te hōhipera doggie no te mea kahore i te tonu ia kaha nui ki te haere, nga hua whakamātautau toto whakapumautia a Addison mate. Peia te uti, me te taringa mate tona tinana ki roto ki ati, a ko ia tata ki te mate pea (aha ki te i ahau kua titi i mahi mo 45 meneti roa i taua ra? OMG). Te mihi, he mea treatable ki te werohia ia marama, kotahi e matea e ia: mo te toenga o tona ora. Engari ka taua ora roa, me te oaoa.

Na, tonu to tatou i te Lucy-oraraa ki te whakahaere i tona mate. Ko ahau hari ki te penei, e pato ahau tenei, Lucy te reo chomping he wheua rawhide i hokona e ahau ki a ia i roto i tona whare herehere tika muri i ahau. Na i tua atu i te wae heua i reira i ia he peeing IV me te super-pinepine no o ona meds ora, te ia tino nui hoki ki te taua ol 'Lucydog. A e aroha ana tatou i te reira. Ko ahau rawa mauruuru i hoatu e ia to tatou Tari he tātaritanga tere, me te tika, ka eke tona hoki i runga i ona waewae (mooni) hohoro.