Peb cov dab neeg

Peb cov dab neeg muaj xws li heartbreak, siab, ntshai, kev tu siab, nyem, zoo siab, triumph, thiab feem ntau tag nrho, Hlub. Muaj ntau peb struggled tau ib tug mob rau peb dev, Txawm peb paub tias peb lub siab tsis ncaj ncees lawm los, peb yeej paub tias peb lub siab tsis ncaj ncees lawm. ntau heev tshaj dua, Peb twb struggled nrog prescriptions uas tau dosed terribly tsis ncaj ncees lawm rau peb pups. Raug kev txom nyem thiab kev txom nyem, Peb txhua tus nrhiav tau cov chaw muab kev pab nyob rau hauv peb lub zos thiab hauv internet thiab thaum kawg sab qhov optimal kho rau peb cov phooj ywg zoo tshaj plaws. hauv qab no, Koj yuav nrhiav tau ib phau ntawm peb cov dab neeg, nyias ib leeg nyias ib leeg nyias ib yam li nyias ib yam li nyias. Thov txaus siab rau peb sau thiab yog hais tias koj xav ntxiv koj zaj dabneeg, thov hu rau peb paub.

Nyem qhov no rau ntawm qhov + nyeem txhua zaj dabneeg.

Ghosty Rider, Phaw Terrier, Adelaide, Sab qab zog Australia, Kuaj lub rau hli ntuj 2018

Nyob zoo os, A-peeps. Rau Addison tus Awareness lub limtiam, Kuv xav tias peb yuav muab me ntsis txog peb Addison cov lus.

Nws tag nrho pib tej zaum nyob rau lub rau hli ntuj 2018. Dab tsis noj, thiab rau ib Bully tsis noj, Tej yam mas nws yeej tuaj. Thaum xub thawj, Yog xav tias nws muaj ib tug phem rov qab. Tsib hnub rau thiab nws tseem tsis tau noj dab tsi, Li ntawd, yog lub sij hawm rau ib txoj kev kuaj ntshav. Cov ntshav kuaj ntawd yuav coj txog 20 Feeb, Li ntawd, whilst peb tos, Peb muab Dab rau ib tug taug kev hauv txoj kev. Thaum peb tau rov qab mus rau hauv lub vet, Nws zoo nkauj zoo coj cov hlau lead tawm ntawm kuv txhais tes thiab hais ghost lub raum tsis ua hauj lwm. Kuv lub ntiaj teb tso tseg tsis muaj thiab ces. Kuv tsis muaj cov me nyuam 2-legged cov me nyuam, Kuv 4-legged furry cov me nyuam yeej ib txwm tau lub centre ntawm kuv lub ntiaj teb, Li ntawd, thaum koj yuav xav txog tej yam, Qhov no yog ntsoog loj heev. lawm, Kuv yuav sim thiab khaws qhov no luv li kuv tau. Kuv tshuav nws ntawm lub vets, tau hu xov tooj nyob rau hauv lub teev, Thiab yog hais tias nws twb yuav muaj Addison tus kab mob. Kuv nyiam WTF yog Addison tus kab mob!!! Dab tus breeder niam txiv bred Bullies ua ntej nws thiab nws tsis tau hnov ntawm nws, Li ntawd, qhov no yuav tsum phem. Li ntawd, raws li yog qhov uas hnub no, ncaj nraim mus google. Muaj ntau cov ntaub ntawv sim thiab ua rau kev txiav txim zoo, Yog zoo nkauj tawv tawv. Nws thiaj li, Peb tau muab tso rau hauv cov pab pawg neeg Facebook thiab kom deb li deb Addison tus mus, Nws yog qhov zoo tshaj plaws puas tau. Peb pib rau ntsiav tshuaj, muaj lwm ntsoog, Thiab nws thiaj li hloov mus rau lub hlis txhaj tshuaj thiab tsis tau saib rov qab. Thaum kuv tseem vigilant txog ghost txoj kev kho mob, Kuv heev nyiam nrog li cas Addison tus yuav tshuaj nrog cov tshuaj zoo. Kuv nyeem txhua yam kuv yuav tau kuv txhais tes rau sim to taub yuav ua li cas kom feem ntau ntawm kuv tus tub muaj tus kab mob no. COV NTAUB NTAWV TEEV COV NTAUB NTAWV TEEV TSEG YOG QHOV chaw rau tag nrho cov ntaub ntawv no. Ces, Yog hais tias kuv muaj tej queries los yog lus nug, Kuv yuav ncej nws rau cov pab pawg neeg, thiab kuv yuav hais li cas txog kuv tsev neeg Addison lub tsev neeg, Lo lus zoo tsis tau piav li cas zoo li cas lawv tag nrho lawm. Cov lus no yuav tau nyuab npaum li cas thiab kuv yog 100% Kom peb tsis tau qhov twg peb yog hnub no yog hais tias nws tsis tau rau lawv thiab cov tsis muaj dose protocol. Li ntawd, yog li, koob tshuaj tiv thaiv kab mob, Zoo uas yog ib txoj kev kawm nyob rau hauv nws tus kheej tab sis thaum koj tau txais koj lub taub hau nyob ib ncig ntawm nws, Nws tsis muaj ib tug tsis ntseeg txoj kev mus hauv kuv lub tswvyim. Dab pib, Raws li nws luj rau 1.3 ml ntawm Zycortal thiab tam sim no nyob rau 0.45 ml. Kuv vet twb tau txaus nrog los lus nrog qhov no, Thiab nws hais tias, "Kuv paub tus manufacturer hais tias nws yuav tsum tau nyob rau hauv ib koob dua, Tab sis kuv pom nyob rau hauv nws tus cwj pwm thiab nyob rau hauv nws cov ntshav kuaj uas qhov txheeb xyuas tsis pw." Yog hais tias kuv muaj tej tswv yim rau leej twg tshiab soj ntsuam nrog Addison tus, Kuv yuav hais mus rau cov pab pawg neeg no nrog tej lus nug uas koj muaj, kawm seb yuav nyeem cov ntshav mus kuaj, thiab kho cov tshuaj raws li (Yog hais tias kuv ua tau leej twg los tau) Thiab koj nyob nraum A-aub yuav rov qab mus coj tsis muaj sij hawm.

Hais lus rov qab mus rau tej yam zoo li qub, ua ntej Ghost yog kuaj, Nws twb nyuam qhuav pib caij rau sab nraum qab ntawm kuv Canam 3 log. obviously, Qhov no tso tseg tsis rau ib pliag thaum thawj ib feem ntawm nws tus mob, Tab sis tam sim no yog tsis siv ceev xwmphem nws. Yog hais tias nws tsis yog rau nws kho mob tag nrho thiab yog hais tias koj tsis qhia leej twg, Lawv yuav tsis paub tias nws muaj ib tug kab mob. As Well as peb nquag caij ntuj no, Peb tau rau lub caij Liab Ribbon caij, Lub Bikers tiv thaiv Bullies caij, Thiab qhov tseeb yog lub caij fundraising caij rau lub teb chaws hluav taws kub pab. Raws li ib txwm, Dab yog ib tug loj heev ntaus nrog sawv daws, Yuav siv txhua yam nyob rau hauv nws stride, thiab laps txog tag nrho cov xim uas nws tau txais. Lig dhau xyoo, Peb kuj accredited nrog therapy Dog Services ua ib lub zej zog mus xyuas dev pab neeg no. Ntawm no tsis nyob ntev, Peb muaj ib nrab teb mus ntsib ib lub tsev laus, Tab sis xyoo promises yuav txaus thiab peb tsis tau tos! Peb yuav muab rau siv rau tej tshwj xeeb mus ntsib, Tshwj xeeb txheej xwm tshwj xeeb thiab tsom rau tej chaw xws li Ronald McDonald tsev, Tus mob cancer sawv daws lodge, tebchaws nyob ib ncig ntawm lub sij hawm piv txwv, Cov Tsev Hais Plaub Cov Hluas, thiab qhov twg lwm peb yuav muab luag ntxhi rau ib sab. Nws yog ib tug loj loj yeej rau sawv daws koom tes nrog ghost nws tus kheej, Cov neeg uas peb tuaj nyob, Lub Addison lub zej zog, thiab tus Bull Terrier nteg qe (Nws feem ntau thiab un tas misunderstood heev).

Dab yog ib feem ntawm peb tsev neeg thiab koom rau tej yam uas peb tau mus. Peb mus tus dej, Nws kiag li hlub, Thiab nws txawm tau caw christmas noj su nrog tas peb tsev neeg ncua. Nws yog zoo li no ib tug qab zib gentleman.

Li ntawd, rau finishing tuaj, Kuv kaj lias kuv cov lus no yog qhov no, Yog hais tias koj muaj ib tug aub uas tau raug kuaj nrog Addison tus, Koj yuav shit koj tus kheej thaum xub thawj, Kuv paub tias kuv puas tau, Tiam sis coj ib tug sib sib zog nqus pa thiab nrog rau txoj kev npaj siab, nco ntsoov qhia tag nrho cov ntaub ntawv muaj, ntseeg no zoo pab pawg neeg, nug loads thiab loads ntawm cov lus nug, Koj yuav tau txais los ntawm qhov no thiab koj tus aub yuav ua tau dab tsi thiab tej yam uas koj xav tau. Saib dab, ib goggle hnav, Zej zog mus xyuas Bull Terrier uas tsev kho mob nyob sab nraum qab ntawm ib motorbike thiab txo nws hwj luag ntxhi rau ib sab ntawm sawv daws nws raws li. Kuv reckon uas yog ib tug zoo nkauj zoo tshaj plaws. pob zeb dev!!!

Lawm kuv vam tias qhov no tau muab me ntsis luag rau koj lub ntsej muag thiab tsis txhawj, Nws mas nws yeej ib lub teeb kawg ntawm lub qhov.

Ntau hlub thiab loj Bully hugs rau koj tag nrho.
Jarrod thiab Ghost

Piña, Nrhiav thiab cawm dev, Puembo, Pichincha, Ecuador, Kuaj lub yim hli ntuj ntawm 2017

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Lub ob hlis ntuj 2016, Kuv nyob hauv Cholula, México, Nrog kuv shepherds peb Shepherds (German thiab Belgian, tag nrho rescued) Thaum ib tug phooj ywg hu ua kuv tias nws tau pom ib tug me puppy nyob rau hauv ib lub hnab khib nyiab kaw, kaw suffocation. Li ntawd, yog li, Kuv mus, khaws cov pob me me quav, Thiab hais nws rau kuv vet.
Plaub lub lis piam qub, ib yam dab tsi txog ib kilo. Peb tam sim ntawd nrhiav tau ib tsev neeg kam txais nws, Ces nws cia li yuav nyob ib hnub mus txog rau thaum tsev neeg no yuav mus rau nws.

Muaj... Cia li tias nws yeej tsis tshwm sim.

Nws muab ceev nrooj rau lub neej ntawm tus tswv yug yaj loj thiab hlob sai heev. Kuv cov me nyuam kawm ntawv hu ua nws 'Piña' thiab nws yeej lub siab lub ntsws ntawm sawv daws, Tab sis tsis muaj leej twg tau txais nws. Nws yog ib tug brave tiag tiag, fearless, thiab ntse puppy, Ces kuv pib nws txoj kev kawm. Nws yog ci ntsa iab nyob rau hauv obedience, Thiab raws li nws tau muab piv rau cov Shepherds, Nws tau brave thiab 'muaj zog' nyob rau hauv kev tiv thaiv ua hauj lwm thiab. Tom qab 6 hli nrog kuv, Kuv txais nws kuv teb thiab peb pib nws nrhiav thiab cawm txoj kev kawm, Raws li peb tau pom nws muaj peev xwm ua hauj lwm.

Nws yog tus ntoo khaub lig-nteg qe nyob rau hauv txoj kev kawm tab sis tom qab ib co tsis zoo yaam puab paub, Peb thaum kawg nrhiav tau ib tus kws qhia los ntawm tus ntoo khaub lig liab uas pom nws tej zaum. Nws hlob muaj zog thiab uas cog noob nws txawj ntau. Nws kawm sai thiab peb pom impressive tau. Tom qab ib txoj kev kawm hnyav qhib, Thaum tsaus ntuj kuv pom tias nws yog leaking zis thiab nws nyob nkees dua li ib txwm, Li ntawd, hnub tom ntej kuv mus rau kuv vet mus xyuas nws rau ib tug kab mob. Kuaj tsis muaj mob. Peb tau muab nws ib hnub so thiab nws twb rov qab mus coj. ib lub lis piam tom qab, Nws tau rov qab mus kawm thiab tib yam tshwm sim: Nkees, zis. Muaj, Kuv vet pom nws lub plawv tus nqi yog tsawg heev, Ces nws nug kuv mus rau ib lub tsev kho mob loj rau ib lub plawv. Lawv puas tau ib ncha ntawm nws lub plawv, plab, ntshav, ua tiav.

Thaum kuv rov qab mus de nws, Tus cardiologist hais tias nws lub plawv yog hnyav ncawv 'overworked', Thiab raws li nws lub raum, Li ntawd, qhov no yuav yog vim li cas ntawm nws leaking zis thiab nkees heev. Nws hais rau kuv nws yog suspecting Addison tus, Thaum nws electrolytes tau me ntsis, Tab sis tsis muaj zog li nws yuav ua tau. Piña muaj txhaj tshuaj ntawm Dexamethasone ob lub lis piam dhau los vim nws tau stung los ntawm tej bees, Li ntawd, cov kev kuaj definitive rau Addison peb tsis tau ua kom txog rau thaum plaub lub lis piam tom qab. Tab sis nws mob heev thiab peb txiav txim tias peb yuav sim stabilize nws nrog IV fluids tsuav tau ua qhov kev kuaj ntawd.

Tom qab ib hnub nrog cov kua dej, Nws lub caijnyoog twg tau mob heev ntxiv thiab tag nrho cov vets ntawm lub tsev kho mob, Ua ke nrog kuv vet, Txiav txim siab pib kho rau Addison tus piña yog weaker txhua hnub. Thaum peb pib nrog lub Prednisone thiab cov Fludrocortisone (Astonin), Nws yog nws tus kheej ob peb hnub tom qab, Nrog tag nrho cov teebmeem ntawm tus Prednisone, tiam sis dhia ua si, plawv dhia ceev, thiab nws zoo siab rau nws tus kheej.
nyob rau lub as thiv, Peb txo tus Prednisone thiab nws rov qab mus nrhiav thiab cawm txoj kev kawm, zoo siab. Nws yog ib tug thiab ib nrab hnub xyoo ntawd lub sij hawm ntawd. Nws tau txais ruaj khov, Kuv tau siv los tswj nws cov tshuaj, thiab thaum kawg, Peb muaj peb thawj nrhiav thiab cawm txheej xwm, Qhov twg nws gained xim vim nws zoo kawg xwm zoo siab thiab muaj zog yuav ua hauj lwm.

Peb specialized nyob rau hauv roob cawm thiab sab laug piam lawm tsev, Uas nws yuag (18 kilos) Yog ib tug loj loj kom zoo dua piv rau Shepherds los yog Labradors thiab lawv li ib txwm hnyav. Li ntawd, yog li, Piña thiab kuv kawm hlua ua hauj lwm thiab.

Dhau lub caij ntuj sov peb nyuam qhuav txav los ntawm Mexico rau Ecuador, peb cia kawm, tab sis mam li nco dheev (npaj txhij txog), Kuv tau txais qhov kev tso cai ua hauj lwm nrog kuv dev ntawm kuv kawm ntawv qib siab, nrog cov me nyuam kawm ntawv. Piña yog ib tug nrhiav thiab cawm dev, Tab sis tsis yog ib tug dev li ob tug ntawm kuv laus ones, Li ntawd, nws yog ib yam li ib tug backup. Tiamsis, vim tshav kub kub yoj, Yog ib tus dev yuav tsis mus kawm nrog kuv tej zaum thiab peb coj Piña... Thiab nws adapted sai sai. Tam sim no, ib txhia lub hlis tom qab, Nws yog adored los ntawm cov me nyuam kawm ntawv thiab ib feem ntawm cov kawm ntawv qib siab thiab ib favourite rau tsev kawm ntawv excursions thiab txheej xwm.

nyob rau hauv 2 Xyoo vim nws tus mob peb yuav tsum tau kho nws cov tshuaj xwb ob zaug, Kuv ib txwm nqa nyob ib ncig ntawm Prednisone zaws kuv mus tab sis besides uas nws yog ib tug nrhiav thiab cawm thiab sai-rau-be-therapy dev. Nyob rau hauv peb lub sij hawm dawb peb mus hiking hauv lub roob, ua luam dej hauv tus dej, los yog cia li mus nyob ib ncig ntawm lub tsheb tuam. Nws yog kiag li txhua yam ib tug tsis-Addison tus aub yuav ua, cia li muaj ib lub zog tshaj plaws.

Kuv Ecuadorian vets siv nws ua ib qho piv txwv rau lawv cov me nyuam kawm ntawv vet thaum lawv yeej tsis pom ib tug Addison tus aub ua ntej.

German txhais lus

Lub ob hlis ntuj 2016 Kuv nyob hauv Cholula, Mexico, nrog kuv 3 tau txais sheepdogs (German thiab Belgian), Thaum ib tug phooj ywg hu ua kuv, Uas nws tau pom muaj ib tug me quav puppy nyob rau hauv ib lub hnab khib nyiab kaw rau sab ntawm txoj kev, rau cov verge ntawm suffocation. Kuv mus muaj, Khaws cov bundle me bundle thiab hais rau kuv veterinarian. 4 lis piam, li ib kilo. Peb nrhiav tau ib tsev neeg zoo nkauj npaum li cas tam sim ntawd, Leej twg nws xav tau txais, Tab sis yuav tsum tau organize nws tus kheej rau ob peb hnub ua ntej nws khaws nws. Zoo, Tu siab uas yeej tsis tshwm sim.
Nws tau siv rau lub neej nrog tus dev loj dev sai heev thiab hlob kaj siab lug. Kuv cov me nyuam kawm ntawv muab nws lub npe PIÑA (i.e. pineapple), Vim peb nyuam qhuav noj cov txiv hmab txiv ntoo. Nws yeej hla tag nrho cov neeg, Tab sis tsis muaj leej twg tau txais nws.

Nws yog ib tug courageous heev, muaj zog thiab tsis tshua muaj neeg ntse puppy/hluas dev, Ces kuv pib, cob qhia lawv. Nws yog zoo kawg thiab nyob obedience thiab, txawm tias me piv rau cov sheepdogs, nws kuj brave heev thiab brisk hauv kev pab tiv thaiv.

Tom qab 6 Lub hlis nrog kuv, nws teb los ua 'kuv' thiab thaum kawg peb pib nws nrhiav thiab cawm dev kev kawm, Txij thaum peb tau pom lawv lub qhov ntswg excellent siv. Tau kawg nws yog tus tsuas muab rau txoj kev kawm, Thiab tu siab peb kuj tau mus rau hauv ib lub tsheb loj thauj neeg, leej twg xav tias nws muaj peev xwm ua tau, Tsuas tej pedigree dev yuav ua tau ntawd. Thaum kawg peb nrhiav tau 'peb' tsheb loj thauj neeg, Leej twg pom nws tej zaum thiab ces nws mus sai heev thiab nws feem ntau tag peb nrog nws txawj ntse.

Lub yim hli ntuj 2017, tom qab ib khaus heev workout, Kuv pom, Nws yog kom meej meej sab lim, Me ntsis leaky thiab cia li tsis tus cheerful qus boar li ib txwm. Kuv mus rau kuv vet hnub tom ntej nrog lub sijhawm twg los ntawm ib tug kab mob bladder, Kuaj tsis muaj mob. Nws tau ob peb hnub tawm thiab yog feem coob rov qab mus coj. Tib yam tshwm sim nyob rau tom ntej kev kawm qhib: qaug zog, Urinary incontinence. Lub sij hawm no, kuv vet pom ib lub plawv tsis tshua muaj neeg mob thiab xa peb mus rau ib lub tsev kho mob rau ib cardiological check-up. Lawv puas tau ib lub plawv ultrasound, Mob plab ultrasound, suav ntshav, LAJ KAB, thiab lwm yam., daim ntawv qhia txog qhov kev pab cuam. Thaum kuv mus de nws muaj tom qab ua hauj lwm, Tus kws kho mob hais rau kuv, Lub plawv thiab raum yog lig overloaded, Qhov no yog vim li cas rau cov exhaustion thiab incontinence. Tus kws kho mob tsam Addison vim yog ib me ntsis electrolyte ua haujlwm, Tab sis vim yog ib tug nres 2 Lub lis piam ua ntej, peb tsis tau noj cov ACTH kuaj, Peb yuav tau 4 Lub lis piam tos... Li ntawd, peb txiav txim siab, stabilize lawv nrog infusions yuav tau ua qhov kev kuaj ntawd. Tu siab dua li cov infusions, nws twb tau mob heev ntxiv thiab mob heev ntxiv, Li ntawd, kom tag nrho cov veterinarians koom tes nrog txiav txim siab los txiav txim siab, Uas nws yuav tau kho rau Addison tus. Peb pib nrog prednisolone thiab fludrocortisone (Astonin) Thiab tom qab ob peb hnub nws twb yuav luag tib yam li nws tau dua. Nyob rau hauv lub limtiam ntawd raws li, peb txo tus prednisolone, Qhov no kuj ua rau sab teebmeem disappear, Tab sis lub plawv yog ruaj khov thiab nws tau yam dua. Kuv tau siv tshuaj tswj thiab kawm, Mloog nws lub plawv peb tus kheej thiab thaum kawg peb rov qab mus cawm txoj kev kawm thiab tsis ntev muaj peb lub hom phiaj thawj lub hom phiaj, Qhov twg nws ib txwm tau paub nyob rau hauv ib txoj kev txiav txim zoo, Vim nws yog cheerful tab sis tib lub sijhawm tsis tshua muaj neeg professional thiab txhim khu kev qha ntawm chaw ua hauj lwm. Peb specialized nyob rau hauv roob cawm thiab rubble ua hauj lwm, Koj compact, tab sis ncaws pob (18keeb kwm yav dhau los) Yog ib tug zoo kom zoo dua loj thiab heavier dev xws li DSH los yog Labradors. Li ntawd, peb kawm rau abseil ua ke, Ascent hauv ropes, Cable tsheb caij thiab ntau npaum li cas.

caij ntuj sov 2019 Peb nyuam qhuav txav los ntawm Mexico rau Ecuador, Peb tseem cob qhia, Tab sis mam li nco dheev kuv tau tso cai los ntawm kuv lub tsev kawm ntawv, Ua hauj lwm nrog kuv dev tom tsev kawm ntawv nrog cov me nyuam yaus thiab cov hluas. Tam sim no cov qus boar yog ib tug cawm dev, tab sis tsis yog tus aub, Thiab ces nws tsuas npaj ua ib reserve thaum xub pib, Yog hais tias kuv yog ib tug kuv kho
Tus aub seniors tsis tuaj. Thaum tshav kub kub yoj, Qhov twg ob seniors yuav tsis ua hauj lwm, Li ntawd, nws hnub loj tuaj, Thiab raws li nrog txhua yam ua ntej, Nws kawm sai heev. Tam sim no, ob peb lub hlis tom qab, Nws yog txaus siab los ntawm cov me nyuam kawm ntawv (thiab lug txhawb cov miv thiab kev pab thiab kev pab- thiab tiv thaiv cov khwb ntawm lub tsev kawm ntawv) Thiab peb caw kom txhua yam txheej xwm thiab excursions, Ua tau tag nrho lawv txias tricks thiab cia lawv nrhiav ib tug me nyuam kawm ntawv...

Nyob rau hauv cov scarce 2 Xyoo vim nws tus mob, peb muaj tsuas yuav tsum tau kho nws cov tshuaj 2 zaug, Thaum nws poob rau hauv lub ntsoog rau vim li cas tsis paub peb thiab yuav tsum tau nyob rau ib drip hauv lub tsev kho mob rau ob peb hnub, Tiam sis apart from ntawd, nws yog ib tug dev cawm dev thiab ib sai-rau-be therapy dev. Tsuas yog, Kuv yuav tsum xav txog dab tsi, yog, Ib txwm muaj prednisolone nrog koj, Vim tias ob txoj haujlwm tshawb nrhiav thiab ua haujlwm tom tsev kawm ntawv yog stressful. Nyob rau hauv ib txoj kev txiav txim zoo, Tab sis tseem stressful.

Nyob rau hauv peb lub sij hawm dawb, peb mus kev hauv lub roob siab, ua luam dej los yog caij tsheb tuam. Nws yog kiag li txhua yam (los sis ntau heev tshaj dua), Dab tsi ib tug dev tsis-Addison dev yuav ua li cas, Tsuas muaj ib tug surplus ntawm lub zog zoo.
Xwm li cas: Kuv ecuadorian veterinarians siv lawv ua ib qho piv txwv rau lawv cov me nyuam kawm ntawv veterinary, da die allermeisten nie zuvor einen Addisonpatienten zu Gesicht bekommen haben.

Lus Mev

Piña zaj dabneeg
Lub ob hlis ntuj 2016, nyob hauv Cholula, Mexico nrog kuv pastors peb pastors (Germans thiab Belgians, Sawv daws rescued) Thaum ib tug phooj ywg hu ua kuv tias nws tau pom ib tug menyuam dev nyob rau hauv ib lub hnab khib nyiab kaw rau sabwalk ntawm txoj kev., rau cov verge ntawm suffocation. Ces kuv mus, Kuv khaws cov puppy thiab nkag tau nws rau kuv vet. 4 asthiv, Li 1000grams. Peb tam sim ntawd nrhiav tau ib tsev neeg uas xav tau nws, Lawv cia li yuav tsum tau organize lawv tus kheej ua ntej yuav noj nws. Tiamsis…Nws yeej tsis tshwm sim thiab nyob nrog kuv ntev tshaj peb xav pom.

Nws adapted sai rau lub neej ntawm cov shepherds loj thiab hlob tuaj kho mob. Kuv cov me nyuam kawm ntawv hu ua NWS PINEAPPLE vim tias lub sij hawm ntawd peb tau saib cov txiv hmab txiv ntoo. Nws ua sawv daws poob rau kev hlub tab sis tsis muaj leej twg tau txais nws. Muaj ib tug brave puppy, Kev ruaj ntseg thiab ntse, Li ntawd, peb pib kawm nws. Nws shone hauv obedience, tricks thiab – txawm yog muab piv rau tus shepherds– Nws tseem txawb nws tus kheej rau hauv khwb thiab kev tiv thaiv. Thaum nws nqa 6 Lub hlis nrog kuv peb teb txais nws 'kuv' thiab kuj pib nws nrhiav thiab cawm txoj kev kawm, Raws li peb pom nws yog suitable heev rau tsw ua hauj lwm.

Tau kawg muaj tug tib txoj kev hla thiab thaum pib peb tau ntsib ib pseudo-tsheb loj thauj neeg pseudo-tsheb loj thauj neeg uas hais tias nws yog siv thiab blah, Tab sis peb thaum kawg pom ib lub tsheb loj thauj neeg uas pom nws tej zaum thiab peb sai pom impressive tau.

Lub yim hli ntuj 2017, Tom qab muaj kev kawm qhib, Nws ntsia sab sab lim, tu siab thiab zis tuaj thaum nws tsaug zog. Hnub tom qab peb ntsuam xyuas nws rau urinary tract, yog tsis zoo. Peb tau muab nws ob peb hnub so thiab tsis ntev nws yog ib qho zoo. Thaum nws rov qab mus kawm, tib yam tshwm sim: nkees heev, kev tsis sib raug zoo. Lub sij hawm ntawd kuv vet pom nws lub plawv heev thiab xa peb mus rau ib lub tsev kho mob rau ib cardiology check-up. Lawv puas tau ib lub plawv ncha, sonography ntawm lub plawv thiab abdomen, Lawv muab lub siab, ntshav…Tag nrho. Thaum kuv mus rau nws, Tus cardiologist hais rau kuv tias ob lub plawv thiab lub raum yog overloaded thiab yog vim li cas kuv thiaj nkees. Tus kws kho mob tsam Addison vim yog ib me ntsis electrolyte imbalance thiab lub plawv teeb meem. Rau ib tug nres ob lub lis piam lawm, Piña tau txais ib cortisone txhaj, Li ntawd, peb tsis tau ua tus ACTH stimulation kuaj. Cov kws kho mob hais tias nws yuav tau tos 4 lub lis piam yuav siv sij hawm mus kuaj, Tej zaum koj yuav stabilize nws nrog sodium chloride serums rau tej lub sij hawm thiab thaum kawg ua qhov kev kuaj ntawd.
tu siab, Txawm nrog lub serums nws lub caijnyoog twg worsened thiab tom qab ob peb hnub tag nrho cov veterinarians koom tes nrog txiav txim siab ua ke los pib kho rau Addison. Peb pib nrog Predisone thiab Fludrocortisone ntsiav tshuaj (Astonin) Thiab ob peb hnub nws muaj zog thiab cheerful ua ntej. Nws lub plawv normalized thiab peb tau maj mam txo tus txhaj koob tshuaj tivthaiv Prednisone, Nrog cov teebmeem zoo.

Piña yog ib xyoos thiab ib nrab hnub laus thaum nws tau kuaj.

Nws yog ruaj khov, Kuv tau siv los tuav nws cov tshuaj thiab peb tau thaum kawg tau rov qab mus kawm. Tsis ntev peb muaj tus thawj nrhiav thiab cawm haujlwm thiab nws yeej lub siab lub ntsws nrog nws tus phooj ywg thiab cheerful cim thiab nws professionalism ntawd nrhiav hauj lwm. Peb tshwj xeeb nyob rau hauv roob cawm thiab sab laug piam lawm khib nyiab/lug uas nws rau nws compact stature thiab ncaws pob (18kilos) Muaj kom zoo dua nrog heavier shepherds los yog Labradors. Li no, Peb kawm rappel., Hlua nce toj, caij cable tsheb thiab tej yam tsheb.

Thaum lub caij ntuj sov 2019 Peb nyuam qhuav txav los rau Ecuador, Qhov twg peb tseem kawm, Tab sis mam li nco dheev peb tau tso cai los ntawm kuv lub tsev kawm ntawv, ua hauj lwm nrog dev tom tsev kawm ntawv. Pineapple ua ib tshawb thiab cawm dev ntawd tsuas los ua ib daim tuaj hloov rau kuv ob tug dev. Nyob rau hauv ib lub tshav kub kub yoj, Thaum ob tug dev yuav tsis ua hauj lwm vim lawv muaj hnub nyoog, Nws yog lub sij hawm rau Piña thiab…Nws kawm sai heev. Tam sim no, hli tom qab, Nws yog adored los ntawm lub tsev kawm ntawv tseem (Me Nyuam Kawm Ntawv, Lug txhawb cov miv, hau, Niam txiv, neeg ua hauj lwm) Rau qhov nws muaj kev xyiv fab, Paub txog kev paub txog yuav ua li cas muaj coob tricks thiab muab kev ruaj ntseg rau excursions.

Ob xyoos ntawm nws tus mob xwb ob zaug puas tau peb yuav tsum tau kho nws cov tshuaj, Kuv ib txwm nqa ib co Prednisone nrog kuv (Ob leeg nrhiav thiab lub chaw ua hauj lwm hauv tsev kawm ntawv thov ntau los ntawm nws thiab kuv yuav tsum tau muab nws ntau Prednisone rau hnub ua hauj lwm) Tab sis tom ntej no rau ntawd nws yog ib tug nrhiav thiab cawm bitch thiab yav tom ntej therapy bitch.
Nyob rau hauv peb lub sij hawm dawb peb mus hiking, Peb nce toj roob, Peb caij lub tsheb tuam los yog mus ua luam dej. Piña yog kiag li txhua yam (los yog ntau dua) Tus aub tsis Addison, tsuas muaj zog tshaj plaws xwb.
Kuv ecuadorian veterinarians siv nws qhia Addison rau lawv cov tshuaj veterinary tshuaj raws li feem ntau yeej tsis pom ib rooj plaub ntawm Addison ua ntej.
Rau winning ces lub siab lub ntsws, Kuv cov phooj ywg muab kuv ib Pineapple tattoo thiab ib nrab ntawm kuv lub tsev muaj Pineapple décor. Su apodo es "la cola inquieta" por ser tan alegre, y cuando la ven, nadie sospecha su enfermedad.

Ozzie, Ciam teb Collie/pawg Terrier, Colorado, TEB CHAWS USA, Kuaj lub rau hli ntuj 2016

Qhov no yog Ozzie! Peb tau txais nws ua ib tug cawm 6-hli-laus cawm. Ciam teb Collie/pawg Terrier sib xyaw raws li qhov kev kuaj DNA. Nws yuag yog 48 phaus. Peb pib noticing hloov hauv nws thaum nws tau hais txog 3.5 taus (Ntxov 2016). Thawj indication (tu los ntawm kuv ua ib qhov teeb meem kho mob thaum lub sij hawm ntawd) Yog ib tug drastic hloov hauv nws lub tsho tiv no. Nws cov plaub hau hlob ntev thiab muab los ntawm dub xim av. Nws ntsia zoo li ib tug dais me ntsis!

Ces nyob rau lub rau hli ntuj, Peb mus camping thiab kuv pom nws yog peeing heev. Peb mus camping thiab kuv pom nws yog peeing heev. Tej zaum kuj muaj qee zaum raws plab.

Tseem energetic, Peb tseem agility txhua lub sij hawm no. Ces ib sawv ntxov, Nws tsis xav noj. Uas yog kuv indication tias tej yam ntawd tsis ncaj ncees lawm. Nws ib txwm hlub zaub mov. Kuv kuj pom tias nws yuav ris ib lub sij hawm ntev tom qab ua si pob. ntev dhau lawm.

Rau lub vet hnub ntawd nyob rau lub rau hli ntuj 2016, ua ntej nws 4^{tub sab} hnub yug. Lawv nug kuv seb nws cov tsos mob tau vim nws ntsia zoo li no ib tug zoo siab camper. Kuv hais rau nws txog qhov tsis noj thiab tus panting. Kuv yuav de nws tom qab hnub ntawd thiab yog hais kom muab nws qaib thiab mov. Lawv yuav tsum noj ntshav thiab soj ntsuam yuav rov qab hnub tom qab.

Kuv nyuam qhuav mus agility kawm ntawd sawv ntxov, Thiab thaum kuv tuaj rov qab cov vet tau hu ua coj Ozzie hauv ASAP. Lawv tsam Addison tus kab mob. Lawv puas tau qhov kev kuaj ACTH thiab nws tsis stim hlo. Kev kuaj ntawd yog nyob rau hauv!

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. It took 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 days. 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, Tau txais nws excellent Treibball npe ntxiv nws trick Dog Champion thiab Stunt dev professional npe nyob rau hauv 2018. Nws yog ze ntawm nws Masters Jumpers thiab txheem lub npe nyob rau hauv AKC agility thiab kuv cia siab mus koom lub Nadac Championships rau lub Cuaj hlis xyoo no. Nws khwv nws Nosework 2 ob peb lub hlis dhau los. Yuav mus rau theem 3 xyoo no!

Kuv thiaj zoo siab rau tus tub no; Nws hlub lub neej thiab nws yuav ua rau kuv tibneeg hu tauj coob! Ntawm no yog ib qhov txuas rau ib yam ntawm nws treibball sau nws thiaj hlub: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bTC1jBJR_jM

Stirling, Ciam teb Collie, Arizona, TEB CHAWS USA, Kuaj tau hais tias 2012

Stirling yog kuv qab zib, amazing ciam teb Collie. Nws zoo nkauj AKC sau npe yog Premiere stirling raws li txoj cai, UD, P-UTD, FDC. Txij thaum pib, Kuv ntseeg tias nws yuav tsum tau kuv tus aub. Kuv tau kawm thiab uas qhia dev sib txeeb obedience ze li ntawm 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. Finally, 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, Kuv pom nws seemed muaj sij hawm thaum nws tsis xav tias zoo. Nws yuav muaj cov quav xoob thiab zoo li nkees; ua si. Kuv yuav coj nws mus rau vet thiab nws yuav tau txais ib co tshuaj mus twj ywm nws plab. Nws labs tau zoo. Kuv yuav pom nws yuav muaj xoob quav tom qab ib txoj kev kawm qhib. Cov tsos mob tom ntej stirling pom hais tias nws yog ib daim ntawv qhia txog lub cev pob tshwm. Stirling muaj pus xws li lesions thoob plaws hauv nws lub cev. Yog li scary! Tawm mus rau lub vet peb mus. txij ntawm no mus, raws li kuv yog ib tug nais maum, Kuv pib muab ua ke no seemed xws li ib tug autoimmune los yog autoinflammatory mob. Maj mam ua pob khaus liab, nws mus tam sim ntawd. Txij ntawd los, Stirling yuav mus muaj lub sij hawm uas xoob xoob, qaug zog, kub ib ce thiab kub ib ce. Kuv yuav maj nws mus rau lub vet rau kev kho thiab ib feem ntawm txoj kev kho yog steroids. Tom qab kho, Stirling yuav rov qab mus rau nws amazing nws tus kheej thiab tua peb yuav khiav thiab kev kawm kom txog rau thaum rov tom ntej no. Muaj ib tug xov tooj ntawm cov rov. Finally, tom qab ib lub sijhawm uas nws rov, Peb pom ib tug txawv vet li peb nyob rau nyiaj so koobtsheej. Kuv muab peb zaj dabneeg thiab kuv twb chim siab. Nws blurted tawm, "Kuv xav tias nws muaj Addison tus kab mob!Nws hais tias: "Nws khiav cov kev ntsuam xyuas, muab nws steroids, thiab kua los stabilize nws. Rau qhov kawg rov, Stirling tus ntshav glucose yog tsawg; Nws muaj ib qho kev nthuav qhia ntawm Addison tus. Nws muaj ib qho kev nthuav qhia ntawm Addison tus! 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, Tiam sis tshua nrog glucocorticoid deficiency — los yog nrog Atypical Addison tus kab mob. Stirling muaj tseem nyob hauv Atypical Addison txij thaum 2012. Vim nws kuaj rau tus thawj Addison peb ua raws li nws labs txhua 4 Cov Hli.

Tom qab lub sij hawm pib stabilization lub sij hawm, uas yog ib qho nyuaj, Stirling lawm zoo, khiav thiab competing. Peb pab neeg rau Stirling yog amazing. Peb Vet yog txhawb peb kho thiab peb ua hauj lwm ua ke rau txoj kev npaj zoo rau Stirling. Nws yog txhawb uas tsis muaj prednisone thiab peb noj lub hom phiaj.

Rau brags, Stirling thiab kuv khiav ua ke thiab nyuam qhuav peb khiav ib mais 6-feeb mais! Peb qhia hauv sis tw obedience thiab yuav luag ib txwm nyob rau hauv cov tav ribbons. LUB UD (Hlauv taws xob dev npe) Yog ib lub npe sab saum toj obedience lub npe. Stirling yog kuv thawj obedience dev mus cuag lub npe UD npe. Kuv adore txhua feeb peb muaj ua ke. Coj txawv txawv txaus, Kuv ntseeg tias peb txaus siab rau ib cov nyiaj muaj zog vim yog tus Addison.

Sab nraum lub teeb meem ntawm tus mob no, thiab lub sij hawm pib stabilization lub sij hawm uas yog scary; Peb muaj ib lub neej amazing ua ke. Kuv xav thov ua tsaug rau peb cov kev kho mob thiab peb Canine Addison cov chaw muab kev pab & Pab Pawg Neeg Kawm Ntawv (C.A.R.E.). Kuv tsis ntseeg tias kuv yuav tau pom los ntawm qhov no tsis muaj cov txawj ntse thiab kev taw qhia txog peb C.A.R.E pab pawg neeg. Cov kev them nyiaj yug thiab kev paub C.A.R.E. muab kev pab tseem ceeb heev. Kuv tsis tau suav ntau npaum li cas kuv tau mus txog rau kev taw qhia thiab kev them nyiaj yug. Cov pab pawg neeg kuj theem friendship thiab txhawb. Kuv nco ntsoov thib ob guessing yog hais tias kuv yuav tsum tau khiav thiab uas qhia Stirling. Ces kuv pom dev nyob rau hauv peb C.A.R.E pawg ua agility. Kuv twb kov los ntawm ib tug ciam teb zoo Collie hu ua Idgie nyob rau hauv peb pab pawg neeg. Menyuam Idgie brags muab kuv cov kev txhawb kuv xav tau. Thaum ntawd lub caij ntawd, Kuv txiav txim siab Stirling yog ib txwm thiab yuav kuv dev thiab peb yuav nyob lub neej peb tau npaj tseg. Koj yuav pom kuv hu nkauj pab neeg Stirling praises tej zaum, Nyob rau hauv rooj plaub no ib tug neeg yuav tsum cia li me ntsis txhawb.

Stirling yog zoo hlub los ntawm kuv thiab kuv zoo, Txhawb tus txiv uas tseem ceeb heev nyob rau hauv kev txhawb Stirling hauv nws zov. Peb Addison tus dev pob zeb thiab yuav ua tau tag nrho!

Ali, Belgian Groenendael, Florida, TEB CHAWS USA, Kuaj pom hais tias ntuj 2014

Lub sij hawm qhia peb zaj dabneeg, thiab muab ib co xov xwm zoo. Thaum peb nkaus cov pab pawg neeg Facebook, Nws yog raws li ib tug suggestion los ntawm ib tug phooj ywg nyob rau lwm Facebook pawg txog cov Belgian Shepherd breeds. Kuv twb tsis muaj lub tswv yim uas peb xav tau kev pab thiab tias kuv yuav txhim kho Ali txoj kev zov. Ali muaj nws addison lub ntsoog lawm 5 ua ntej, Thiab nws yuav tsum tau ruaj khov nrog 2.5 ml ntawm Prednisolone txhua hnub thiab ib hlis txhaj tshuaj, Ntawm cov vets, of 2.5 ml ntawm Percorten – Ua tib zoo xam raws li nws yuag (Uas kuv ho sab tsis yog txoj kev kho cov tshuaj).

Kuv tus txiv thiab kuv ntau tshaj ib zaug muaj 'uas hais lus.' Peb yeej ua tus tshaj plaws kho nws tus mob, kom nws ciaj sia? Foom koob hmoov rau, Nws yog li 'wired,' dhia siab, tshee thiab tshee txhua yam. Kuv brave fearless tus ntxhais tsis muaj ntxiv. Nws yog ravenous! Starving tshaib plab lub sij hawm tseem. Yog mob heev saib. Kuv thov txim rau nws kuv siv yuav nws plhaub loj ntawm lettuce yoojyim sim thiab sau nws. Txhua yam muab ib yam dab tsi rau nws plab tsis fattening nws. Nws hma cia lawv cia.

Dua li ntawm muab nws cranberry capsules txhua hnub, Nws muaj countless bladder infections. Seemed xws li nws twb yeej tsis tseeb ntawm lawv thiab yog lossi tau txais tshuaj tua kab mob los tswj lawv. Nws fur tau ncaim sparse heev thiab coarse. Belgian Shepherds muaj ib ob npaug coat, Tab sis nws tsis muaj tej soft warming undercoat ntawm fur. Cia li cov fur fur, Nrog bald spots txawm nyob ntawd. Tej nuj nqis uas peb puas tau txais ib daim ntawv qhia txog hmo pw tsaug zog. Txhua hmo nws yuav tsum tau tawm mus ob zaug, Ib txhia nights li peb zaug.

Tab sis ces kuv nyeem cov ntaub ntawv no thiab lub tswv yim uas yog pab lwm tus kom txo lawv dev los ntawm cov therapeutic dosage theem uas Ali yog rau cov biological hloov theem ntawm ob Prednisolone thiab Percorten V. Kuv yog ib lub neej zaum ntawm txoj kev kawm thiab nws tag nrho ua tej kev txiav txim zoo uas kuv txiav txim siab muab nws ib sim. Kuv nyuam qhuav ntsiag to tau rau thiab txo Ali prednisolone, maj mam maj mam muab. Thiab ua li cas koj paub, Nws puas tau zoo kawg thiab. Nws muab ib pliag, Tab sis nws yog tam sim no ruaj khov rau 0.5 ml txhua hnub – ib-fifth ntawm nws thawj koob!

Thaum kuv pom tias nws tau ua zoo rau ib txo koob tshuaj prednisolone, Kuv pib qhia peb zoo nkauj veterinarian kuv xav txo nws Percorten thiab puag nws dosage rau nws electrolytes, tsis nws yuag. Peb muaj heev ib tussle pib nrog, Tab sis thaum nws pom tau hais tias kuv xav kom nws kho kom tau raws li qhov txheeb xyuas tau ntawm nws 'lytes, Nws yog siab txhawb. Peb twb tau maj mam txo nws dosage, thiab nws txhaj koob tshuaj tivthaiv kawg yog 0.5 ml Zycortal (Peb switched ntawm Percorten). Tej zaum mus 0.4 ml lub sij hawm no, Tab sis peb yuav ntev paub. Ob peb lub hlis dhau los, Kuv pib ua nws txhaj tshuaj kuv tus kheej. Tej mus mitigate tus nqi ntxiv ntawm lub hli 'lytes kev ntsuam xyuas, Tab sis ntau kom tsis txhob Ali coj mus rau lub vets ces feem ntau. Nws yog siab tawv heev, Tab sis nws twb tau mus rau lub vets deb heev nyob rau hauv nws lub neej me ntsis.

Vim li cas kuv qhia koj tam sim no? Zoo, Peb twb nyuam qhuav rov qab los ntawm Ali tus 28 Hnub 'lytes ntshav kos thiab peb vet proudly hais rau kuv tias nws muaj convinced tus tswv ntawm lwm Addison tus aub nyob rau hauv nws zov kom pib tib yam txo regime. Thiab, foom koob hmoov rau nws, Nws tau pom tias tias lawv yuav pib ua lub hlis txhaj tshuaj lawv tus kheej pab offset tus nqi pib, citing kuv ua ib qho piv txwv.

Li ntawd, yog li, Apart from tau chuffed rau bits tias lwm dev yuav ntev lawm ntau wired, Kuv twb kawm lwm zaj lus qhia. Nyob rau hauv convincing peb veterinarians los kho peb dev qhov uas peb tau kawm yog dab tsi lawv xav tau dab tsi, uas nyuam qhuav muaj ib daim tuaj hloov dosage, Lawv yuav ces coj ntawd paub thiab siv nws nrog lwm Addison' dev nyob rau hauv lawv cov kev pab zov me nyuam. Muaj hais tias nws, Uas nkawd blindingly cuab kev uas lawv yuav ua tau li ntawd,, Tab sis nws honestly twb tsis tshwm sim rau kuv.

hloov tshiab: Lwm ob xyoos tau kis vim kuv sau tau qhov no. Ua tsaug rau sawv daws no nyob CARE rau tag nrho lawv ua los pab peb precious A-dev thiab peb, Lawv txhawj xeeb helicopter cov niam txiv. Kuv honored kom tau kom hloov nws rau lub Canine Addison Awareness lub limtiam 2020.

Kuv darling Ali tseem flourish. dhau 2 xyoo tam sim no, Nws twb tau ruaj khov rau 0.5 ml ntawm Prednisolone txhua hnub. Kuv tseem txo nws lub hlis Zycortal, ua los ntawm hli 'lytes kev ntsuam xyuas, Mus txog rau thaum peb mus txog rau theem uas cia nws ruaj khov rau 28 days. Kuv tus ntxhais txom nyem, uas yuav tsum tau muab 2.5 mls ntawm Percoten V txhua lub hlis rau 5 Tsuas xav tau cov pob me me quav txhua hli 0.3 ml.

Tsaib no peb tau txais ib tug txiv neej Belgian Shepherd puppy. Kuv xav tias Ali yuav txaus siab tsis muaj lub luag hauj lwm uas nyob saum dev nyob rau hauv peb pob me me ntawm ob. Peb paub li cas txog qhov no?! Muaj cia li lom nws thawj xyoos, Duab ntxoov ntxoo yog tam sim no ib tug me nyuam tub strapping loj, siab, Thiab heavier ua dua Ali. Tab sis kuv darling brave fearless tus ntxhais tseem txiav txim tau saum dev. Nws lub tsho tiv no yog tag nrho, Mos, ci ntsa iab. Kuv yuav tsum lees tias nws tseem bolts nws pluas mov, Tab sis, txoj kev uas xav ua kom tau tshaib plab resides tsuas nyob rau hauv kuv nco. Peb ob leeg pw tsaug zog los ntawm feem ntau nights. Tam sim noadays, Nws yog kuv uas yuav tsum tau mus, tsis tau nws. Thiab nws zoo siab. Kaj lug eyed thiab hav txwv yeem tailed. Nws yog beside kuv tam sim no, cuddling rau lub rooj zaum, nyuaj heev.

Txawm tias kuv tsis nco qab txog nws tus mob. Nws yog ib feem ntawm kuv niaj zaus muab nws meds nrog nws tshais, Nreeb, Yoojyim, thiab tsis muaj big deal hlo. Nws lub hli txhaj tshuaj yog tam sim no niaj zaus. Dab tshos tawm hmo ua ntej. Kos tau nws meds rau hauv lub syringe thaum nws tseem sim lwm qhov, 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, Standard Poodle, British Columbia, Canada, Diagnosed February of 2009

Simba was born 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, he fell down some stairs. He ended up at the vet, described as extremely lethargic and unable to walk. Bloodwork led to a diagnosis of “presumptive Addison’s” (no ACTH test). He was given a shot of Dexamethasone and some IV fluids, then sent home to take Florinef, “for 2 Cov Hli, then stop and keep Prednisone on hand if he starts to crash at home.” His medical file reads like a horror story. In November of 2010, he had a “possible” Addisonian crisis, with his potassium at 5.6 (range up to 5.8). Simba apparently had a total of 3 crises while with his first family, and then suffered a 4th at the time of surrender to the Standard Poodle Rescue.

At the age of 6, Simba arrived in the rescue & foster care. The rescue and members of the Addison’s community helped to get Simba on the right path, switching him from Florinef to Percorten and he started on the next phase of his life, which is much happier!

Keith and I were looking for a sibling for our River, who absolutely does not like being an “only dog”. I had been following a lot of the dogs available at the rescue, and then Simba appeared. He was like a clone of River in appearance, only even more beautiful. I just couldn’t take my eyes off this lovely boy. We had just lost 2 dogs in a couple of years, one from cancer, the other due to complications from inoperable multiple liver shunts. My contact at the rescue tried to talk me away from Simba, saying we deserved one with no issues, but somehow we felt we were the right people for Simba and he was right for us. Simba arrived in our family on March 23, 2013, not long after his 6th birthday, with an assortment of spreadsheets, pills, and instructions. My head was spinning. I knew nothing about Addison’s, except that it was a very scary word. His foster mother, Katey, assured me that we would have her full support along with that of the Addison’s community. I joined a support group fairly quickly but waited awhile before posting. Being a shy person, Yog yooj yim hais lus rau ib bunch ntawm strangers, Txawm tias lawv tsuas hauv internet. Zoo, Yog qhov zoo tshaj plaws kuv puas tau. Rau Simba, Yog zoo vim kuv tau instant pab soj ntsuam nrog nws, thiab rau kuv zoo – kuv ua ntau yam phooj ywg zoo, Cov neeg uas kuv muaj ib yam hauv common – peb yeej hlub peb Addison tus dev. Simba twb tau "advertised" thoob plaws sab av loj thiab txawm nyob hauv lub UK, Li ntawd, nws tuaj nrog nws cov pab pawg neeg admirers, Thiab Keith thiab kuv ntog rau hauv cov pab pawg neeg nrog nws.

Kawg ntawm lub rau hli ntuj 2013, cia li 3 Lub hlis tom qab peb tau txais nws, Simba dhia ntawd tawm hauv Keith lub tsheb loj nyob rau hauv lub nkas-las thiab ua nws txhais ceg. Dab tsi ntxiv rau no darling tub! Nws yog ib tug phem heev so thiab nws twb mus nrog ib phaj hlau hlau nyob hauv nws caj npab plus hlau qhwv tag nrho ib ncig nws dab teg. Peb tau hais rau koj tias nws yog ib tug 90% sij hawm uas nws mob kheesxaws ncauj tsev menyuam, Li ntawd, tau npaj tau amputation raws li chemo kho. Simba muaj hmoo thiab haum rau hauv lub 10% Ntshiab! Nws yog zoo li no ib trooper nrog nws splint thiab hnav nws "bonnet,Nws hais tias: "Thaum nws kho tau nws zoo lawm, nws zoo siab kawg li uas nws kho tau nws zoo lawm, yuav tsum tau rov qab mus 6 Lub hlis tom qab muaj lub phaj tshem tawm.

Li ntawd, peb yuav los txog 2 Txij thaum peb tau txais Simba – nws twb tau zoo li no ib txoj kev kaj siab lug. Nws yog "nws tus kheej," tsis zoo li lwm tus dev. Nws yog ib tug loner, thiab yog "ce intolerant." Nws daim ntawv teev cov me nyuam muaj yuav luag zoo – ib zaug kom zoo tshuaj, tej tawv nqaij yav dhau los zoo, ntaub pua txaj. Simba saib lwm dev ua si tab sis yeej tsis kawm yuav koom thaum nws hluas. Nws muab tau ntau nws "kev lom zem hluas" yog ib tug Autism Service dev, thiab yog mob heev. Tab sis nws lub sij hawm tuaj – nws muaj 8 xyoos txog tshwm sim – thiab nws muaj ib tug niam & Dad uas hlub nws dearly thiab yuav ua dab tsi rau nws, Ib tug kwvtij uas nyiam coj nws ntawm no, Thiab ib tug muam pinot uas tsis tau heev tsis nco qab lawm tias nws growled ntawm nws thawj hnub nws nyob ntawm no, Tab sis nws yog loosening tuaj. Simba txhais tau tias "tub huabtais" thiab uas yog nws yog dab tsi!

koob meej, Mini-Poodle/Cocker Spaniel mix, British Columbia, Canada, Kuaj pom hais tias ntuj 2014

Pinot yog ib tug cocker spaniel/mini poodle sib xyaw, yug rau ntuj 4, 2009. Nws nyob rau 5 Xyoo nyob rau hauv ib tsev neeg uas kuv paub tsis muaj dab tsi. Tab sis ua ntej nws 5^{tub sab} hnub yug, Nws tau coj mus rau lub tsev kho mob ti tes ti taw nrog zis blockage thiab thaum lawv tau txais nws muaj zog txaus, Nws muaj ib tug urinary cystoscopy. Nws twb muab xa mus tsev tab sis rov qab mus tsev tab sis rov qab rau ib hnub los yog ob tug nyob rau hauv ntsoog. Cov vet xav mus kuaj rau Addison tus tab sis ces nws tsev neeg tau mus txog lawv taw tes thiab thov kom nws muab pw tsaug zog. Cov vet txheej txheem kom muaj nws surrendered rau nws thiab nws tau kuaj nrog ib ACTH thaum pib ntawm ntuj. Nws mam li nyob rau tom ntej no ntxiv 4 hli hauv tsev kho mob. Peb nyob hauv lub tsev kho mob nrog dej ib hnub thiab lawv hais rau peb txog Pinot thiab coj nws mus ntsib peb. Nws ua txhua yam nyob rau hauv, bounced rau lub tog zaum, Thiab cia li tsis tau tswj nws lub zog. Nws yog ib pob ntawm fluff thiab cuteness. tsiv mus nyob, SAWS (Txheem Poodles xav tau) Muab tswj nws thiab Keith thiab kuv fostered nws. Pinot yog ci ntsa iab! Nws thawj hnub, Nws cia latched mus rau ob Keith & Dej, Thiab hnub no lawv yog ob leeg nws lub ntsiab squeezes. Tom tsev kho mob loj, Lawv yuav tsum tau muab nws 1.0 mg ntawm Prednisone txhua hnub thiab nws weighed txog 14 phaus. Li ntawd, yog li, Pinot muaj teeb meem loj incontinence teeb meem. Peb ua hauj lwm ntawm lowering nws Pred tab sis txawm tias thaum nws twb cia rau 0.2mg, Nws twb tseem leaking. Peb sim muab nws Propalin (proin) tsuas muaj ib co zoo. Tab sis thaum nws pib noj Stilbestrol (DES) txhua hnub, Nws twb tau qhuav kiag li.

Koj yuav xav txog tej yam tias SPIN tsis raws nraim rushed tawm lawv txhais taw nrog cov neeg uas xav tau no kiag li darling zeej. Ib txhia xav kawm txog Addison tus & Xav txog nws, Tiam sis tus leaking yog ib deal breaker. Tas mus li, Kuv twb sau txog li cas zoo li cas nws tau, Kuv twb tsis ntau dua nyob rau hauv kev hlub nrog nws tus kheej. Peb yuav tau tsiv tsocai uas yuav tsum tau ib tug 7 Hnub mus txawv tebchaws thiab txij thaum peb twb muaj 2 txheem poodles, Peb tsis xav tias peb yuav tau txais ib tug 3^rd. Peb thaum kawg txiav txim siab "tis nws" – Pinot yog nyob deb heev rau leej twg txaus siab rau nws. Nws belongs nrog peb, thiab peb sawv daws khoom nrog nws. Thiab besides, Txawm li ntawd los, peb yuav tsum xav txog tej yam uas yuav ua rau nws deb ntawm tus dej! Li ntawd, yog li, rau Dec. 21, 2014, Pinot los ua peb mus ib txhis. Nws yog zoo li no ib delight. Nws txhais tes koj ib slipper thaum koj tuaj nyob rau hauv, Txawm tias nws yuav TSIS yog koj li, Tiam sis nws yog hais nrog tej lub darling bum wiggle uas koj nyuam qhuav tau coj nws lawm. She is totally addicted to squeaky toys – the bigger and the squeakier the better – this is an addiction that she shares with River and they do have a few squabbles over the “best” one. Pinot has captured our hearts and will keep them forever.

Klara, Standard Poodle, Duesseldorf, Germany, Diagnosed February of 2013

Klara was born on the 12th of August 2009. She was always a cheerful and lively puppy, a tomboy with a great curiosity for everything new. Changes came after her first heat. She became a picky eater, which I thought was related to the hormonal changes. She became quiet and reacted aggressively when dogs came too close, even her best dog buddies. The black fur on her front legs turned grey.

Then again were long periods when everything seemed to be okay. Shortly after her 3rd birthday, txhua yam worsened. Nws muaj ib tug mob pob ntseg heev uas muaj cov kab mob uas muaj kab mob multi-resistant. Kom tau cov tshuaj inflammation tshuaj, Lub pob ntseg tau ntxuav hauv general anesthesia. Tus landslide pib. Nws pib tsis kam nws cov zaub mov. Qee zaus, Nws noj tsis muaj dab tsi rau 3 days. Qee zaus, nws raws plab los yog ntuav. desperation, Peb pib cuav xwm uas sai peb yuav tau peb tus kheej nkag rau hauv lub tsev kho mob. Tus mob pob ntseg ntawd tseem yuav ua teeb meem thiab Klara tau txais nws ob lub pob ntseg ntxuav hauv general anesthesia.

Meanwhile, Nws pheej muaj raws plab, Ntuav, thiab constipation. Peb siv Christmas thiab new xyoo tus tswv yim nyob rau hauv lub tsev kho mob. Kev ntsuam xyuas rau cov cab no tsis zoo. Cov bloodwork yog excellent. Tus mob pob ntseg cia rov qab los.

caij ntuj no 2012/2013, Peb muaj huab cua zoo. Ntau daus thiab tshav ntuj. Kuv dev hlub daus thiab Klara dragged nws tus kheej los ntawm daus. Nws twb tsis muaj kev lom zem. Koj yuav pom tias nws twb tsis ua zoo. Feem ntau nws tsaug zog. Cov vets pom tsis ua kom muaj.

Lub ob hlis ntuj 2013, Nws twb mob heev tshaj. Zawv plab, Ntuav, Nws seemed yuav mob, tsis kam nws cov zaub mov, tiam sis haus dej ntau ntau. Tus vets hais, "Peb yuav tsum tos. Nws yuav yog vim nws tshav kub kub." Hnub tom qab thaum kuv tuaj tsev, Kuv muaj ib tug coj txawv txawv lawm – Tej yam mus tsis ncaj ncees lawm ntawm no. Kuv tsav dua rau lub tsev kho mob thiab cov vet xav xa kuv tam sim ntawd, “Peb tsis tau nrhiav dab tsi. Kuv xav tias nws yog nws tshav kub kub!”

Qhov no yog ntau dhau lawm. Kuv npau taws thiab thov kev tshawb nrhiav ntxiv. “Tej yam tsis ncaj ncees lawm nrog Klara. Kuv yuav tsis mus!! Koj txoj hauj lwm!” Lawv puas tau ib txoj kev kuaj ntshav thiab ces, Cov vets tau txhawj xeeb heev. Nws potassium yog 7.6 ntau yam 3.5-5.8. Nws sodium yog 139 ntau yam 144-160. Cov bloodwork hais rau peb nws lub neej yog phom sij. Nws yog kiag li dehydrated. Finally, lawv ntsia ua kom muaj. lom, tsis pom kev zoo, tus mob leptospirosis. Nws tiv thaiv kab mob ib IV nrog infusion hnab. Kuv yuav coj Klara tsev. Peb mus txhua hnub rau lub tsev kho mob thiab lawv puas tau ntxiv kev ntsuam xyuas. Lawv hais txog renal tsis ua hauj lwm tab sis pom tsis muaj ua. Klara tus ntshav qhov tseem ceeb tau tuav xwb los ntawm cov infusions tab sis txawm tias yeej tsis pab ntau npaum li cas. Cov ntshav tseem ceeb heev. Rau hnub, Nws tau quab yuam noj, Tab sis nws poob ntxiv thiab nyhav tshaj. Nws tau coj mus rau lub ICU thiab peb tau npaj poob nws. Cov vets hais tias lawv xav mus kuaj ib yam kawg tshaj plaws. Lawv hais tias nws yuav yog Addison tus kab mob thiab xav ua tus ACTH kuaj. Ua kom muaj kev sab. Klara muaj Addison txoj kev kho tau pib. hnub tom qab, Kuv yuav coj nws lub tsev.

Nws zoo tu qab tso sai thiab txhua yam seemed yuav zoo. tiam sis, she was not as strong as healthy dogs. That’s why I’ve switched from Florinef to Percorten.

With the help of the group, we worked to find Klara´s best dose. Tam sim no, she weighs 27 kg and receives 0.40ml of Percorten every 28 days and 1mg of Prednisone daily. For me, it is like a miracle to see how she enjoys her life without any restrictions. Tam sim no, almost 2 years later, Klara feels better than ever. Switching to Percorten was the best decision ever. Klaraismentallybalanced,cheerful, bold, and courageous. And after along day at work(she is my assistant trainer, I am a dog trainer) she still has energy left to play joy fully with her brother and me!

Flip, English Cocker Spaniel, The Netherlands, Diagnosed April of 2014

I am Annet and I live in The Netherlands. We have 4 dogs, two English Cocker Spaniels, a Boomer and a Belgian Griffon. One of the cockers – his name is Flip and he is 4 taus – has Addison’s since April 2014.

He drank tons of water and wasn’t his exciting self for a few weeks. So when the dogs had to have their annual shots, I asked if the vet could check his total bloodwork, because he was not well. When we got home, Flip disappeared under the table and stayed there, he didn’t even come out for a treat. And that is something that is completely NOT Flip…. After a few hours the vet called and said that his potassium was dangerously high and his sodium very low. So he said I suspect he has Addison’s disease. After travelling in ‘Addison’s world’ for almost a year now, I know that my vet did wonderful by diagnosing it this early! He wanted to confirm with the ACTH test, Tab sis nws muab tias qhov kev kuaj ntawd twb tsis muaj nyob rau hauv Holland thaum lub sij hawm ntawd, Tsis ntawm ib vet los yog ntawm ib lub tsev kawm ntawv veterianarian! Li ntawd, Flip twb yeej tsis definitively diagnoses nrog cov ACTH kuaj vim nws tsuas tsis tau. Nws tau fludrocortisone thiab hydrocortisone thiab tom qab me ntsis thaum 'Addison ntiaj teb’ Kuv weaned nws tawm ntawm lub hydrocortisone kiag li. Tus Dutch protocol rau Addison yog 'Fludrocortisone thiab siab txhaj tshuaj hydrocortisone rau tas tus aub lub neej'. Kuv vet hais okay rau wean nws tawm ntawm lub hydro, Tab sis afterwards nws hais rau kuv tias nws ntshai nws, vim yog cov qauv no. Addison tus yog tiv thaiv tsis tshua muaj kab mob kom nws paub thiab yeej tsis mas.

Tab sis nws mus zoo heev ces Flip tsuas muaj fludrocortisone. The only thing is that Flip didn’t do his best on it and we ended up adjusting his dose almost every two weeks. Flip weighs 18 kg and he had 0.8175 mg fludro. He had too much glucocorticosteroids in his medication, that was for sure! He has always been an outgoing dog, but this was ridiculous, whining when he got a little bit excited (so by going out for a walk, getting a treat, getting dinner, thinking we were going out etc), poor Flip…….
Luckily I found a person who could provide Percorten (or rather that person found me) and this resulted in a memorable event on 5 January 2015: Flip was the first dog in Holland to get an injection of Percorten!

He is doing great on it, his personality is normalising, his hair is becoming red again (instead of becoming blonder and blonder) and it is growing again.

Pepsi, German Shepherd, Indiana, TEB CHAWS USA, Kuaj lub Xya Hli Ntuj ntawm lub Xya Hli Ntuj 2007

Kuv nyiam sau ntawv, Tab sis kuv zaum ntawm no staring ntawm ib blank screen, Ntshai tias kuv tsis tau ua Pepsi zaj dabneeg kev ncaj ncees. Kuv muab zaj dabneeg no nrog tag nrho koj nyob rau hauv hopes tias nws yuav pab lwm tus neeg. Peb tau txais Pepsi thaum nws tau hais txog 6 lub hlis rau hlis ntuj nqeg 2003. Nws yog zoo li no ib cim thiab amazing dev, Tab sis tsis lawv tag nrho nyob rau hauv lawv txoj kev tshwj xeeb txoj kev tshwj xeeb?

Pepsi muaj ib feem ntau puppy-hood, Tab sis puas tau raug kev txom nyem los ntawm ntau tus mob tshaj dev ua. Tom qab nws muab peb, Nws tsim mob hauv nws vulva. Tom qab ob peb mus ua si rau lub vet, thiab ces switching vets, thiab ua ib co kev xaiv ntxiv, Peb tau xaiv phais los reconstruct nws vulva. tiam sis, Nws pib mus downhill sai. She was losing weight, shaking, thiab feem ntau tag nrho, I just knew something was wrong. We went to vet after vet where they all dismissed me saying that she was “just getting older and settling down.” By this time I had her at the vet’s office every week for months. We even tried switching vets a couple times. Her energy was diminishing quickly. Soon, she couldn’t even walk out of the yard without having to lay down and take breaks. She was having trouble having a bowel movement. I took her to the vet’s office again, where they diagnosed her with colitis. We got home, and she couldn’t get out of the car.

I knew this was it, so I just got back in the car and drove to Chicago – the big city. Within 10 minutes of us entering the emergency hospital in Chicago, she was preliminary diagnosed with Addison’s Disease, and I was told she probably would not have made it another night without treatment. She stayed there 3 or 4 days while they got her fluids up, and her strength back. She had an ACTH test done to confirm her Addison’s Disease. As relieved as I was to pick her up from the hospital, I was also devastated to learn that her treatment would cost almost $400 a month. I had no idea how I was going to afford it, but we were going to figure out a way.

That’s when I started researching myself, and found a K-9 Addison’s group that I owe Pepsi’s life to. They helped me understand the disease, how to interpret her tests, and get her on the right dose of medications. After that, we never looked back.

In addition to 1.4 ml of Percorten-V every 28 days and 1 mg of Prednisone daily, Pepsi also took several supplements. She ended up living 7 more wonderful years on the correct doses of her medications which, by the way, only cost me less than $80.00 per month. Pepsi lived to be 11 ½ years old, which is pretty great for a 130 pound dog. Pepsi died of cancer the day before Thanksgiving in 2014.

Getting a diagnosis of Addison’s Disease can be scary and frightening, but Pepsi was proof that you can live a happy meaningful life with the correct medications. Because of Pepsi, everyone that touched her learned so much about life and love and friendship. She will be greatly missed.

Valentino, Golden Collie Mix, Texas, TEB CHAWS USA, Diagnosed December of 2007

Valentino came into my life in Feb 2007 when he became my foster after a close call at a high kill shelter. He was half an hour from being euthanized. He was an emaciated stray missing most of his hair on his sides (his skin was a bright shiny pink!) and a strip of blond hair like a mohawk down his back, weighing barely 30lb – he is now a healthy 55lb. It took 3 months to restore him to health, and gain weight. By that time, I had become a foster failure, and Valentino was all mine! He slept most of those first 3 months between meals and going potty before he seemed to have recovered. He started having symptoms of lethargy, lack of energy and inability to get in/out of the car for a couple of months and while he never lost his appetite completely, he started picking at his food trying to eat, I knew something was wrong, but our vet at the time (the last time!) dismissed his behavior as “acting out”. Then he collapsed in Dec 2007 and our journey with Addison’s Disease began. His vet couldn’t “fit” Valentino in for another week and we went to a friend’s vet who managed to fit us in. It’s hard to know if his AD might have been waxing and waning prior as he had been so ill when I first got him. His collapse was on Dec 19, he spent 2 days at the specialty hospital, and by Dec 25, felt well enough to try to abscond with the Christmas duck that was draining in the kitchen sink – luckily he was nabbed en flagrante and the duck survived to be served for Christmas dinner as intended!

Valentino was started on Florinef/compounded fludrocortisone at .4mg (lower than recommended for his weight) and 2.5mg Prednisone in 12/07 – but his electrolytes were perfect (!) for a year. After a year, his electrolytes went out of control, and he had weekly increases in his Florinef, until he arrived at 2mg but his electrolytes were still not under control.

We found a vet 1.5 hrs away who was willing to work with us and start Valentino at 1.8ml, which was considered the “low dose” in 2009, the standard dose was a bit over 2ml (I remember thinking I wouldn’t even get 2 doses out of each vial at a monthly cost of about $100 just for the Percorten-V!) Over the years, we slowly reduced by 10-20% at a time. We started at 1.8ml in 7/09 and did not even get to 1ml til 9/10, .75ml in 6/11, .5ml in 10/13, current .4ml in 9/14. We were all a lot more conservative back then and we did not have enough info on going to lower doses………except through the experiences of other members of the group. It was all new territory! If the low dose study had been available in 2009, we could have started at .95ml and gotten to Valentino’s lowest effective dose that much sooner and saved a lot of money on Percorten-V and monthly electrolytes testing as a bonus. I can’t say enough about the difference being on lower doses has made in how Valentino feels throughout the month with his electrolytes staying pretty close to the mid-range between doses. He spent years doing “ok” – mopey, lethargic for 2 weeks after each shot, feeling a little more perky about a week before his next shot was due, then feeling lethargic again when he got another shot – but now he’s doing “great” all month long on a much lower dose of Percorten-V! Along with the most recent Percorten-V reduction, I’ve also been able to reduce his Prednisone to .5mg – he’d been hovering between .75mg in the winter to 1.25mg in the summer for years. We have also switched to liquid Prednisolone as his liver enzymes became elevated and he was shedding a lot……….

PS – Valentino’s plight as a sick, unwanted stray was the inspiration for my deep commitment and involvement in animal welfare issues in San Antonio! How many dogs just like Valentino have died because there was no one to step up for them before the mandatory 72 hr stray hold period expired?

Argus, Borador, Colorado, TEB CHAWS USA, Diagnosed December of 2010

The rescue had all the pups spayed or neutered before being taken home. Argus was neutered at two months old, and we brought him home later that day. Two days later he was ice cold and shivering very hard. We watched his incision site for signs of infection and wrapped him in blankets to try to warm him. That afternoon we took him into the vet that had done the surgery (45 minutes away). The vet said he was having a reaction to the surgery and would be fine. He gave him a shot and handed me some pills to give for the next few days. By the following morning, he was much better. We went to see our own vet for the new puppy check. They immediately took away the pills that we were given and said a puppy should never be given these. I don’t remember what the pills were, but the shot was Dexamethasone and I now believe that is what pulled him out of what was happening.

He was a very different pup than any we’ve had before him. He was much mellower than any pup I had ever known. Looking back, it is clear he was showing signs of his Addison’s from day one. He waxed and waned for almost two years. During this time, we lost his “big brother,” fostered two puppies for a couple of weeks each, and then brought another puppy into our home. On December 6, 2010, Argus quit eating. Each day progressed to another symptom (hind end weakness, shivering, ice cold, etc.). Our vet said it was bacteria in his tummy – he’ll get over it – feed him boiled rice (no tests were run). A couple days later, we went to a different vet who said his organs are shutting down and he’s dying – let him go!!!! As I carried Argus, draped over my arms to the third vet, I thought I would never bring him home. The vet gave him fluids and ran a blood test, stool tests, x-rays, the whole works, and kept him there. That night she called and said, “I suspect something that I want to test for in the morning.” By that night she explained the whole thing to me. He stayed on fluids and got his first shot. Up until this point, while my husband and I took turns sitting with him, he gave us little response. The vet didn’t want to let him go home because he still wouldn’t eat. The following day, I walked in and told her I wanted to take him home. She finally agreed if I promised to bring him in if I hadn’t gotten him to eat in the next 12 hours. When she brought him out, he jumped all over us and the vet said, “Yep, he needs to go home!” So he slowly came around to eating and we moved Christmas celebrations to my sister’s house and were quiet and careful with everything we did. Now this vet told me to bring him in every 28 days for his shot, give him his Prednisone every day and he will live a normal life.

Argus is 60 lbs, and was given 2ml of Percorten every 28 days for nine months by the vet tech. He got 5mg of Prednisone for a couple of months. The first thing I found was information on Prednisone. We were giving it at night and I found he should be getting it in the morning, so we changed that. Then I read an article about the dosing and we got that down to 2.5mg. By the eighth month I saw that Argus’ life was not normal. He had no spunk. He seemed lethargic. He had more of an existence than a life! That is when I finally found an Internet group. Blood tests and electrolytes – WHAT? None of this was being done. It was time for another shot and I went in to speak to the vet (whom I hadn’t seen in several months). She had moved up north to open her own practice. I asked to speak to one of the other vets. The vet that owns the facility told me these tests are done once a year and the dose of Percorten would only change if his weight changed and I could never do the shot myself. He would not listen to one word I said nor look at the info I tried to present to him. His attitude told me I had to get strong and start making phone calls. I phone interviewed several vets over the next couple of days. They all knew everything about Addison’s. One vet finally called me and before I could ask her anything, she asked me when the electrolytes (“lytes”) were last tested. When she told me that we needed to do that first to see if he was ready for another shot and if it needed to be lowered, I knew this was the vet I needed to try. After getting the lytes results the vet told me, “We have a long wait, it’s no wonder he hasn’t felt well, he is very over medicated.” Little did she know just how long of a wait! We tested his lytes once a week for over three months. It was a little over 100 days when his K finally got up to a bit above mid-range. She started him at 0.5ml at that time and for the next several months, it was lowered until we reached 0.3ml. After several months, we needed to bring it back up to 0.32ml. That dose has been working great for many months now. This vet was great with the Percorten, but didn’t really think the Prednisone should be lowered. I asked her if she would let me try, knowing that I would watch him closely, and she agreed. He is now getting 1mg daily.

And now, here we are, with the medications optimized, at almost 6 taus, we have the puppy that he should have been in the first place!

Lexie, Labrador Retriever Mix, Windsor, Canada, Diagnosed December of 2012

We adopted Lexie from our local shelter in July 2010. She was estimated to be about 4-5 months old at the time. My husband and I brought her home on a “trial” while our 2 daughters were away at summer camp, as my husband has allergies and needed to see how he would react. Zoo, I knew the moment we had Lexie in our care that she was not going back to that shelter – hubby would just have to live with his allergies!!

Within days of being with us, Lexie had an episode of vomiting and diarrhea, and a panicked trip to the vet where she tested negative for parvo and was sent home with instructions to withhold food for a day and then start a bland diet. She bounced back fine, and over the next 2 years would go on to have occasional bouts of vomiting and diarrhea but it didn’t seem to be anything too serious. She was happy and active, and seemed to be mostly healthy. During the spring and summer of 2012, we noticed other symptoms, including goopy eyes, ear infections, and skin and fur issues. She began licking her paws excessively, to the point of rawness. The stomach issues continued and were getting worse. She fatigued easily with exercise and would sleep in during the mornings, not even bothering to get up to eat breakfast. One Saturday in early December, 2012, we attended the local Christmas parade and then made a visit to the dog park. Lexie just laid there as other dogs came around and sniffed at her – so unlike Lexie. Later that evening, I made an after-hours visit to the vet with her, as she was shaking and smelled funny (like ammonia). The vet examined her and didn’t see anything obvious of concern, and said to come back the next day for bloodwork if she seemed to be getting worse. Zoo, that night was horrible, with Lexie shaking at my feet as we tried to sleep. Back to vet the next day for bloodwork. Thankfully, my vet suspected Addison’s when she saw the bloodwork. By this time, Lexie was very ill and was admitted to hospital for fluids and the ACTH test, which came back positive.

Picking Lexie up to bring her home was an amazing, emotional time, as she ran to us with such happiness and there was not a dry eye in the vet clinic!! By this time, I had found help through the online Addison’s community and had a great vet who was willing to try something new – Low Dose Percorten. Today, Lexie is 70 lbs and takes 0.4 ml ntawm Percorten, along with her daily dose of Prednisone.

I believe that Lexie came into my life for a reason. Staying at that shelter would have meant certain death for her, I am convinced, and our family is able to provide her with the special care she needs. Because of her, I have new “friends” all over the world. I can honestly say that Lexie has never been better – Addison’s diagnosis was by no means a death sentence, but instead was a new lease on life!!

Dharma, Shepherd Mix, Kuaj lub Xya Hli Ntuj ntawm lub Xya Hli Ntuj 2013

I adopted Dharma from the county shelter when she was 8 weeks old. She was one of 7 puppies, living in a foster home. I named her for her pensive nature; her eyes reflected deep waters. I often joke she has a personality only a mother could love; she is just so…uh, odd. She’s the opposite of all things stereotypically dog. When she was 5 taus, I came home from work, on a Wednesday, to find 7 vomits, Thiab 4 diarrheas. I took her to the vet the next morning. Over the next 3 weeks(and few hundred dollars), my vet of 10+ years ran blood tests and, ultimately, sent us home with a diagnosis of cancer (based on “25 years of vetting”), a bottle of 20mg prednisone tablets, and a sympathetic pat on the head. I went for a 2nd opinion. Two weeks and several hundred dollars (more) later, we landed at a hospital full of specialists. After work, on a Wednesday night, they did a sonogram. Still no answers; as the “expert” would be in the next day. Someone mentioned testing for Addison’s (for another $250). The sonogram was $500+, and I admit, I was at my wit’s end, wondering how I could keep paying for endless test with no answers. I told them I’d sleep on it, and wait for further interpretation of the sonogram, the next day.

The following morning, at 4:20 a.m., I felt an odd sensation on my neck. It was Dharma’s breath, barely. Her head was on my shoulder, and it took me a bit to realize that her breathing was weak and erratic. Suddenly, I realized her body was contorted horribly, like a pretzel. Her eyes were completely blank. I leapt out of bed, threw on clothes, scooped her up with a blanket, and ran to the car. I raced across town, to the place we’d been the night before. Thankfully, I’d happened to notice they were a 24 hour facility. I made the 45 minute trip in 25. As I sprinted through the door with Dharma in my arms, her heart stopped. And so did her breathing. I handed her to the attendant and said, “Please help her”.

The emergency vet on duty performed a miracle, and brought Dharma back to life, without any permanent damage. But we still didn’t know what was wrong with her. The ACTH test was performed, but the results would take 24 hours. They weren’t sure she would last that long. They did exploratory surgery, based on what they saw in the sonogram. They suspected a blockage. All they found was abnormally small adrenal glands. I don’t know how she survived the surgery. Two miracles in one day.

Next, we waited. I was told that, if it wasn’t Addison’s, then there was virtually nothing they could do, as we’d already tested for, and surgically searched for, all but the most obscure.

hnub tom qab, when I got the call telling me it was, in fact, Addison’s disease, I cried uncontrollable happy tears. In that moment, the entirety of the stress and anguish of our ordeal washed over me in a flood of relief. It was finally over. We finally had an answer.

I’ve since reflected on that sequence of events. The insane amount of money it cost to get to the diagnosis (let’s just say the final tally was more than I spent on my car) is enough to cause anyone to reflect. My only regret is the horrible suffering that Dharma endured. My only challenge is forgiving the original vet for sending us down that path. This experience taught a mother of two grown children about a new kind of love. One that prevails, even though it doesn’t necessarily HAVE to.

Gracie, English Mastiff, Rockford, TSAB, Thiaj paub hais tias hauv 2007

Gracie is a 10 year old 134 pound English Mastiff. Gracie was abused until she was 6 months old. At that time she then went to a loving family. Unfortunately, that life ended all too soon with the tragic accident. The husband and the child of her family were killed in an automobile accident. Gracie comforted the mother for the next 6 Cov Hli. The mother then had to move and could not take Gracie with her. This pained her so much. She looked into a rescue group.

The foster mom promised her that she would wait for the perfect family to adopt Gracie. Gracie stayed in foster for much longer than normal.

I had a mastiff who was diagnosed with Addison’s at 7 months old. She was the runt of her litter and was on death’s door when I rescued her. Once we found out she had Addison’s, she lived to 4 ½ years old. Her kidneys, 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. 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.
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.

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 xyoo tam sim no.

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.
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.

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.

Kindle, Belgian Shepherd (Tervueren), New Zealand, Diagnosed in 2011

Kindle is a grey Belgian Shepherd (Tervueren) born in 2007. She was always (hindsight is a wonderful thing) a fussy puppy with food but otherwise normal for the first few years of her life and excelled both in the breed show ring and in her first agility competitions.

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. ib lub lis piam tom qab, 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 Cov Hli, 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. tiam sis, 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 hours, 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 year old (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, Tervueren, Sweden, Diagnosed January of 2016

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 lb) and is 6 taus. 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. Tau mas, 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, Jack Russell Schnauzer Mix, Beaufort, SC, TEB CHAWS USA, Kuaj lub rau hli ntuj 2014

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 days. 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 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. On 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.

Lucydog, Hound, Diagnosed April of 2013

We noticed that Lucydog seemed to have a bladder infection. I took her to the doctor on my Friday off. It was confirmed that she had a UTI and also an ear infection. They drew blood, but waited to send it at my request since that would be another $200. They were concerned that she hadn’t been eating, but figured it may have been because she just didn’t feel good.

She got antibiotics and seemed a bit better, but still wasn’t eating. She was having tremors/shaking, but she tends to do that a lot when sick or stressed. I started to get concerned when she wouldn’t even eat a marrow bone, though. Then we were both at work Wednesday. When I got home, I went in to let her out of her kennel to go potty…and she couldn’t stand up. Couldn’t even get her paws to cooperate to get them flat on the ground. I freaked and immediately went and got the phone, called Will and said “Lucy can’t walk.” I then called the vet, which thankfully had not closed yet (they would in 15 Feeb) and they told me to bring her ASAP.
Will got home an hour and a half later or so, and they had been able to stabilize her. They thought it might be Addison’s disease, which was thankfully treatable. It presents in young dogs, is more common in females, and had lots of symptoms in common. Will still thought it may have just been severe dehydration. Tom qab 2 scary nights with her in doggie hospital because she still was not strong enough to walk, the blood test results confirmed Addison’s Disease. The UTI and ear infection pushed her body into crisis and she was probably close to death (what if I had been stuck at work for 45 minutes longer that day? omg). Thankfully, it is treatable with a monthly injection, one she will need for the rest of her life. But that life will be long and happy.

Li ntawd, yog li, we still have a Lucy-lifetime to regulate her disease. But I am happy to report that as I type this, Lucy is loudly chomping a rawhide bone that I bought her in her cage right behind me. And other than a shaved paw where she had an IV and super-frequent peeing because of her recovery meds, she’s pretty much back to the same ol’ Lucydog. And we love it. I am very thankful that our vet gave her a quick and correct diagnosis and got her back on her feet (literally) quickly.

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