Addison's Disease....

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Permalink Reply by GoGoRainbow on April 2, 2009 at 12:20pm

[pssst] 1/4 of 5mg is 1.25 mg, so you wouldn't have to cut the 1mg, it would just be slightly less. Some pharmacies will cut the pills for you, maybe for a fee?

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Permalink Reply by Carolyn & Scooter on April 2, 2009 at 12:26pm

Yea I have a request for my vet to call in a scrip for the 1 mg. I have a pill cutter I can use but will check with Walgreens and see it they can cut them. Thanks...

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Permalink Reply by Carolyn & Scooter on April 2, 2009 at 12:31pm

What are you feeling on liquid predinsone?

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Permalink Reply by GoGoRainbow on April 2, 2009 at 4:55pm

if the vet says its fine, I don't see why not, but if its for humans, it probably has a lot of sugar in it?

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Permalink Reply by Kellie & Sera on July 2, 2009 at 3:32pm

Carolyn - How is Scooter doing now?

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Permalink Reply by Carolyn & Scooter on July 3, 2009 at 11:44am

Hi Kellie~~ Scooter seens to be doing well and acts ALMOST normal. I still find myself guarding her and thinking maybe I'm over guarding her. I watch her on our daily (AM/PM) walks. I don't want her to go to far and not be able to make it back home. Twice she wanted to keep going and we did. But then we started back home she couldn't make it. Once I ended up carrying her home, which was a feat for me! The next time we just stopped and let her rest until she was ready to go on. Sometimes she will start out on our walks but just sits down and won't walk. So I don't push it. We just stay out long enough for her to get her business done and we go in. I find she "Power Naps" a lot.
With the help of ADogs ladies I have her Percorten-V down to .8 ml every 33 days.She is still on 1 mg Pred a day. I hope to be able to lower the Pred again some day but I only want to lower one med at a time.
That way if anything goes wrong I won't have to guess which med is causing the problem.
I read your posting to Ivy. You gave some great ideas. Where did you get the Addison's vet tag? I would like to get one for Scooter. The suitcase with her gear in it I have done, but I don't carry any of the Pred with us. But I will go add that to her gear as well. Thanks...
Do you wait until the stress shows up in Sera BEFORE you give her extra Pred?

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Permalink Reply by Carolyn & Scooter on April 2, 2009 at 6:20pm

Good to know!! My vet has it that is liver or chicken favor. Yum Yum...

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Permalink Reply by Susan Stanton on April 30, 2009 at 5:12pm

How is Scooter doing lately? Still getting back to being herself? We were thinking about you all...

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Permalink Reply by Carolyn & Scooter on April 30, 2009 at 6:08pm

Scooter seems to be back to her old self! Just last week all the tremors stopped. Yesterday I started cutting down her Predinsone. Down from 1.25 mg to 1 mg daily. I'm alternating days for a week and if all goes well next week she will be on 1 mg. I'm watching her close for any changes. This morning on our hike she came home with a dirty butt~~ I didn't get to see when this happened so not even sure what it looked like. Other than the leftover messy rear feathers she is acting fine... Tonight went we walk I will really keep my eye on her and watch or any change on that end! Our goal is to see if we can get her safely down to 0.5 Pred. It's sure great to have her back again. Now I'm just worried something will send her back into crisis. My family has all gone to Key West. They wants us to come down and I keep dragging my feet. I'm really afraid the stress of the trip will do something to her. She has been on this trip many time in the past but that was before the AD.

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Permalink Reply by DWBarrs on May 9, 2009 at 6:47am

We are waiting for the results of the ACTH test for Addison's on my Muffin. I am so scared! She has been drinking and urinating excessively and now seems uninterested in eating. She lays under the sofa all day.
I'm afraid for her to get out of my sight because she might have a crisis. I'm just anxious to get a diagnosis and get treatment started. Muffin is such a joy to our family and we want her to feel good. This has happened so fast. It helps to hear about other success stories.

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Permalink Reply by Carolyn & Scooter on May 9, 2009 at 9:39am

How is Muffin this morning? Here is a GREAT place to get help and find information. I joined as soon as I found of Scooter what AD. The members are so helpful. I feel they know more than my vet. They can answer any question I may think of. Go to the website below and join. There is hours of helpful reading for you here.

k9Addisons is a support and information list for those with canine companions afflicted by Addisons Disease.
Addisons Disease is a very manageable condition in dogs, and our goal is to provide you with as much information as possible to keep your Addisonian dog healthy and happy.

To join our group, please read the following URL, and either reply to the auto letter that is sent upon application, or send us an email indicating your interest in joining.

www.k9addisons.com/subscribe.html

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Permalink Reply by DWBarrs on May 9, 2009 at 3:41pm

We got the diagnosis of AD today. My vet has recommended an injection every 25 days and Prednisone tablets for stress times. Muffin seems to be having a better day today. She is still not herself and stays in her "safe place" under the sofa most of the time. We are supposed to go the the beach in June and I'm worried about the ride. She does ok in the car but is still nervous. I am in the process of being educated on this disease. Thank you for the support group and keep me posted on Scooter.

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