So Lu went for blood work yesterday, and it appears that his pituitary gland is functioning far below the level that it should be. This is a direct result of his lysodren overdose, but the hope was that by medicating him with prednizone that this would counteract that damaging effect of the drug. He has [...]
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So Luther has been on prednizone for nearly 3 weeks and has noticably improved. He is not shying away from going up stairs anymore, and although it takes him a while to climb a flight, he is doing so willingly. He is also more active in general, seeking attention, and reverting back to his hoovering [...]
So Lu is on his second medication since his Cushing’s diagnosis, the latter of which is to counteract the effect of the first one. The most popular drug to treat Cushing’s in dogs is one called lysodren, a powerful drug used as a chemotherapy agent. One of the side effects of this drug is that [...]
So Luther was diagnosed with Cushing’s disease and has been put on a very powerful medication named Lysodren. It is a chemotherapy drug designed to slow down the ability of the pituitary gland to produce ACTH, a hormone that stimulates the adrenal gland’s production of cortisones which when allowed to flow free in the dog’s [...]
Well I have not posted an update on Luther for quite some time now, mainly because there is nothing really positive to report. He is progressively deteriorating, and as he lies at my feet gnawing on his garlic bone, I cant help wondering if he is at the end of his road. He has undergone [...]