Hello... my 8 year old redbone coon hound has cushings. Yes, we went through all the testing and $1,000 later he does have cushings. He also had the ultra sound and everything looked normal sized but his liver looked a little off. He has pituitary cushings, again everything looked normal size. I think I caught it real early, I had googled why my dog is acting like he is starving all the time and read about cushings and immediately took him to the vet the next day to start the testing. Long story short, here is a little about my dog:
1. 95 lbs
2. coat still beautiful and shiny
3. skin looks a little dry and some hair loss on nose
4. dry mouth
5. pale tongue
6. very weak hind legs, getting to the point stairs hard to climb
7. hungry all the time, stealing food, going thru cabinets etc
8. doesn't drink a lot of water and doesn't go potty a lot, maybe a little more than usual
9. likes the cooler weather
10.very anxious all the time, whined a lot
11.pants a lot
12.seem depressed and I haven't seen him wag his tail in months and months
13.had a urinary tract infection, but got that cleared up
14.no thyroid problem
15.no diabetes
16.no pot bellie
My Vet put him on Ophiopogon 200GM, started out with 1 tsp twice a day. Well, he didn't bug me all day to eat and drank less water and went potty less,but he was very lethargic. The Vet cut him down to 3/4 tsp twice a day, he has a little more energy but was hungrier, so I have upped it a little more. I am worried about his hind legs getting so weak. He use to love to go on walks, now he wont go. I have done so much research my head is spinning. I think he is the Yin part of cushings and I am not sure if the Ophiopogon is doing everything it should. He started his med on June 2, 2010 and it is now July 3,2010. Please any help would be much appreciated.
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