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Offline Mary P

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Re: General fur loss - it IS Cushings Disease! UPDATE
« Reply #30 on: April 26, 2009, 10:46:51 PM »
Thanks - re starting in the morning...!
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Re: General fur loss - it IS Cushings Disease! UPDATE
« Reply #31 on: June 03, 2009, 11:01:06 PM »
Tia has improved in many ways, but not in others.

On the good side, she is eating, not crying for food all the time, day and night. (We are all sleeping better!!!!) Drinking normally, and not so sleepy.

On the down side, she gets tired very quickly, still needs help with stairs, has become quite a picky eater, and with that she makes smells big time! :o She's still loosing hair, and this makes her itchy, she sometimes gets constipated due to lack of fibre in her diet. (I trick her into eating some when I can...) She's become quite clingy - not the brave and robust little soul she used to be... And SO skinny. I have had to carry her sometimes as she just gets so exhusted that she lies down and can't get up - I couldn't have done that before.

Still, onward and upward. She's now at the point that I've stopped checking her breathing every 5 minutes. ::)
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Re: General fur loss - it IS Cushings Disease! UPDATE
« Reply #32 on: June 03, 2009, 11:07:06 PM »
Just seen this, poor Tia  :luv: Glad to hear that she had imroved and taken will to the meds  :luv:
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Re: General fur loss - it IS Cushings Disease! UPDATE
« Reply #33 on: June 03, 2009, 11:12:04 PM »
Come on Tia - hang on in there  :-*

Glad you're all getting a bit more sleep Mary :bigarmhug:

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Re: General fur loss - it IS Cushings Disease! UPDATE
« Reply #34 on: June 04, 2009, 12:52:21 PM »
Glad you're all getting a bit more sleep Mary :bigarmhug:

The problem is now that we're all oversleeping........ (no pleasing some people!). She used to start crying on and off from about 4.30am, but now sleeps till 8/9am, but no crying, so we've all overslept at least once! A small price to pay! :005:
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Re: General fur loss - it IS Cushings Disease! UPDATE
« Reply #35 on: June 04, 2009, 06:31:51 PM »
Hope things carry on improving. Give her a little cuddle from me. :luv:
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Re: General fur loss - it IS Cushings Disease! UPDATE
« Reply #36 on: June 04, 2009, 09:15:44 PM »
Glad to hear some things have improved for Tia :luv: :luv: Your dogs are all very lucky to have found you :D

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Re: General fur loss - it IS Cushings Disease! UPDATE
« Reply #37 on: June 04, 2009, 10:02:34 PM »
Just seen this. I'm glad there has been a little bit of an improvement, hope it carries on.

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Re: General fur loss - it IS Cushings Disease! UPDATE
« Reply #38 on: June 06, 2009, 08:23:42 AM »
Hope things are still improving slightly with Tia and that slow and steady is the order of the game, things that are so debilitating seem to sap the strength so easily and stairs etc. are a major thing.  Sending positive thoughts that Tia and you all cope with the meds and generally everyday gets better.  Mega hugs all round, love Heather xxx

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Re: General fur loss - it IS Cushings Disease! UPDATE
« Reply #39 on: June 08, 2009, 07:47:11 PM »
Thanks for all the lovely comments.

The latest news is good. Tia has had some utterly bald patches for a year or two now, like her docked tail.  :o Then of course all the recently bald patches to add to it.

WELL! Tia is growing fur!  :luv: There is a fine but dense covering even coating most of her tail. Wow, I'm so chuffed!!
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Re: General fur loss - it IS Cushings Disease! UPDATE
« Reply #40 on: June 08, 2009, 07:58:37 PM »
So pleased for you Mary  :-*

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Re: General fur loss - it IS Cushings Disease! UPDATE
« Reply #41 on: June 08, 2009, 08:00:22 PM »
That's fantastic news...no wonder you are chuffed....way to go Tia  :luv:


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