Sometimes you have to carry your camera around with you all the time to get those perfect pictures of your dogs because they always move position if you go and fetch it. But today I was lucky and was able to run to my office to grab the Nikon for a almost similar pose.
Of course a dachshund or two or three followed me back to my office but managed to run back to the kitchen where they originally were lined up like door steps: 1, 2, 3 dachshunds in a row waiting for a next treat.
For the past two months, morning and night we’ve been giving them a half a slice of turkey lunch meat primarily to wrap up Chloe’s medicine she’s been taking — for the rest of her life — to curb her Cushing’s Disease.
Cushing’s Disease in Dogs is common but often left untreated. Usually Pet Owners attribute the slowing of the dog to the aging process and sometimes resulting in euthanasia.
My main concern with Chloe was that she was drinking lots of water and urinating inside the house during the day. My first thought was that she was diabetic and would have to be given insulin.
Luckily, she had a blood drawn about 6 months ago where it indicated that her liver was not up to par. The Vet suspected Cushing’s since she had all the symptoms including a failing liver.
Another round of ACTH testing — which takes all day — confirmed that Chloe has Cushing’s Disease.
It took several weeks for the medicine (Vetoryl and Denamarin) to kick in but you could tell that she was a lot better than before. At four weeks she had another ACHT test which was only two hours long to see if she need an adjustment to her dosage.
The results were good, but not great, her liver was still working overtime to remove the excess hormone produced by her pituitary gland. But the Dr. Thomas left her dosage the same for another 3 months considering how well she improved.