I just put my dog down due to what the vet called Addisonian crisis. Her collapse was very rapid and was completely unexpected. Thanks so much for the detailed explanation as it helps fill out gaps.
@DoctorDawson
3 жыл бұрын
I'm very sorry you lost your pet 🥺 it definitely can happen very very fast
@erikostmark3327
Жыл бұрын
How do I know if my dog had Cushing’s disease, and it flipped to Addison’s I read this is possible my dog was diagnosed with Cushing’s disease Friday. I had a test on Friday to see if it helps his cortisol levels the next weekend He then started vomiting alot won’t drink water or eat and is getting stuffy nose and is seeming to have a hard time breathing could this mean he flipped ?
@DoctorDawson
Жыл бұрын
Not necessarily, but I would definitely call your vet and talk about it!
@Honestly-Though
2 жыл бұрын
Would the reason be the fact that the injection is about 20x more expensive and requires monthly vet visits to administer the injection?
@DoctorDawson
2 жыл бұрын
I'm assuming you're talking about mineralocorticoid injection, if you are it's because there are two major functions of a steroid are glucocorticoid and Mineralocorticoid and most steroids such as cortisol, aldosterone Prednisone, all work on both pathways to some degree or another, but most of the time with "typical" Addison's disease, most of the symptoms result from a lack of Mineralocorticoid, resulting in severe electrolyte abnormalities, and unfortunaly Prednisone doesn't effect thr mineralocorticoid pathway enough to treat it effectively and so we have to replace that component, and it is expensive, when we give it at our clinic, the markup is like 15-20% and we don't charge much for an extra visit. I know not all clinics do it that way, but we do.
@lifewitholliethegsp9203
2 жыл бұрын
We pay about $130-160 for Ollie’s monthly injections. I get his glands expressed and nails trimmed. We also pay $24 for his prednisone. It’s about a 1-2 month supply. We have insurance so that really helps! Initially we spent about $1200 trying to figure out what it was.
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