Cushings Disease Advice

RE: Cushings Disease Advice Post by ldyharley (175) | (08/18/2006) Blog! | Contact It seems that this breed of dog has many medical problems. Maybe from overbreeding. A co-worker of mine from years ago had a Lhasa and the dog had Cushing's disease. This dog was getting up there in age and would eat anything and everything due to the disease. My co-worker said the dog would get into the kitchen pantry and tear open and eat things like, flour, raw macaroni, anything the dog could get. The dog finally had to be put down because after awhile, it could no longer get around and was getting sicker and sicker. It's sad when our pets get ill. They are just like our kids and we only want them to feel better. RE: Cushings Disease Advice Post By Marie L. (Guest Post) (08/16/2006) Dear friend, My dog, a 16 yr. old Lhasa Apso has many of the symptoms of Cushing's disease. He also has lost the ability to walk; his hind legs are very weak. Our vet thinks he either had a stroke or has some kind of neurological problem with his brain. He does pant a lot at times and the vet advised we give him meclyzine, an ingredient in dramamine tablets. Due to his increased age, vet thinks it is not indicated that we do any more diagnostic tests. Each case is very individual, however, I did query Cushing's disease on the internet and there are many links where you can read about other case histories of dogs with Cushings. Good luck. We love our dog and we have resorted to putting diapers on him and caring for him the best we can until we feel he is suffering. This is our second Lhasa Apso. The first one had cancer and he had surgery and lived for about two years after. Then he had a severe stroke, was hospitalized and passed away. Hope you find this information somewhat helpful. M. Leonick RE: Cushings Disease Advice Post By Marty (Guest Post) (08/16/2006) Go to Google.com and request Cushing's disease remedies.