Survey Questions For Dogs | Responses | | | |
Name | Karen S Buffalo Grove IL | Jody W Deland FL | Name private | Name Private, Austin Texas, |
Dog Name | Speedy | Deuce | Sasha | Luloo |
Breed of Dog | Shitzu | German Shorthaired Pointer | Husky | Mutt |
Age of Dog | 7 | 13 | 14 | 12 |
Weight of Dog | 12 | 152 | 42 | 23 |
Gender | Male | Male | Female | Female |
Neutered, Spayed or Intact | Neutered | Neutered | Spayed | Spayed |
Diagnosis (C, AC, Suspect, None) | Cushings | Suspected | Cushings | Cushings & Elevated Sex Hormones |
Type of tumor (Ad, Pit, None) | Pituitary | Pituitary | Adrenal | Unknown |
Clinical signs/Symptoms | hair Loss | Urinating on bed, heavy breathing, pot belly | Very restless at times | Extreme hunger, pot belly, thirst, limping, pees in house |
Treatment (HMR, flax, melatonin) | HMR, flaxseed lignans, melatonin | HMR, Melatonin | HMR, Melatonin | HMR |
Dosage | HMR and Flax: 10 mg per day, melatonin: 3 mg twice a day | 40 mg lignan, 6 mg melatonin twice a day | HMR: 40 mg once a day Melatonin: 6 mg twice a day | 40 mg a day |
Other meds | none | Fish Oil | Hydralazine for high blood pressure | none |
Have signs/bloodwork/clinical symptoms improved | yes, clinical signs have improved | Clinical signs and symptoms have improved, haven’t done bloodwork since treatment | some improvement | symptoms have improved a bit |
If so, what has improved | hair regrowth, coat looks great | No urination of bedding | less restless | not as ravenous, pees less in house |
How long until noticing improvement | 4-5 months | 3 months | several months | months later |
If using melatonin, change in lethargy | no change | no change | more lethargy | n/a |
Post response (Y/N) | Y | Y (w/o full name or location) | Y | N |
Additional Comments | Tail did not regrow but body did **(I guess the tail didn’t regain hair but the rest did) | Diagnosed at 12, using for 11 months, seen great improvements, wanted to make him comfortable, he is a happy, lazy, old man 🙂 | |