I think Reggie may have Cushings disease...

[Dixieland Dancer]

Have you taken Reggie to the vet for a diagnosis? Is he in pain or discomfort?

[wolf_Q]

Some of the stuff I read on the internet was conflicting so maybe its not hard to diagnose...I do remember reading about that blood test but I thought it said it is not always accurate.

He was at the vet on monday (this was before I talked to my friend). My mom called the vet and talked to him yesterday and the vet didn't think Reggie had it at all so I'm probably just nuts. He gave us some medications for him to try so we're going to try that and see if it works first.

I can't read his mind but he does not act like he's in pain or discomfort he acts pretty normal (besides the peeing all over but that's been going on for a while now and he's been to the vet twice for it). He doesn't cry out in pain or anything. He's very mean with Nebo but he's been like that for a while as well it just seems worse lately.

We had to give him prednisone every other day I think, but I don't remember too well.

I was under the impression that prednisone can cause it?

It was late at night when I read about it so maybe I'm just completely confused.

[Scooby4]

I have to say that the symptoms you are describing seems like "old dog disease". The thinning of the fur, the small tumors on the skin, aggressiveness toward the other dog, frequent urination and shaking. Are the tumors pink and kind of "bubblish"? Those usually occur in older dogs and are benign. They can be removed by a groomer in some cases.
Frequent urination can come with old age and the predozone. Right now I would say it's a combo of BOTH. The hair thinning often occurs on short haired dogs as they age. Especially after the age of 12. Kind of like human's hair thin out too at that age. (84)
Cushings would have been diagnosed at a younger age if it was the disease. Atleast by the age of 10 the symptoms would have been prominent enough for the vet to test for it.
Please stop doing the "internet" research on every symptom. It's just going to make you "overreact" to each new symptom. Your already taking the dog to the vet who is a professional. Let them make the diagnoses.
Your dog is getting older. They may be losing some hearing or eyesight. Keep an eye on cataracts forming. The dog's reaction to the other dog may be a reflection of this. They have less of their normal senses and other dogs can sense this. Your dog is just trying to maintain it's dominance or place in the pack. Hence the aggressiveness. Just understand your dog is getting older and is going to go through changes.

[.sarah]

I was under the impression that prednisone can cause it?

I'm not sure really. He was on 3 or 4 medications but I thought the prednisone was for cushings. I could be wrong, it was so long ago.

[Sudilar]

I was under the impression that prednisone can cause it?

Killian had drug induced Cushings. Because he had to take Pred for his autoimmune disease, he ended up with Cushings. It was a no win situation. He HAD to take Pred or the autoimmune symptoms would flare up. He still did well for quite a while, but ended up with the pot belly, hair loss, rear end weakness, etc.

BTW, Pred's side effect can be urinary frequency.

It is best to go to the vet with all those symptoms and get a good diagnosis. Good luck!!!