Addison's disease....

[Glacier]

It is more common in some breeds, like Dachshunds, for example, but I don't see any doxie in Tehya! I just know it is managed with a daily pill, and a more careful diet. Thank goodness they caught it in time!

6 pills a day in Tehya's case! 5 Florinef & 1 Prednisone. She goes in tomorrow for repeat bloodwork.

There hasn't been any mention of diet, but she eats a very high quality kibble already. She's not allowed to run with me yet and when she is, we'll have to find the level of exercise she can handle without crashing. She won't be able to work in harness at all anymore.

Her vet's biggest worry is figuring out what causes Tehya stress. Her body can't produce the hormones that help deal with stress so her meds will need to be increased any time we expect it. Fortunately, she's a fairly well adjusted dog! I'm not sure we'd ever get a dog like Anvik, who is stressed by everything, stable!

[Freckles]

How is Tehya doing now? There is no update on her blog, so hopefully she is doing well.

[Taz_Zoee]

Wow, I'm glad this thread was bumped up. This happened while I was on vacation so I missed it.

I hope Tehya is doing well on the meds.

[ramanth]

Chipper was tested for it when he was real sick, but doesn't have it.

How scary for you and Tehya. Glad she's doing better!