I posted this on the cat side, as I already had a thread going about Chestnut's health issues.
I took Marlin in to the vet today at 2. He had blood work done as he is eating 3 times normal. Cushings Disease is a concern there. Bichons are prone to it and he has a LOT of the symptoms; I've marked the ones he has in purple:
The most common symptoms include:
increased/excessive water consumption (polydipsia)
increased/excessive urination (polyuria)
urinary accidents in previously housetrained dogs
increased/excessive appetite (polyphagia)
appearance of food stealing/guarding, begging, trash dumping, etc.
sagging, bloated, pot-bellied appearance
weight gain or its appearance, due to fat redistribution
loss of muscle mass, giving the appearance of weight loss
bony, skull-like appearance of head
exercise intolerance, lethargy, general or hind-leg weakness
new reluctance to jump on furniture or people
excess panting, seeking cool surfaces to rest on
symmetrically thinning hair or baldness (alopecia) on torso
other coat changes like dullness, dryness
slow regrowth of hair after clipping
thin, wrinkled, fragile, and/or darkly pigmented skin
easily damaged/bruised skin that heals slowly
hard, calcified lumps in the skin (calcinosis cutis)
susceptibility to infections (especially skin and urinary)
diabetes, pancreatitis, seizures
Plus he has a lump on his left rear leg, so she tapped that to have the lab check it. That lump came up quickly and is deep into the muscle, she wasn't able to get anything "visible" out. So may have to surgically remove it and test it that way.
We tried to catch a urine sample (also for the Cushing's), but this boy who pees every 10 steps on a walk didn't want to go!
I should have more info by Friday.
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