Thank you, owner myself with dog with cushing disease.
Replied By Erica (Goodlettsville, Tn, Usa) on 04/08/2013
My dog has high liver enzymes ALT and ALP. The enzymes are elevating each month. I have had pleanty of blood work done and have put her on the diet the vet reccommended and she is taking a daily supplement with milk thistle in it. Can you recommend a more natural diet? I have read articles and just am worried sick about my dog. he is 16 and I dont want to do surgeries or anything where she has to be put to sleep anymore. Can you help me? Thank you. EricaReplied By Meeasm (S. Ontario, Canada) on 04/09/2013
Suggest seriously perusing info on Mary Strauss' website at WWW.DOGAWARE.COM
and/or joining Lew Olsen's K9Nutrition list on yahoo. com at K9Nutrition group pets.groups.yahoo.com
Wishing you the very best of luck and am sending zen, healing thoughts and prayer to you both!
Replied By Clondon (Lakewood, Ca) on 04/14/2013
I would switch to raw feeding you can buy pre made raw if you don't want to do it yourself!Replied By Tina (Lancaster, Ohio) on 08/29/2013
Solaray Milk Thistle with Phytosome 80% Silymarin 300 mg. 1x a day, Solaray Tumeric Root Extract 95% Curcumin 300 mg. 1x a day, Nature Made Fish Oil 1200 mg. W/ 360 mg. OMEGA-3, NOW SAMe 200 mg. 1-2 x's a day on an empty stomach. I also give Pet Probiotics and Enzymes by Dr. Mercola Healthy Pets. My Dallas has very high ALP liver enzymes (3, 971) off the charts and they have been going up for the past two years until I put him on Milk Thistle and Tumeric combined w/ the other supplements. In 3 months time I have got his liver enzymes down to 2,300 and still working to get them down. I will have the vet recheck in a few months to see were the ALP enzymes are at. I have also put him on a Raw food diet (Nature's Variety, Instinct raw Bites). No grains at all. He is possibly a Cushing's dog. Oh and his weight is 26-27 lbs. I hope this helps and the best of luck.Replied By Diana (Ca., US) on 02/04/2015
Stay away from commercial foods all around and canned vegetables, pumpkin or anything else that comes in a can. Use Halshan raw food rabbit and vegetables or fish and vegetables and cook in a pot and portion before freezing. Use Dogtorx twice a day. The product has a new name now since it is new branding. Emeric is manufacturing it. Don't overload your dog with continuous digestive enzymes until he won't be able to digest properly without them. A wonderful supplement one should not miss out on is mezotrace special dog formula.Replied By Jr Denman (Mississippi) on 04/27/2015
You can get organic pumpkin (no other ingredients or preservatives) in a BPA-free can at Whole Foods. It's called "Nummy-Tum-Tum" and made just for dogs. I've never found frozen pumpkin, and fresh isn't always available and is difficult to handle. Pumpkin is very good for a dog's digestion.Replied By Leslie (Tampa, Fl ) on 07/09/2015
My dog was diagnosed today with Cushings after the low dex test was done this week.. I use integrative medicine.. & do not have an integrative vet in Tampa. I did want to thank Jr Denman for his pumpkin comment with the product from Whole Foods.. I am just starting this journey to treat my dog with the best combination of products.. I hope to find a vet that can work with me .. My vet only has a negative opinion about the holistic treatments. She says no studies show that they truly work..
I love the info from University of Tenn. College of Veterinary Med. & am going to order a product called Cush Away..
Anyone use that product?
Replied By Carolyn (Hudson, Fl) on 07/20/2015
I tried using pumpkin and my dog, 8 yr old lab mix, had horrible runs. I stopped the pumpkin and it cleared up. Good luck.Replied By Wendy (Ohio) on 07/20/2015
You more than likely used far too MUCH canned pumpkin.
Read this info:
http://www.petinsurance.com/healthzone/pet-articles/pet-health/Canned-Pumpkin-for-Dogs-and-Cats.aspx
"Too much canned pumpkin can lead to lose bowel movements and create an entirely different issue."
Also, make sure you're using PURE PUMPKIN, NOT the pumpkin pie filling!
Replied By Jan (New Port Richey, Fl) on 01/08/2016
Hi there, I am in the Tampa Bay area as well, recently moved to NPR. Dr. Carmen Saladino was formerly with Connechusetts Animal Hospital and is now at Animal Care in Land O Lakes; she's been my vet for > 20 years w/2 Cushings dogs. She recommended Denamarin for my beagle and it's made a great difference. Now 3 years later, we are looking at adding selegine, but from this website I'm going to look at Cushex and raw diet. If you look Dr. Saladino up tell her Allie's mom sent you; her number is 813-996-3800. Grateful for this networking website. Best of luck to you.Replied By Christine (Oregon) on 03/01/2016
What is this in your article "I use natural product to it is 1 drop per 2 lb of weight of dog." What kind of drops is it. Now that it has been several years how are your dogs doing?Replied By Dee (Sc) on 08/11/2016
Where can I dogtorx. No one seems to sell it.