isthisdesire

Hi, My dog (well my parent's dog now) - a Bearded Collie - has Addison's. She was diagnosed about 6 years ago. It probably took a year to get her medication right (Florinef?). She's been on 8 tablets a day (4 in the morning, 4 at night) for a few years now and hasn't had any problems. She has a blood test every 6 months. Early on you need to really keep a close eye on her - nearly a year after Chloe's diagnosis her kidneys failed and we came really really close to losing her - they upped her medication and she's been perfect ever since. The difference in her personality once she was stabilised was amazing - she'd always been terrified of EVERYTHING. You couldn't hold a remote control in your hand if she was anywhere near you cause she'd freak out. She was so quiet and nervous - once she was sorted it was like having a brand new dog. She's outgoing and rarely scared of anything these days. Good luck with Scarlett, get regular blood tests and be vigilant with meds - we think when her kidneys failed she'd been dropping some of the tablets when we would give them to her. I think it's also important to give them the tablets at around the same time every day.