Hi,
I have a 5 year old mixed Breed dog who j adopted a year ago. He has Addisons disease which I was aware of when I adopted him. I was told that it was one of the more manageable diseases but so far it's been nothing but emotionally and financially draining on my family and the dog. We have been back and forth to the vets about his condition and just 8 weeks ago he went into a crisis. He was shaking, vomiting etc. He was on a drip at vets for 2 days and recovered well. His dosage was upped once more. After a couple of weeks he was fine in himself overall but more lethargic. We are now back to him not eating and shaking. it's only been 8 weeks since the last episode! There is an option of an injection but I just feel so bad keep putting him through all these vet trips, especially when nothing seems to work. My OH lost his job recently and we can't financially Afford to make the switch to the injection. I don't want to stress his kidneys more by handing him back to rescue. He's only 5 but very rarely enjoys life. He spends most of his day in bed, he can only manage 10 min walk most days. What should I do?
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alessandrae83 · 22/10/2018 23:25
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