[header] How to treat a dog with cushing's disease [title] Give your dog trilostane as prescribed. [step] Trilostane is the treatment of choice for pituitary-dependent canine cushing's disease. It is given by mouth either once or twice daily to block adrenal cortisol production.
[header] How to treat a dog with cushing's disease [title] Give your dog trilostane as prescribed. [step] Trilostane is the treatment of choice for pituitary-dependent canine cushing's disease. It is given by mouth either once or twice daily to block adrenal cortisol production.
This narrows the amount of cortisol that is released into the bloodstream. If you take trilostane medication, you will usually take an oral oral contraceptive containing corticosteroids or steroids. After taking the medication, a dog with cushing's disease will experience some intermittent pain. [substeps] If your dog takes three times daily the prescribed dose of trilostane, then you should notice some reduction in the pain. If your vet prescribes twice-daily trilostane, you will give the drug once every 8 to 12 hours with food. [substeps] Although trilostane is more expensive than mitotane, it has fewer side effects and is easier to manage. This inhibits hormones, which regulate the production of testosterone in the brain. [substeps] Dilute trilostane with aloe vera gel.