眼睛跟皮膚問題的小雪納瑞梗Evie
嗨，各位，
我只是想告訴你們關於我們快六歲的小雪納瑞梗。她是一隻非常美麗的女孩，但自從我們收養她時，她一直很癢，瘋狂地癢！我們住在農場，所以一直以為可能是因為她太接近地面，而她總是在牧場幫忙，奔跑在綠油油的長草中！
我們去過幾次獸醫那裡，把她的食物換成低過敏的，並且討論過去敏原脫敏治療。她的眼睛也有問題，每到春天她就會瘋狂地抓她的眼睛，眼睛會分泌很多膿。我們帶她去見了眼科專家，他們開了含有類固醇的眼藥水給她，確實有幫助！但後來我們的另一隻年長的狗被診斷出患有庫欣氏症(註)，當我被告知這可能是由於他一生中使用過多的皮質醇引起的，我就不再希望Evie使用任何形式的類固醇了。
Sooty在被診斷後還活了好幾年，但他現在已經去世了，他活到了16歲。從那時起，我們透過她的食物和金盞花茶（為了她的眼睛）來管理Evie，這對她的眼睛有幫助，但她的皮膚仍然很癢！
幾週前，我開始給她用Rose-Hip Vital——她的眼睛從未看起來這麼好過——它們如此明亮且美麗！而且她的皮膚狀況也很好，她完全不再癢了！考慮到現在是春天，我們的農場目前非常綠油油，我真的非常開心（下面有照片！）。她本身是一個挑食的狗，但她很喜歡Rose-Hip Vital的味道，吃得很快！
希望Evie的生活中再也不需要使用類固醇，因為庫欣氏症是一種可怕的疾病！而她一定會在她的餘生中繼續吃Rose-Hip Vital！
Evie
AGE: 6
CONDITION: Cushings
LOCATION: AUS
"Her eyes have never looked so good - they are so bright & beautiful!"
Hi guys,
Just wanted to let you guys know about our little silky terrier who is nearly 6 years old. She is a beautiful girl but since we adopted her as a puppy she had always been itchy. Ridiculously itchy! We live on a farm so thought maybe it's just because she's so low to the ground & she would always be out in the paddock helping us running in the long green grass!
We made a few trips to the vet about it, put her on hypoallergenic food & talked about a desensitisation program. She also had eye issues where she would scratch at her eyes like crazy come Spring & they would get quite pussy. We took her to an eye specialist & they put her on a course of steroid based drops which helped! But then our older dog was diagnosed with cushings disease & once I was told that it can be caused from too much cortisone throughout his life I no longer wanted Evie on any kind of steroid.
Sooty lived for quite a few years after his diagnosis but he has now passed away, he was 16. Since then we've been managing Evie with her food & Calendula tea (for her eyes) which was working for her eyes but her skin was still itchy!
A few weeks ago I started her on Rose-Hip Vital - her eyes have never looked so good - they are so bright & beautiful! And her skin is great she is no longer itchy at all! And considering it's spring & our farm is so green at the moment I couldn't be happier (see photo below!). She is also a fussy eater but she loves the taste of Rose-Hip & polishes it off quick smart!
Let's hope we never have to see another steroid in Evie's life as Cushings is a horrible disease! And she will definitely be on Rose-Hip for the rest of her life!
註:
庫欣症（Cushing's Syndrome）出現在狗的身上，被稱為「犬庫欣症」或「狗庫欣症」（Canine Cushing's Syndrome）。它是一種常見的內分泌疾病，與人類的庫欣症類似，但在狗狗身上可能有不同的原因和表現。
犬庫欣症通常分為以下三種類型：
腦下垂體性庫欣症（Pituitary-Dependent Cushing's Syndrome）： 這是最常見的犬庫欣症類型，大多數情況下是由於腦下垂體產生過多的腎上腺皮質刺激激素（ACTH），導致腎上腺分泌過多的皮質醇。
腎上腺性庫欣症（Adrenal-Dependent Cushing's Syndrome）： 這種情況是由於腎上腺腫瘤或增生，導致腎上腺自身過多地分泌皮質醇。
致性庫欣症（Iatrogenic Cushing's Syndrome）： 這種情況是由於長期使用類固醇藥物（如皮質醇藥物）或其他引起皮質醇過多的藥物。
犬庫欣症的症狀可能因個體而異，但一些常見的症狀包括：
食慾增加，可能導致肥胖
飲水增加和尿量增多
皮膚變薄，容易受傷和出現淤血
毛髮變薄或斑駁
肚皮變大，背部和四肢肌肉萎縮
糖尿病症狀，如多尿和多飲
血壓升高
免疫功能下降，容易感染
犬庫欣症的診斷通常需要一系列的醫學檢查，包括血液測試、尿液測試、腹部超音波等。治療方法可能包括手術切除腫瘤、藥物治療以降低皮質醇水平、調整狗狗的飲食和生活方式等。
