i've been doing a little research on cushings disease and candy fits all of the criteria.
balding/ thinning hair
loss of muscle mass
back legs can no longer support weight
increase water intake(10x more than usual)
continuous urination
urinary tract infections
increase in appetite
circling

this makes me sad. i want to treat it, but i'm scared that i will just make her life worse by doing so. it would be different if she was 10 years old, but she's 17 years old. the treatments vary, depending on the cause of her cushings, from surgery to chemotherapy in the form of drugs. she's just too old for that. that's what the doctor told me, but i just wanted to see it for myself.
it's hard for me to see her back legs sliding around all over the place, coupled with her aimless wandering and bumping into things because she can't see.
i don't want her to suffer.