In April 2026, my five year-old Australian Shepherd went into a crisis and I thought I was going to lose him. Of course this being on a Sunday, he had to be brought to an ER vet. $1000 later after doing bloodwork, IV for hydration the vet came in and said that she suspected him of having Addison’s disease because of how his levels were in his blood work.. She gave him an injection of Dex and then I brought him home. On Monday, I called his regular vet to get him to be seen. They gave him a prescription for prednisone and Zycortal. The prednisone is given daily and the Zycortal is an injection every 28 days, which I opted to do at home to save some money. A vile of the Zycortal is $212 at Costco, that’s the cheapest place I have been able to find it at.

With being able to get him the ACTH test, this will confirm if he has Addison’s disease or if it could potentially be something else. If it does come back as Addison’s disease, then I know that I am doing the right thing by giving him the correct medication and if it is not Addison’s disease, then I would just need to find a different course of treatment. 

Since posting Oakley‘s fundraiser on waggle, we have reached 50% of his goal! I sincerely appreciate you taking the time to read Oakley story 🐾

https://www.waggle.org/pet/Dog/australianshepherd-0de98fcdb36ac41e4941362d

Help with getting Oakley the ACTH test for Addison’s disease