>>As soon as I saw "Cushings", I thought Dachshund, before I even finished the post. I have three myself - and a box turtle of course. I guess they do go together somehow, although I'm pretty sure my dogs would use the turtle as a chew toy if they could.

Yup even though Cushing's can happen to any dog it seems that dachshund owners are about the only people I meet who even know what it is.
Funny how the puppy millers & BYBs around here don't seem to have any idea what Cushing's or thyroid diseases are. That was a huge turn off for me when meeting local breeders.. plus my vet telling me point blank that if you want quality in a dog you have to get out of this area.
So far little Stevie Ray KlingVaughan doesn't seem to have any interest in using the turtles for chew toys. They do go together somehow. He really does seem to have gotten the point that these turtles live here & that's that. He still hops around the tortoise like a goofy little long bodied bunny but she only outweighs him by 57 pounds lol.
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