There are five main symptoms of Cushing's disease in dogs,
and two main causes of the disease in canines. These
symptoms include, but are not limited to, increased thirst
and increased trips outside to urinate; increased eating
habits; rapid weight gain; a thinner coat of hair, and;
skin care problems.
The two main causes of Cushing's disease are little tumors
on the inside of the pituitary gland and tumors in the body
sending mixed signals to the adrenal gland. Take a look at
all of the symptoms and causes one at a time.
Increased Drinking And Urination
Watch your dogs drinking and urination habits. Has your dog
been drinking a lot more than usual? Has he been going out
more often to urinate? If so, this is one of the symptoms
associated with the disease.
Increased Eating
Has your dog been eating more than they normally do? Does
your dog still seem to be hungry after eating their usual
size meal?
Rapid Weight Gain
Has Your Dog seemed to be gaining weight very rapidly? Has
your dogs legs seemed to be skinny and have less muscle
mass than they normaly do?
Loss Of Or Thinning Hair
Has your canine friend been loosing hair? Has your dog
developed patches of missing hair on their body?
Skin Problems
Has your dog developed a lot of acne, and blackheads on
their skin ?
Cushing's disease in dogs occurs when the adrenal gland
produces too much of a body chemical called glucocorticoid.
There are two conditions that can cause this to happen. The
first condition is that there could be small tumors on the
inside of the pituitary gland causing it to send the wrong
signals to the adrenal grand, in turn causing it to produce
to much glucocorticoid. The second reason is that there
could be a tumor growing on the adrenal gland. This could
cause it to grow bigger in size, causing it to produce more
of the chemical.
Thankfully both of these causes are treatable. The
pituitary gland is usually treatable with medications.
These medications have to be given to your dog everyday.
The adrenal gland is usually treatable with a surgery to
remove the tumor from the gland. This will shrink the gland
back to it's normal size.
There are also other things that can cause Cushing's
disease symptoms in dogs, such as an allergy to their dog
food. Some dog food companies use a lot of chemicals and
dyes that can be very harmful to your dog. But before you
try to make any diagnoses yourself, you should always
consult your vet.
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