Cushing's Disease in Dogs
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Canine Cushing's disease is a serious disorder that often has fatal results if not treated. It's easy to become overwhelmed with the symptoms and treatment possibilities. That's why Cushing's Disease in Dogs uses a straightforward, no nonsense approach, laying out in plain English all of the information you need to know to help your dog live a long and healthy life.
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Cushing's Disease in Dogs - Stephanie Kenrose
Cushing’s Disease in Dogs
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Copyright 2010 Stephanie Kenrose
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Table of Contents
Chapter One: Introduction
Chapter Two: What is Cushing’s Disease?
Chapter Three: Symptoms
Chapter Four: Diagnosis
Chapter Five: Treatment
Chapter Six: Associated Medical Complications
Chapter Seven: Feeding your Cushing’s Dog a Natural Diet
Chapter Eight: Genetics and Inheritability
Chapter Nine: Do Vaccinations Cause Cushing’s Disease?
Chapter Ten: Cheaper Treatment Options
Appendix A: What is an Addisonian Crisis?
Appemdix B: Definitions
Chapter One: Introduction
When Jack, a potbellied 12-year-old German shepherd, hobbled into the examination room, my first thought was Cushing’s disease. He keeps on howling to go potty in the middle of the night,
my client, Betty said. And I have to refill his water bowl every hour. It’s getting ridiculous!
I asked Betty to get Jack up on the table. Jack’s huge belly and spindly legs gave him the appearance of a beer barrel on legs. If it was Cushing’s, the pot belly was from fat redistribution and fat was most likely also accumulating in other areas that weren’t visible like his thorax, and his blood. Jack’s spindly legs could be from muscle wasting—another hallmark of Cushing’s.
How is he on walks?
I asked.
Oh, we don’t go on walks any more, do we, Jack,
Betty said, scratching the top of her dog’s head. He’s getting too old…he can’t walk a block without getting out of breath.
Alarm bells began to sound. Cushing’s can affect respiration because of several factors joining together to make breathing difficult: pressure from fat accumulation in the stomach, liver enlargement, fat deposition in the thorax, and wasting of respiratory muscles. The excess cortisol in the blood also relaxes the abdominal ligaments and enlarges the liver, giving the dog a characteristic potbellied appearance. A closer examination revealed patches of hair loss and poor coat quality which were even on both sides.
How’s his appetite?
I asked.
He’s a beggar,
Betty said. If I let him, he would eat, and eat, and eat. He never seems to be full. I figured that’s why he’s getting fat.
I felt more and more confident that Cushing’s was the cause. There could be many other reasons for the hormonal imbalance—there’s good reason why Cushing’s counterpart, Addison’s disease, is known as The Great Pretender
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