My dog may have cushions desease. What is it?

Answer 1

Cushings Disease, or hyperadrenocorticism, is a hormone condition. This means that your dog's adrenal gland is producing too much cortisol.
Signs of Cushings include increased urination, increased thirst, increased appetite, weakening of the muscles, abdominal enlargement, increase in body fat, skin lesions, hair loss, thinning of the skin, lethargy, panting, and decreased interaction with owners.
Cushings is diagnosed through laboratory tests.
There are oral medications that can help regulate hormone levels. The affected glands can also be surgically removed.

Answer 2

this is what i found:
"Cushing's disease, more commonly referred to as hyperadrenocorticism, is the production of too much of the adrenal hormone. It can be naturally occurring or due to over use of corticosteroids such as prednisone. Symptoms of the ailment include a dog's increased drinking and urination, increased appetite, panting, hair loss, pot-belly searance and susceptibility to skin infections. Weakening of the heart and skeletal muscles are additional symptoms."
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"Cushing's disease is most commonly called Cushing's syndrome. The term refers to any cause that results in hypersecretion of one or more of the adrenal cortical's many hormones. There is a possibility that the growths on both kidneys could be a form of tumor. Most bilateral growths on the kidneys are common cysts that do not cause serious damage to kidney function until their size grows very large. That time may be many, many years."

hope everything works out

Answer 3

I think you mean Cushings disease. It is an auto-immune disease that can be treated with medication. With Cushings the dog can't control it's steroid level. I treated my Lhasa with Lysodren for years.

Answer 4

My cocker spaniel had this disease. He died last year at the age of 17. Toward the end his appetite was insatiable, but he remained very thin. Good luck to you.

Answer 5

It is a problem with the adrenal glands...they are above the kidneys.

Read here:

http://www.vetinfo.com/dcushing.html

Answer 6

Look up Cushing's Disease online.