Treatment of Cushings Disease in Canines
01 Oct 2008
Most diseases that strike your dog as he gets older are basically diseases of captivity. What this means is that these are the health conditions that are caused due to the fact that your dog has been kept in captivity as against the wild and has been exposed to environmental toxins that he would otherwise have been a stranger to.
With better medical facilities our pets live longer than ever before. This is definitely much longer than they would have lived in the wild. However, this comes at a price that they have to pay with serious illness like Cushing’s disease and cancer. While cancer is a dreaded disease, Cushing’s is equally frightening in terms of the problems it creates for the pet and the owner.
Cushings disease is characterized by increased thirst and urination, abnormal hair loss, brittle skin and abdominal enlargement. It is caused by either a pituitary adenoma, adrenal neoplasm or an overdose of steroids.
Basically, Cushings disease is classified into two broad types - pituitary dependent and adrenal dependent. This means that the problem lies in either of these two endocrine glands and causes excessive production of cortisol. There is a wide range of diagnostic tests available for establishing the underlying cause for the disease and a number of treatments that dog owners can choose from.
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