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Appetite stimulators have a place for some dogs and can be used in the short term to get a patient eating while they recover from an illness, as well as being used in longer-term conditions.
frequent and/or excessive urination, known as polyuria, often requiring the dog to be let outside to urinate during the night, [47] greater than average appetite, increased appetite to abnormal levels, which is greater than the average appetite, a condition known as polyphagia., [45] [46]
White dog shaker syndrome causes full body tremors in small, white dog breeds. It is most common in West Highland White Terriers, Maltese, Bichons, and Poodles. [6] Wobbler disease (cervical instability) is a condition of the cervical vertebrae that causes an unsteady gait and weakness in dogs.
It mostly affects young to middle-aged female dogs, [9] as the average age at diagnosis being four years old (although it has been found in puppies and dogs up to twelve years old). About seventy percent of dogs that are diagnosed with hypoadrenocorticism are female. [9] Hypoadrenocorticism is still relatively uncommon or underdiagnosed in dogs.
[1] [5] [6] Decreased Vitamin C uptake has been dismissed as a cause, but excessive calcium supplementation remains a possibility. [7] There is no evidence over-feeding is a significant cause. [ 8 ] In Weimaraners , recent vaccination with a modified live vaccine has been a suspected cause, partly because HOD often presents immediately after a ...
Older dogs, similar to this 10-year-old Neapolitan Mastiff, often grow grey hairs on their muzzles, and some dogs grow grey hair all over. Not all dogs gain grey hair when aging. Aging in dogs varies from breed to breed, and affects the dog's health and physical ability. As with humans, advanced years often bring changes in a dog's ability to ...
Up to 20% of dogs treated with either dirlotapide or mitratapide experience vomiting and diarrhea; less commonly, loss of appetite may occur. [20] When these drugs are stopped, the dog's appetite returns to previous levels. [20] If other weight-loss strategies are not employed, the dog will again gain weight. [20]
A dog with degenerative myelopathy often stands with its legs close together and may not correct an unusual foot position due to a lack of conscious proprioception. Canine degenerative myelopathy, also known as chronic degenerative radiculomyelopathy, is an incurable, progressive disease of the canine spinal cord that is similar in many ways to amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS).