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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 ...
Naproxen (Aleve)* has a long half-life in dogs and can cause gastrointestinal irritation, anemia, melena (digested blood in feces), and vomiting. [175] Antifreeze* is very dangerous to dogs and causes central nervous system depression and acute kidney injury. Treatment needs to be within eight hours of ingestion to be successful. [174]
Gastric dilatation volvulus (GDV), also known as gastric dilation, twisted stomach, or gastric torsion, is a medical condition that affects dogs and rarely cats and guinea pigs, [1] in which the stomach becomes overstretched and rotated by excessive gas content. The condition also involves compression of the diaphragm and caudal vena cavae.
General signs and symptoms include depression, fever, weight loss, loss of appetite, loss of hair or fur and vomiting. Lymphoma is the most common cancerous cause of hypercalcemia (high blood calcium levels) in dogs. [9] It can lead to the above signs and symptoms plus increased water drinking, increased urination, and cardiac arrhythmias.
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 ]
Clinical signs include depression, loss of appetite, vomiting blood, weakness, and shock. Treatment is as above for recent exposure. When hypercalcemia occurs (which can take 1 to 2 weeks), treatment is with intravenous fluids (saline), diuretics, corticosteroids, and calcitonin. Long term prognosis is good once the dog is stabilized.
About 77% of dogs with a GBM display nonspecific and vague clinical signs that can last up to a week including; [10] loss of appetite; lethargy; vomiting; diarrhoea; anorexia; jaundice; abdominal discomfort or pain; fever; abdominal distension [9] dehydration; excessive urination; excessive thirst; collapse from septic shock