Addison's disease in the dog. Dr. Dan explains symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment

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Hi everyone! My name is Dan, and I am a veterinarian. Today we are talking about Addison's disease in the dog. Addison's disease in the dog is very serious and it comes as either atypical or typical Addison's disease.

Addison's disease is hypoadrenocorticism. This means the adrenal glands are not working correctly. This causes a reduction or lack of production of cortisol and possibly mineralcorticoids. This is a really serious disease for a dog to have.

If a dog has the atypical form of Addison's disease they will not be able to produce cortisol. This will cause all kinds of different symptoms. A dog with atypical Addison's disease can be very difficult to diagnose. Your veterinarian will complete an ACTH test to diagnose the atypical Addison's disease and then put your dog on steroids in most cases.

A dog with typical Addison's not only has failure of the adrenal gland to produce cortisol, but also the lack of mineralcorticoids to regulate electrolytes. This is a really big problem. A dog will get very sick from abnormal electrolytes. In some cases a dog with Addison's will arrive at the veterinary clinic as an emergency and need life saving hospitalization to recover. Long term steroids or mineralcorticoids are needed for a dog with typical Addison's disease.

Disclaimer* As always, if you dog or pet is sick always go see your veterinarian. This video is only for entertainment and educational purposes. This video does not replace your veterinarian and the care they can provide. These views are Dr. Dan Annin's medical opinion only and do not represent all veterinary opinions.
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My little dachshund Debbie almost died in my arms. We did test after test she didn't 't eat for over eight days. I even thought about it being the dog treats made in china, maybe poisoned her. Sweet potato & chick jerky are being found with a pesticide phorrate in them one of the most toxic pesticides in the world. Be very cautious about what treats you give your dogs, it can kill them. Little Debbie has been diagnosed with a Dixon's disease. Thank god our veterinarian knew of this & its symptoms. Covedale pet hospital rocks !! In Cincinnati, Ohio

brucelintz
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Just had our dog diagnosed today with Addison's and have been watching videos to get more info about this. This was a very knowledge and easy to understand video. He just stopped eating and after a few days we took him to one vet because he was having trouble standing, he was moaning, you could just tell something was off. The Urgent Care vet really couldn't find anything. The next day we took him to our normal vet and they sent some blood work out but said it could be between 3-6 days. They gave us a syringe to try and force feed him but we couldn't do it. It was too traumatic for us and him. We took him into Blue Pearl Pet Hospital because by this point it was 6 days since he really ate anything. They kept him a couple nights and were able to stabilize him and diagnose him with Addison's. We are picking him up tonight.

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My pup was diagnosed a few days ago. She has typical Addison's. She got very close to passing away, i was lucky everything worked out how it did and she got the treatment she needed, 4 days later and i have to keep trying to calm her because she is feeling so good and has so much energy. Haha

strangehappenings
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Great, clear to-the-point explanation. My dog used to throw up quite a bit with no other symptoms. Not until he was in a crisis at 9 years old did we rush him and find this out. He had never really had any other symptoms, it’s def the “great pretender” disease. He has atypical and so glad I don’t have to pay for those expensive shots like typical Addison’s. So sad for the dogs that have regular or atypical addisons. But my dog is 12 now so the prognosis is good so stay positive.

LStottmann
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thank you doctor for this amazing information i am a veterinarian student and i was so informed from you sir

MrM-bkbz
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Thank you for such a good description. Hard getting the diagnosis when this disease mirrors so many other things that can be wrong. It took us almost 3 weeks to get the diagnosis for the Addison’s, male dog, not quite 3 years old. We did have to syringe food, fluids, and finally lost mobility, first back legs then front. Once we got the diagnosis and correct meds in him, he was walking on own and starting to come back to normal within 24 hours.

beckym
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This is incredibly helpful Dr. Dan!!! Thank you for helping to break this down in a way that is easy to understand. Shirley is on the mend thanks to VCA and YOU! <3

heathernoyes
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very informative! My vet thinks my dog has it doing tests now to determine if it is...Thanks

owenmiller
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My vet thinks my dog may have Addisons. He wants to test her in a few weeks after she recovers from her episode. She’s 8 and we’ve thought she was just prone to HGE. Every few months she vomits and has bloody diarrhea and has to be hospitalized.

ryeing.
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My baby just had an addisonian crisis for the first time in her almost 4 years on this earth... We brought her into the ER because she kept having diarrhea and wouldn't eat after a very stressful visit to her regular vet... unfortunately I had forgot to medicate her with her trazadone and gabapentin so it sent her over the edge.. we thought it was just stress induced gastritis because her xray showed her colon was about 3x its normal size... she lost 7 pounds in 5 days from how much she was going to the bathroom / not eating... she eventually developed HGE and had to be admitted due to the large amounts of blood coming from her colon... she did get better seemingly overnight!

she was already on prednisone for allergies so her first cortisol test was normal.. .however after a few days they took her blood and sent it again and low and behold, it was too low for them to read! She was officially diagnosed with addisons disease today 6/2/24... she is back to her normal self.. eating / drinking / playing. It's very scary and very hard to keep your pets out of stressful situations but I think we can manage for now on!

meganmccollum
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What is the protocol for the test as far as what time they are supposed to take the pill before the test

Are they fasted the morning of ? Or are they supposed to get their pill and they could’ve eaten their breakfast??

Soyloca
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Our girl just received her first desoxycorticosterone last night at our vets after a month of hospital visits, imaging and testing. She is 10 years old. Not one vet will state atypical or typical, but her electrolytes are all over the place according to the vet. She has a blood clot in the left adrenal gland and they believe we are dealing with a tumor as well which is why they think she quickly went into an Addison Crisis a month ago.
After this visit we are supposed to see an Internallist to help better treat her disease. 🙏

aliciahare
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My dog was diagnosed Cushing’s and the vet never adjusted the dose for Vetoryl . He got super skinny and almost died .

Later a new vet (after his vet retired) spoke to me about him having addisons

And they never mentioned that to me .
Aren’t they supposed disclose that information to me ?

Soyloca
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Hi. My dog was diagnosed at age five. She’s now a couple months from her tenth birthday. She seems for the most part to be well-great appetite. But she is becoming more and more fearful. She will only go in certain rooms in our house and is visibly scared to walk in front of the refrigerator. Many times she does not even want to go out for a walk-the backyard is fine for her. I feel bad for her but I don’t want to push. She’s on fludrocordisone 2x daily and prednisolone if she’s going to be in a stressful situation. Is this fearfulness a symptom of Addison’s or something else?

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How common is it for dogs to misdiagnosed with Kidney failure when it could be addisons ?

timmymastro
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Do the symptoms come and go? Or do they just get worse?

blissfuljoy
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My dog was diagnosed with Addison. He got a shot but now he has breathing problems 2 weeks later

californiadreaming
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My dog just went for a checkup.. no symptoms at all but his blood came back with high potassium but normal sodium.. further testing shows low cortisol.. next is that blood test... is it normal to have Addisons with no symptoms?

tinawhite
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So do I need both tests done? I’m not sure which one he has..He has some of the symptoms like weight loss and hair loss/shaky..He has had a full blood panel and x-rays ..All normal..

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If a poodle shows signs of lethargy, vomiting, and fever for a few days and then are back to their normal self, could they have atypical addisons? Or would they just keep getting worse if they had it?

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