26/02/2024
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This week we are celebrating my dog as well as all the other dogs that have Addison’s disease.
If not diagnosed and treated in time, Addison’s disease can be fatal. But with proper medication, dogs can live active, happy, healthy lives.
The symptoms of Addison's disease may be vague at first, sometimes waxing and waning for months. You might see one or more of the following:
• Lethargy
• Lack of appetite
• Weight loss
• Vomiting
• Diarrhea, sometimes with blood in the f***s
• Exercise intolerance
• Frequent drinking or urination
• Dehydration
• Hind end weakness
• Tremors or shaking
• Collapse
• Changes in coat
If your dog is experiencing some of these symptoms, please take your dog to the vet for diagnostic testing, which may include a blood profile and ACTH stimulation test if Addison’s is suspected.
Once diagnosed, Addison’s is easy to manage.
For more information, please visit the Canine Addison’s Resources & Education (CARE) website at https://canineaddisons.org/ or join our group on Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/CanineAddisonsResourcesAndEducation/
You can help distribute our brochure for display at vet offices and hospitals, pet stores, doggy daycare, breeders, groomer, etc. We provide these free of cost. They are currently available in English, German, Italian, Dutch, and French (Canada). We are also in the process of making brochures in Spanish and Hungarian. Here’s a proof of the brochure. Contact us if you’d like some to distribute. https://canineaddisons.org/brochure/
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This is a proof of our Canine Addison's brochure, which we hope will help make people more aware of Addison's disease in dogs. If diagnosed in time, dogs with Addison's can live a long, normal life, doing anything other dogs can do (except breeding). The symptoms of Addison's disease look like many....
