The Expert Vet #5033 (01-05-2015)
The Expert Vet (01-05-2015) #5033: Dr. Donna explains Cushings Disease, the not uncommon old age disease in which dogs become “walking ottomans,” with a voracious appetite and weight gain, a pot belly that can almost drag, and drinking and peeing in overdrive. Adrenal Cushings comes from a malignant growth on the adrenal gland that can be removed, but 75% of dogs have pituitary Cushings, which is actually easy to manage. However, “Cushinoid” is not a full diagnosis and — surgery or not — it is an expensive process to diagnose and treat the disease.
