What would you give your dog if it had Addisons disease?

Answer 1

Treatment of Addison's disease involves replacing, or substituting, the hormones that the adrenal glands are not making. The only FDA recommended treatment for canine Addison's is DOCP (Percorten-V) in combination with prednisone tablets. Florinef (oral medication) may also be used. The doses of each of these medications are adjusted to meet the needs of individual patients.

Answer 2

You should work closely with your vet. They will tell you the diet your dog should be on and what medications. Be sure that you ask the vet what type of side effects these medications can have. Looking after a pet (that can't speak for themselves) is much like looking after a baby. Be sure these medications are what you want your pet to have and if you disagree discuss it with the vet and go from there. My little Daisy died from Cushing's Disease (cancer) and I refused to put her through chemo drugs and my husband and I spent what time she had with quality of time which meant we slowed down the pace of our life, loved her to pieces and unfortunately when her time came we were there at the very end. I was sure she was not in pain and she wasn't.

Answer 3

Unfortunately there are no cures for Addison's disease. However, it can be managed by giving your dog hormones to replace the hormones that are not being produced by his adrenal glands. With careful management, your dog can live a normal life.

Answer 4

Addison's disease is actually a human disease, but the name has been borrowed by veterinary medicine for the analogous syndrome. The official name of the syndrome is hypoadrenocorticolism, and is when the adrenal glands do not make enough hormones for normal healthy life. Treatment is based upon oral supplementation of the hormones for the duration of life; depending upon the exact hormones that are deficient there are several different medications that may be prescribed.

Answer 5

Addison'e diesease is something deadlyin connection with the two adrenal glands which are small and lie near the kidneys. The hormones produced are a. adrenaline - produced by the centre of the gland (the medulla) and b. corticosteroids - produced by the outer layer of the gland (the cortex). Adrenaline prepares the animal for action and is excreted in quantity if the animal is frightened, needs to fight, or run away. Corticosteroid - there is one group of these hormones which control the salt and water content of the body. The other hormones produced by the adrenal cortex enhances the animal's resistance to stress and infection. Excessive production of corticosteroids causes Cushing's syndrome whilst Addison's disease is caused when too little hormone is produced.

Answer 6

This will vary depending upon the size of the dog, the extent of the hormone deficiency and what medications your dog needs to be on.

For a 50# dog, the monthly cost for the drugs is likely to be $50-$150 (in 2013 US dollars, from a veterinarian).

Answer 7

Addison's disease in dogs, like its occurrence in humans, involves insufficient production of hormones by the adrenal glands. The lack of cortisol and related glucocorticoids can cause many problems such as hyponatremia (low salt levels) and lowered blood pressure.

Answer 8

http://petdiabetes.wikia.com/wiki/Addison's_disease

Addison's disease, also known as hypoadrenocorticism, is a chronic condition in which the adrenal glands produce insufficient cortisol. It is the opposite of Cushing's disease.
The adrenal glands produce two types of hormones; we're most familiar with the glucocortoid ones, such as cortisone. Cortisol and other hormonal levels rise during anger or fear, stress or injury. The term "getting one's adrenalin going" in response to these situations applies to the natural response a healthy body has to them. Those with faulty adrenal glands don't produce enough cortisol to allow the body to respond properly.

The other adrenal hormones, known as mineralcorticoids, are what keeps the system in balance regarding proper amounts of salt, potassium, and water in the body. Imbalances of these keys to life can have grave consequences also.

Answer 9

Emergency treatment for a dog with severe symptoms of Addisons will probably need intravenous fluids, along with injections corticosteroid hormones. Dogs usually respond to this within 24 hours.

Long-term treatment for Addisons means giving your dog hormones in one of two forms; either a daily pill or a shot that's given about every 25 days.

Because dogs with Addison's disease cannot produce Cortisol in response to stress, stress should be minimized whenever possible. It may be necessary to increase the amount of hormones given during periods of stress (such as when boarding, after surgery, while traveling, etc.).

Urine and blood tests should be performed periodically to monitor the dog's levels of sodium, chloride, potassium, glucose, blood urea nitrogen and adrenal corticosteroid hormones.

The good news is, Addisons disease is controllable with the correct treatment, as long as the condition is caught and treated fairly early.