My Service Dog “COREY” With Addison’s Disease!Visit my web blog. wrkndog.blogspot.com Encyclopedia of Canine Veterinary Medical Information Addison’s disease (Hypoadrenocorticism) Addison’s disease is also known as hypoadrenocorticism. It is an insufficient production of adrenal hormones by the adrenal gland. Since these hormones are essential for life, this is an extremely serious disease and it must be treated as such. Adrenal insufficiency can be primary or secondary. Primary adrenocorticism affects salt/potassium balance in the body and glucorticoid as well. Secondary adrenocorticism usually only affects the glucocorticoids. It is not known why primary adrenocorticism occurs but it may be an immune mediated process. Secondary adrenocorticism probably occurs most often when prednisone or other cortisone being administered for medical reasons are suddenly withdrawn. It can occur as a result of pituitary cancer or some other process that interferes with production of hormones that stimulate the adrenal glands. Most dogs with Addison’s disease initially have gastrointestinal disturbances like vomiting. Lethargy it also a common early sign. Poor appetite can occur as well. These are pretty vague signs and it is extremely easy to miss this disease. More severe signs occur when a dog with hypoadrenocorticism is stressed or when potassium levels get high enough to interfere with heart function. Dogs with this problem will sometimes suffer severe shock symptoms when stressed … Video Rating: 1 / 5
Question by Mars: My boyfriend has cancer..?
Not long ago my boyfriend was diagnosed with osteosarcoma or bone cancer. We are both 17 and we were each other’s first lovers. It has been very stressful on both of us. Of course he promised me that nothing would change no matter how sick he got and i knew he didn’t know what he was talking about but i went along. After his fist dose of Chemo, he has been very sick, as expected. He throws up every two hours or so and always after he eats and he is in an all around bad mood because he feels bad. My question is, is it normal for them to somewhat lose interest in their boyfriends or lovers because of this sick and, if any of you have gone through this, if there is any advise you can give me to get through this. I don’t know what to do anymore and neither does he. I never get to see him anymore, he doesn’t want to talk on the phone and i can barely get a text from him. He says it’s just because everything bothers him. Please help. any words of advise would be much appreciated.
i’m sick of all the “just be there for him” stuff because i try and he doesn’t really seem to want me there. I want to know what people do in these situations from someone who has maybe been in the situation before.
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Answer by Will Ask his nurse, doctor or hospital social worker for information about a support group that you and he can attend to talk with others who have been through this.
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JoJo made his agility debut at the Texas Agility Shoot Out in Fort Worth on June 19, 2010, the fundraiser for canine cancer. JoJo was the youngest dog running all weekend, and he did great for his first time running in a real “trial”. Because of his age and experience, I limited his runs to tunnelers and the jumpers class at 4″. My main goal was for him to stay in the ring, no sniffing of the dirt, and try to keep his attention. Our tunnel pop-out was due to a slight distraction of a small dog running in the next ring, and I took it for granted that he was in the tunnel, so I took a shortcut to the next tunnel and confused him. All in all, I was very pleased with both runs, especially considering I haven’t formally taught him a rear cross. Video Rating: 0 / 5
Dr. Fan and his team talk about bone cancer Video Rating: 0 / 5
Question by Carol: My dog has cancer of the mouth. Can someone tell me what to look for when she’s in pain?
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Answer by catnip Animals hide pain very well. She may not eat when in pain, or tend to lick her lips often. Your veterinarian can prescribe a pain medication, if you don’t have one already.
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Question by ☼▬Jessi Ann▬☼: Does this sound like the right thing to do, to you?
I am an english bullie owner and i frequent a website for bullies and their owners, and we post messages and are very close all of us regulars on that board. One of the owners has a bullie as well as a 9yr old rottie. The rottie has osteosarcoma and was given 6 months to live. The owner decided to do a leg amputation on the affected limb to prolong life and give the dog a few more months. She took the dog in today around noon and they finished the surgery at 3:30pm. She told us everything went well. The she messaged us at 10:45pm to say while trying to get the dog out of the car into her house the dog started hemorrhaging and bled everywhere. She had to call her vet he came out emergently and wrapped the amputation site, put the dog on Iv’s and gave it a morphine shot. The dog is now at home with the owner and getting morphine shots every 5 hours. She just posted saying the dog is crying constantly and is very much in pain. She’s already given it it’s morphine and it can’t have anymore for 2 more hours. SHe’s trying to keep the dog calm so it won’t pull out it’s IV’s but its thrashing and whining when she tries to reposition the dog so it can be more comfortable? Does this whole situation sound right to you guys? I would have thought no Vet would let a dog go home less than 24 hrs after an amputation surgery?
I did some reading on this disease and it says that even with an amputation and chemo most dogs don’t live more than 1 year. And with amputation surgery i would think recovery would take months? What kind of quality of life can this poor dog have? This lady is distraught and i want to be there for her but at the same time i am shaking my head in disbelief. How could you let your dog suffer like this?
The owner just mentioned that she hopes the dog could live to 14 or so? I’m wondering if she’s just in denial about the illness and the prognosis?
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Answer by kanani The love of a dog is amazing. My 4 year old Rottie was hit by a bus yesterday and broke his leg. The feelings that overcame me before we found out it was a fractured bone in his leg was agonizing. To think you may lose your pet is very difficult. However, if my dog was suffering, I would refuse to leave the hospital no matter the cost. I am not wealthy, but I love my dog as much as I love my children. I don’t think I could bear to see him suffer though.
I sure hope this lady thinks about what her dog is going through and not her own feelings.
(www.tripawds.com) See Jerry Dawg’s last walk on four legs. If your dog ever has a limp like this get him checked out ASAP … preferably by specialists like those at UC Davis.
Not knowingly last Christmas was our Buddy’s last. He died of canine cancer 1 1/2 weeks shy of his 13th birthday. He was our Christmas dog b/c not only was he born the week before Christmas, he got excited just like a kid on that day. Love you, Buddy. You will forever be in my heart.
Question by elizabethNYC83: How do I get myself out of this stress? Feeling God-awful.?
I’m so stressed out I don’t know what to do with myself. Ever since I’ve been engaged (since 7/17/2010) it seems as though my fiance and I have been riddled with hardship. First, out of nowhere my fiance’s uncle dies from brain cancer. A month later we have to put down our beloved dog thanks to cancer, and now, I have my grandfather sick in the hospital with lymphoma and at the same time my poor mother and father have to take care of our 90-year old dementia-ridden, near deaf grandmother that can’t be by herself for extended periods of time.
Aside from dealing with the stress of my ailing grandfather (who I want nothing more than to be at my wedding in May), I feel so horrible for my mother because she’s so stressed out with having to be the main caretaker of my grandmother and I’ve been going home every weekend just to help her out.
While all this was happening, my fiance was away for business and I was left alone to deal with all this drama by myself with my family. And on top of all that, I have been the main person taking care of all the wedding preparations and I’m just so stressed. I supposedly said one thing last night that pissed my fiance off and then I just literally exploded. I said and did things I’m not proud of but I’m only human and am entitled to make mistakes once in a blue moon.
Now he’s pissed off at me and is reconsidering our love or what-have-you. He didn’t even want to talk to me last night and I basically went to sleep crying.
What it all comes down to is this. What the hell do I do with myself? I can’t go crying to my parents because they’ve got enough stress to deal with and it’ll just make them feel worse. I can’t go to my fiance because he’s fuming mad with me. I can’t cry at work and I’m just miserable. I’m afraid to start talking about anything with any friends at work because I’ll just end up crying.
I’m so miserable right now. I’m sorry but I just need to vent in the least-offending and safest way possible. Any insight on how to deal would be appreciated.
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Answer by Simple Girl 37 Meditation, Excersise.
i once heard a quote
“Depression doesnt exist. Bordom Does”
so get out there, and do something to take your mind off things, plus escersise releases endorphins that make you naturally happy
i hope you feel better
xoxo
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