Cushings Disease - Starring "Harley"

Cushings Disease is a condition seen in dogs which is often mistaken for a dog simply getting old. Cusings Disease is a condition diagnosed by a urine cortisol/creatinine ratio test, an ACTH stimulation test, and low and high dose dexamethasone suppression tests. There is no single test to diagnose Cushing's, and Cushing's disease is often difficult to accurately diagnose.

Understanding Cushings Disease - Made Simple

If a dog exhibits these conditions:

• increased/excessive water consumption (polydipsia)
• increased/excessive urination (polyuria)
• urinary accidents in previously housetrained dogs
• increased/excessive appetite (polyphagia)
• appearance of food stealing/guarding, begging, trash dumping, etc.
• sagging, bloated, pot-bellied appearance
• weight gain or its appearance, due to fat redistribution
• loss of muscle mass, giving the appearance of weight loss
• bony, skull-like appearance of head
• exercise intolerance, lethargy, general or hind-leg weakness
• new reluctance to jump on furniture or people
• excess panting, seeking cool surfaces to rest on
• symmetrically thinning hair or baldness (alopecia) on torso
• other coat changes like dullness, dryness
• slow regrowth of hair after clipping
• thin, wrinkled, fragile, and/or darkly pigmented skin
• easily damaged/bruised skin that heals slowly
• hard, calcified lumps in the skin (calcinosis cutis)
• susceptibility to infections (especially skin and urinary)
• diabetes, pancreatitis, seizures

The pet parent complains of:

• increased water intake (2 - 10 times the normal amount)
• urination changes
• coat changes
• increased appetite
• pot bellie appearance
• 6 or 7 years of age or older
• chronic allergies
• arthritis
• rufusing to jump (getting into car or on a bed)

Most Common Cause of Cushings Disease:

• corn in the diet
• wheat in the diet
• soy in the diet
• barley in the diet
• oats in the diet

Simple Treatment:

• remove grains from diet (excellant result in 3 weeks or less)

Complex Treatment:

• prescription pet food (still includes the grains and very expensive which your vet sell the prescribed pet food)
• surgery for tumors
• chemotherapy treatment of pituitary glands
• chemotherapy treatment of adrenal glands
• implants
• radiation
• drugs
• anything your vet can do to drain your bank account while telling you he/she is making your pet more comfortable and extending your pet's life

The use of Corn, Wheat, and Soy are causing such awful conditions in pets including:

• Dry and itchy skin
• Fever
• Ear aches
• Ear infections
• Hot Spots on the skin
• Bad breath
• Dental disease
• IBD
• Hair loss
• Sore feet
• Abnormal nail growth
• Bloat
• Weight gain
• Tumors
• Moles and warts
• Seizures
• Blindness
• Deafness
• Heart conditions
• Kidney conditions
• Liver conditions
• Early pet death