Health Center ~Miscellaneous:
Addison's Disease is the common name for hypoadrenocorticism, a disease of the adrenal cortex, the outer layer of the adrenal glands. The adrenal cortex produces cortisol, which regulates the body's response to stress, and aldosterone, which controls electrolytes an dfluid balance in the body. Addison's disease can cause a variety of symptoms ranging from weakness, listlessness, vomiting, and diarrhea to life-threatening dehydration, hypoglycemia, irregular heart rate, and shock. -Dog Fancy, June 2009
Autoimmune Disease is "confused" not "weakened". It is where the ability of the immune system to recognize the "self" marker is lost, and it begins to attack and reject the body's own tissue as foreign. One specific tissue type such as red blood cells may be affected, or a generalized illness such as systemic lupus may result. What causes the immune system to short circuit and start rejecting normal body tissue? Many theories exist, but the ultimate answer is "We don't know." Jean Dodds, a veterinarian studying immunology, feels that multivalent modified-live vaccines overstimulate the immune system. Others blame environmental pollutants or food preservatives such as ethoxyquin, an antioxidant found in most dog foods. There is strong evidence for a genetic factor in the development of autoimmune disease in many species. And some cases occur spontaneously, causing damage to kidneys, lungs, or thyroid gland. -canismajor.com
Demodex
Hypothyroidism is a disorder of the thyroid gland -- two small butterfly-shaped lobes located in the neck. This gland has a number of functions, but is most well known for regulating your dog’s metabolic rate. In hypothyroidism, the thyroid gland is underactive, and unable to secrete enough thyroid hormone. This, in turn, decreases your dog’s metabolism. -thryroid-info.com
Lipoma is one of the most commonly encountered lumps seen by veterinarians during a physical exam. These soft, rounded, non-painful masses, usually present just under the skin but occasionally arising from connective tissues deep between muscles, are generally benign. That is they stay in one place, do not invade surrounding tissues and do no metastasize to other areas of the body. They grow to a certain size and just sit there in the tissues and behave themselves. Most lipomas do not “have” to be removed. Occasionally, though, lipomas will continue to grow into huge fat deposits that are a discomfort to the dog and present a surgical challenge to remove. And even more rarely, some lipomas will be malignant and spread throughout the dog’s body. -petcenter.com
Perianal Fistulas
- What is Addison's Disease {www.addisondogs.com/addisons/whatis.html}
- Adrenal Gland Diseases - Addison’s {http://pethealthlibrary.purinacare.com/articles/adrenal-gland-diseases-addison%E2%80%99s/2389/}
Autoimmune Disease is "confused" not "weakened". It is where the ability of the immune system to recognize the "self" marker is lost, and it begins to attack and reject the body's own tissue as foreign. One specific tissue type such as red blood cells may be affected, or a generalized illness such as systemic lupus may result. What causes the immune system to short circuit and start rejecting normal body tissue? Many theories exist, but the ultimate answer is "We don't know." Jean Dodds, a veterinarian studying immunology, feels that multivalent modified-live vaccines overstimulate the immune system. Others blame environmental pollutants or food preservatives such as ethoxyquin, an antioxidant found in most dog foods. There is strong evidence for a genetic factor in the development of autoimmune disease in many species. And some cases occur spontaneously, causing damage to kidneys, lungs, or thyroid gland. -canismajor.com
- learn more {www.canismajor.com/dog/autoimmn.html}
- see additional our Eye section for the autoimmune disorder UDS/VKH
- Immune Mediated Hemolytic Anemia (IMHA) {http://www.petplace.com/dogs/immune-mediated-hemolytic-anemia-in-dogs-imha/page1.aspx}
Demodex
- learn more {http://www.thepetcenter.com/exa/dem.html}
- Mange Mite Infections in dogs {www.downlandvets.co.uk/Pages/Clinical/Pages/Mange.html}
Hypothyroidism is a disorder of the thyroid gland -- two small butterfly-shaped lobes located in the neck. This gland has a number of functions, but is most well known for regulating your dog’s metabolic rate. In hypothyroidism, the thyroid gland is underactive, and unable to secrete enough thyroid hormone. This, in turn, decreases your dog’s metabolism. -thryroid-info.com
- learn more {www.thyroid-info.com/articles/dog-hypo.htm}
Lipoma is one of the most commonly encountered lumps seen by veterinarians during a physical exam. These soft, rounded, non-painful masses, usually present just under the skin but occasionally arising from connective tissues deep between muscles, are generally benign. That is they stay in one place, do not invade surrounding tissues and do no metastasize to other areas of the body. They grow to a certain size and just sit there in the tissues and behave themselves. Most lipomas do not “have” to be removed. Occasionally, though, lipomas will continue to grow into huge fat deposits that are a discomfort to the dog and present a surgical challenge to remove. And even more rarely, some lipomas will be malignant and spread throughout the dog’s body. -petcenter.com
- learn more {www.thepetcenter.com/exa/lumps.html}
Perianal Fistulas
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