Damaged adrenal glands can be a result of a number of things: hereditary auto-immune disease, tumours, injury, prescription drug side effects, infection or inflammation. The damaged adrenal glands do not produce enough cortisol and aldosterone, and sometimes none at all.

These hormones are vital to regulate many bodily functions such as metabolism, blood pressure, hydration and response to stress. When a dog doesn’t produce enough of these hormones it will become unwell and if the levels become very low it can be life-threatening.

Your veterinary surgeon will initially suspect Addison’s disease based on the clinical signs your dog is showing. They will perform a thorough physical examination of your dog, and your dog will need to undergo a series of blood tests to confirm diagnosis.

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