Tag Archives: hypoadrenocorticism
Gastropathy caused by hypoadrenocorticism in dogs
I guess we know that hypoadrenocorticism (both ‘typical’ and ‘atypical’) is associated with gastrointestinal signs including ulceration. I’ve not managed to find a completely convincing pathophysiological explanation of the mechanism for this. However, I just wanted to share a couple of sonographic images of the stomach wall in addisonian dogs. They can be really striking. … Continue reading
Unexpected causes of acute abdominal pain in dogs part I: hypoadrenocorticism
This is poor Paddy: presented with several day hunched attitude, apparent abdominal pain, stiff gait, unwilling to move. His routine haematology and biochemistry are pretty unremarkable. Same goes for thoracic and abdominal ultrasound except that his left adrenal is only 2.5mm wide at maximum. And his heart is looking a little … Continue reading
Gastric ulceration in a dog with presumed hypoadrenocorticism
This is a bit of a heart-breaker really; it’s just that the images are dramatic. The patient, a previously healthy young adult Chihuahua suffered acute onset malaise with occasional vomiting. Symptomatic treatment including NSAIDs at routine doses was administered. Subsequently she deteriorated abruptly becoming weak and recumbent with apparent abdominal pain. Routine haematology and biochemistry … Continue reading
Feline hypoadrenocorticism
This is an 11 year-old female DSH with a history of progressive vague malaise, inappetence, weight loss and muscle weakness. On physical examination, striking features were profound muscle weakness, skin tenting and non-palpable femoral pulses. She was not bradycardic. Blood biochemistry: urea 13.9 mmol/l (ref 3-10) creatinine 210 umol/l (ref <180) total calcium 3.17 (ref … Continue reading
