A common disorder in older dogs, cushing's disease, also called hyperadrenocorticism, is
a disease affecting the canine pituary gland and the cortisol hormone that it produces.
Cortisol affects a wide variety of functions in the canine body
including blood sugar, immunity, the muscles, the nervous system, the cardiovascular system and much
more. Possible prescribed
medications include
lysodren, anipryl and ketoconazole.
Lysodren is often effective, yet it carries the potential for serious side effects, so
you'll want to visit thoroughly with your veterinarian to better understand all the options and risks
before making a decision to treat your dog with it. The medication
ketoconazole,
actually an anti-fungal medicine by design, is sometimes prescribed and is
often tried in dogs that cannot tolerate lysodren. Another med,
anipryl, and
it's less expensive generic
selegiline, was originally
marketed for
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