It’s no wonder why dogs are man’s best friend—dogs and humans are very similar, with 84% genetic overlap. However, this also means that dogs may develop some of the same diseases we do, including ...

Like humans, older dogs can be prone to a variety of health issues. Among the maladies that middle-aged and older dogs experience is Cushing's disease, when the body produces too much of a hormone ...

Is your old dog drinking a lot of water and panting all the time? Does he have a thin coat? Maybe he is overweight with a potbelly. These signs are often dismissed as normal aging. However, they may ...

When my dog was diagnosed with demodectic mange, often referred to simply as demodex, my first thought was “ew, mange.” Mange sounds gross, but I never imagined it was serious. She had it mostly ...

A surprisingly large number of dogs suffer from hyperadrenocorticism. The symptoms are caused by excessive amounts of hormones – glucocorticoids – in the body. Unfortunately, though, diagnosis of the ...

Dr. Utchen: My dog was just diagnosed as having Cushing’s disease. They told me this is borderline. Is this an emergency, and what should I do about it? Answer: Cushing’s disease, also call ...

Cushing's disease is a disease of the adrenal gland. It is named after Harvey Williams Cushing, a neurosurgeon who first described the condition in humans in 1912. When we are dealing with this ...

Imagine watching your aging mother suffer from seeing the pain and agony her dog was going through because of Cushing’s disease. That was the impetus for Brad Noonan to start his own company, Prana ...