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Should we consider Addison’s disease in dogs with gastrointestinal signs alone?

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P. J. Guzmán Ramos LV, MSc, DVMS, PhD, Dip. ECVIM-CA A/Prof in Small Animal Medicine School of Veterinary Medicine Murdoch University Canine hypoadrenocorticism is an uncommon endocrinopathy with reported prevalence that ranges from 0.06 per cent to 0.08 per cent1.  Primary hypoadrenocorticism (Addison’s disease) is referred to as ‘typical’ when describing glucocorticoid and mineralocorticoid […]

Simplifying the complex world of enteropathies in dogs and cats

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Enteropathies are one of the most common clinical presentations at veterinary hospitals (Robinson 2015, Candellone 2020). These signs can be broad and varied. Symptoms such as vomiting, diarrhoea, weight loss (decreased muscle or body condition score), hyporexia, anorexia, or even lethargy should alert the clinician to the possibility of an […]