Common conditions include:

• Canine Hypothyroidism - a dog’s thyroid gland isn’t making enough hormone, which slows down their metabolism

• Feline Hyperthyroidism - a cat’s thyroid gland makes too much hormone, speeding up your their metabolism

• Canine Hyperadrenocorticism (Cushing’s Disease) - a dog’s body makes too much cortisol, a stress hormone, which affects many organs

• Canine Hypoadrenocorticism (Addison’s Disease) - a dog’s adrenal glands don’t make enough hormones, which can affect salt balance and stress response

• Diabetes Mellitus (both dogs and cats) - the body can’t properly use sugar for energy because it doesn’t make enough insulin

Diagnostics generally include blood tests, urine tests, and sometimes ultrasound.

Treatment usually includes medication or injections and special diets. Feline hyperthyroidism can be treated with a one time, radioactive iodine treatment as a cure.