Addison' Disease in Dogs: Conventional and Holistic Treatment
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Dr Jones shows you how to recognize Addison's Disease in your dog, with the most common signs and symptoms. Dr Jones then goes on to show you How to treat it with the common conventional options, and the natural remedies.
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I have Addison's disease but I had no idea my or any animal could have it. God bless those that do. My neurologist said as rare as it is I'd had to lived in far too much stress my whole life, and no he wasn't lying. He did say in most cases doctors can get the gland to go back to work but in my case it was completely gone. This breaks my heart for these fur babies, I definitely will be adding them to my prayers at the end of my day. God love these babies.
I love how the dog hangs out with you for a lot of the video, and starts demanding pets. Smart dog. Thanks for the advice!
You're welcome.
What a nightmare it was when my dog was put on prednisone, I said never again. I love how he lays his head on your lap, so sweet.
I had the same experience. My dog has Addison's and seemed to get it shortly after the rabies vaccine, which we didn't figure out until much later but yes, the prednisone almost did her in, up like 9 times in the night going potty, thirst, panting, it was terrible and I took her off it myself or I'm sure she would have died. Some of these vets are reckless!
My dog has been on prednisone for addisons for 7 years. She's now 16 and on her last leg. I plan to try and get her off this garbage or cut the dose down and put her on thyroid and progesterine instead.
Hi, I know you commented on this years ago. My 8 year old male lab mix was diagnosed with addison's just recently. I believe he has been vaccine damaged for years now and now this has happened cause he went into a shock from severe bloody diarrhea. They are already talking about putting him on life long medications. I do not like the thought of these life long medications. What would you have done to your dog now with what you know. Thanks.
@@bobatheblackpug192 I would watch all Dr. Jones videos and others to see if there are other options. Maybe something through diet, possibly or something holistic. Prayers for wisdom for you and your dog.
This dog is adorable!! So affectionate and loving towards you!! 🥰
Thank u for this info !!❤
Thank you for this video my sweet dog just got this diagnosed one more test to confirm so I’m studying this
Hey Doc! Love your vids, long time sub.
Is the care suggestions in this vid the same today? If not, what are your current suggestions for a 7 year old male dog newly diagnosed with addisons?
Thank you
I have a 2 1/2 year Aussie dealing with an addisonion attack right now. This video was so helpful! God bless
Glad the video was helpful
I just came across your channel and wish I had seen it when you posted! My dog died 11-22-16 and he was 5 yrs old. The vet told me it was Addisons disease when he got very sick a week prior to his death, they gave him steroids and he got much better for a week only to suddenly pass away. He was a Sharpei pit bull mix. I still cry when seeing his pictures. He was a nervous dog from the start and had unfortunately been attacked by a neighbors dog a few times and it made him react very different around other dogs afterwards. 😭😢
Sorry to hear of your loss- Thanks Tammy
My 8 year old female working ESS started having the occasional episodes of hypoglycaemia collapse after regular exercise two years ago - she has always been 100% healthy. She was spayed at 18 months as she is a really skittish gal, and I was seeing some behaviours in her that I really didn’t want to pass along. She’s done sports most of her life, dock diving, agility, disc, you name it. Yet every single blood panel we did - everything was normal EXCEPT her blood sugar was low. Electrolytes were fine. We had her heart checked. Fine. All levels were absolutely normal, except her blood sugar. This continued to happen off and on for the last two years. She’s never been on medication for anything.
Thee weeks ago she crashed. Hard. We are feeding her every three hours to keep her blood sugar up to even the low end (3.8mmol/L). Two days ago we brought her in to be on a dextrose drip for 8 hours to see if it might help...and it did, for about a day and a half. But during that time, she was really holding her sugars well and was brighter and happier than I’d seen her since this started. Our vet was at a loss, so she contacted a specialist in the city who immediately told her to do the ACTH stim test. Unfortunately we’re stuck waiting for it to come in sometime in this next week.
We feed her a very specialized raw diet that was developed for her by our veterinary nutritionist. She also gets a probiotic supplement. We are literally feeding her every 3.5 hours to try to keep her glucose up. It’s really frustrating to realize she is most likely in an addisons crisis, but having to wait for the test. So needless to say, I’m researching everything I can find, and I’m glad to have found this one. Appreciate the info and will see what our vet thinks as we go along.
Wonderful information as usual Dr. Andrew.....
Hahaha that dog was certainly wanting your full attention!. What a personality.
Thanks and yes he does
Lol, wasn't it. I have one of mine that gets this way.
Thank you, great advice. =)
Welcome
My female standard poodle has Addison. I really believed I would lose her during her last attack. It was awful. I then did a massive amount of research, and this particular video was a big help!
It’s been 3 weeks with zero attacks, and she was having one once or sometimes twice every 1 to 2 weeks.
Im currently detoxing her with MMS. Freeing her from all vaccines from the AKC breeder I purchased her from. I’m also putting turmeric in her food, giving her liquid IV everyday, licorice, burdock root, and dandelion root with her liquid IV sports drink. Lastly, I’m giving her colloidal silver daily. I’m putting that in her eyes as well as orally.
I’ve always cooked her food, but I did add chicken and beef to the stew along with the turkey, sweet potatoes, carrots, peas, squash, and one can of cream of chicken.
So far she is MUCH better! Much more energy and focus.
Thank you for your work and holistic advice!
@@drjones633 She was vaccinated before I purchased her.
I detoxed her from vaccines/heavy metals, and she will never receive another one for the rest of her life.
Which herb would be best for the skin allergies. 12 yr old terrier mix no more than 15 lbs. Per vet she can no longer have steroids. Always scratching, biting her skin. Thank you and You’re our fur babies Hero!
Good to see you smiling again! You have seemed sad in the videos since you lost Jessie. It just takes time doesn't it?
Thanks Megan :-)
Great video! I work for 12 veterinarians and I liked the way you explained the disease the best! lol
I adopted a re-homed, one year old St. Bernard. He had his addisonian crisis just before turning three.
Do you prefer DOCP injections over using Florinef? I have my dogs Fludrocortisone compounded so it's not so expensive but always wonder if DOCP is better as most vets recommended. Thank you if you get the chance to answer :)
Hi and Thanks. I preferred the Florinef in that in that you can always adjust the dose/respond to changes, and not have to wait 30 days. Other possibilities could be this..Percorten-V is not available in a generic formulation and is sold by Novartis only to veterinarians or veterinary pharmacies with a veterinarian on staff. Florinef is available from any human pharmacy and also from many online and mail order sources.
I would really like to know more specifically what can cause autoimmune on the adrenals….bacterial infections etc? I am an energy practitioner and nutritionist and do pendulum testing so would like more specifics to test for root causes. Thank you!
Also do you recommend adrenal glandular to help support? Is so, how to dose?
My service dog, a standard poodle, was just diagnosed with Atypical Addison's Disease. It has been a nightmare trying to find out what was wrong. My question is, what is the best dog foods for this, or what is the best recipe for dog food that I can make myself at home? Is there a video for that? I only want the very best for her.
hi doc
I fortunately stumbled across your channel this week. I think you are doing such a great work. We need more vets like you. I have a question, my sweetie is a 12 years old shepherd mix. Her limbs have given her issues now and then, but Sat she could not stand on her back right leg. The xray and blood work showed nothing. The vet suspects a pinched nerve and recommends gabapentin. is there a natural way item that you suggest?
Hi and Thanks. You can watch this video th-cam.com/video/ao7I5FVMFKE/w-d-xo.html
hey doc"
My 9 year Boston terriers is diagnose with Adison decease, and Diabetic ,what food can I give him. because he is just skin and bones, and also lost a lot of weight.
how many meals , can i give him a day to balance his sugar level , that stay very high.
thank you.
My poodle has Addison's and got it after the rabies vaccine so no more vaccines for her, never again. My past pets never got shots and they lived very long lives, same with my pets growing up and my mom never vaccinated any of them and they literally never got sick and lived really long. As for what I do, I cook their food, lots of organic veggies, like a stew. They eat much like we eat. I often mix organic veggie mix from Costco (frozen in the big bag), rice and just a bit of chicken or ground beef together or I make a stew or soup. They love the home cooking and are much healthier now. Also, I use a product for my dog with Addison's which is a mix of ashwaganda, kelp, raspberry and liquorice made by Riva's Remedies in Canada called Hormone Boost.Hope this helps.
Thanks again
Hello dr. Andrew, we are trying to have our dog diagnosed. She has low potassium and elevated white blood cell count. What do you think? Vets are telling us different things possibly addison's disease. We have spent over $3000 and still have dog that is regurgitating. Please let us what you think.
1/2 ml/20 lbs. Cab you be kind enough to tell me how many mg / lbs is safe as I have ashwagandha in powdered form
I gotta husky mix, he eats sometimes but would leave it there (someone fed him treats and people food all the time before even though we told them not to) but he shakes at his hind legs a lot, we been switching different types of food, I’ve read that huskies love lamb, but he refuses to eat that. Just really don’t know what wrong with him, we also tried giving him people food that would be healthy for him but he wouldn’t eat it, I really don’t know why, we think he’s mixed with coyote, I really don’t know how much coyotes eat or if that has to do with anything.
I wish I had this vet when my 4 year old lab was diagnosed with addisons disease and was told there was nothing we could do.
Ajax is 22 & 1month. Addisons x5yrs. Last week dx w uri. Ended up in vet er for addisons crisis. Went from percorden v to the new injectable. He’s not doing well. Just gonna keep him comfy until he passes. H&H are horribly low. He’s old! (I’m a hospice nurse and can handle people but not in my own pup).
Will you post links for the products you used?!
I'll work one the links. These are old videos and it's been taking so much time to go through them.
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Although my Standard Poodle was not diagnosed with Common or A-Typical Addison's, my Holistic Vet put him on Black Licorice as well as a few Chinese Herbal remedies. She worked with my "Western" Medicine Vet (as she was a Vet for many years before deciding to go completely into Naturopathy, Acupuncture, Chinese and Alternative Medicine). Therefore she works in conjunction with "Straight" (if you will) Vets. Unfortunately she's retiring in December. ;(( Thank you Dr. Jones, for fighting the good fight. There is just SO much B.S. out there, that we lay-people are supposed to blindly follow! It's refreshing to have different ways to look at treating our (and especially our pets/loved-ones) health. Cheers!
Good to know, and Thanks for sharing
If feel there are many small dry bumps in the back of my dog? What is that and how do I treat it ?
Best to see your vet
My 6 year old poodle mix was diagnosed with Addison's over a year ago and put on prednisolone and percorten v. (She gets1.25mg or the pred and 0.1 mg twice a day of fludrocortisone--due to shortage of percorten). Lately she has been drinking copious amounts of water and urinating frequently, plus having some tremors. Appetite is still good, no vomiting, diarrhea or lethargy. Could she be getting too much medicine? Her symptoms seem more like Cushings now from what I've read. Also, can some of the natural remedies be used in conjunction with above meds? Thanks so much for your great website! Martha Wells
Bless it's heart, as a human I myself am supposed to take 10 to 20 mg at least once a day and a large dose under stress I'm not supposed to be under ( not sure how life works without stress yet) but I won't take it, largely because my bones are already horrible and 7 major surgeries and still twice as many to go through. There has to be better solution for our fur babies, until I saw this I had no idea animals could have Addison's disease too. I hope your baby stays healthy. This hurts my feelings and heart knowing just one goes through this.
Hello ! My dog was diagnosed with Addison’s disease three years ago just a few weeks ago she started drinking lots of water and having to go to the bathroom a lot even in the middle of the night, took her to the vet he did blood work and I found out that she is diabetic now and has to take insulin two times a day I am having a really hard time getting her blood sugar regulated it been staying in the 300 to 400 hundreds ! I was told that the Prednisone can cause diabetes, I am beside myself she is so sick has lost so much weight, and I don’t know what to do I live on a fixed income which isn’t much so I can’t take her to a specialist! My heart hurts
Prednisone is way over prescribed and I always found they may get better while on prednisone but as soon as you stop the prednisone the symptoms come right back. It's basically a bandaid to the problem. You have to figure out what's causing the issues and solve them.
I like this reply. I am all about natural healing. My dog just had the test I am hoping its not Addison's. If it is I want to do natural healing.
Dogs with Addison’s MUST BE ON A LOW DOSE of Prednisone for life. It’s not a bandaid, it’s the difference between life and death!
@@charlottebryant4796 there is no natural healing for Addison’s!
Could you be so kind to do a video of the obvious difference between artritis. degenerative myelopathy, and a pinched nerve in the back and how to spot it?
Good suggestion- more about diagnosis/clinical signs
Thanks much. My dog has been exhibiting joint problems with her back legs. 1st the vet said it was artritis, then maybe a pinched nerve...she has no idea. I just want to know what's going on. Thanks for responding
I am finding it impossible to locate any information on insulinoma in dogs. Please do a video on this. I’ve seen a couple of vets and none are familiar with it and they basically gave my dog a death sentence. Left AMA after begging for prednisone. He’s still alive but we need guidance. Thank you.
My yorkie/ snouser is ten long and very hot and I gave have him a treat and he didn’t take it and he won’t respond and he is normally very energetic and hyper
Thank you so much for the video on Addison’s..my Luci was diagnosed 9 years ago, and has been on pred daily and a percortain injection every 28 days. In that 9 years she has only had one increase on the pred. My question is: is it too late to put her on a more holistic regimen. The licorice @nd the ashwaganda. Can I add it to her present regimen.
Hi Addie, my dog got her Addison's after a vaccine and didn't do well on prednisone at all and is on Florinef only and that seems to work well for her without all the side effects. Also, I went to a holistic healer and also, my vet says it's fine to give both. I give her a product called Hormone Boost by Rivas Remedies. They have a website and you can order it online or call them and they will send it out. They are in BC, Canada. The product has ashwagandha, licorice, kelp and raspberry leaf in it. I just mix it with her food and my other dog gets it too. They are both about 10 lbs and get about a tsp each. She is a poodle mix (has had Addison's for 3 yrs now) and my yorkie eats it too and is very healthy for his age of 14, which is about as long as a yorkie lives and he looks like a puppy. I mix it with their food I make them. I think they seem to be healthier when they eat the home cooking, not the store bought food. I make min stews, soups or a mix of rice, organic veggies (frozen bag from Costco) and a bit of chicken or beef for flavour. They are happy dogs and doing well. Hope this helps. =)
Thank you so much for your information. My Luci is doing well for the last 9 years, but I will look into the hormone boost. She is a senior now and I am constantly looking for anything that will lengthen her life comfortably. 🌈
Hello there. Is there a recommended solution that could be used in place of the percorten shot? Or are these supplements to use in addition to the percorten?
No you will need the injection
Yeah, I got Addison‘s disease. It sucks. I’m sorry to hear that dogs can get that to you that sad
My dog is a German Short Hair Pointer and she has Addison's Disease.
I have a GSP with Addison’s as well! he was diagnosed at 1.5 years. We are a very active family, and he was under “stress” for 5 days in a row (he was very happy, camping, hiking) but we basically induced his crisis. He gets the proper treatment, and is doing well on it. I am always carefully watching him, I stay home so that helps. I watch his eating habits, and watch for runny poops. We are praying he has a long life, I can tell he is not a normal GSP, he gets tired easily, stressed out easily, and his appetite isn’t always up. We call him out lazy GSP ♥️🐶
Is your dog slower than most GSPs as well?
hi Doc, my dog is struggling, I've been to the vets every day for the past week, had ultrasound, we found a mass in the abdomen, However, I believe there is a secondary issue.. she gets bloated if she drinks or eats. she's old and all vets keep telling me it's not worth doing much etc... she's not eating or drinking I believe due to discomfort.. she vomits, shakes and is losing weight... her bloating is significant, I'm lost I can't help her since we still don't know what's causing her fast bloating.. please help with a suggestion...
Hi,
Sounds like a mass affecting the food/water from going through the stomach. I would get a second opinion
Veterinary Secrets thanks for replying, yesterday I had to make a decision, I couldn't let her suffer, I insisted on the surgery, she passed just after the surgery. It was a tumor.
My three-year-old Rottweiler was just diagnosed with Addison. She is on a low dose of prednisone and a monthly injection. I'm also looking for other ways to help her she is on Hill science diet dog food but I don't know if that's the best dog food for her
She was recovering from CCL surgery we were in like our 10th week of recovery when she was diagnosed with Addison's disease she was real sick my baby has been through it so I'm looking for any and all ways to help her have a healthy happy life
I was trying to say I’m sorry to hear that dogs can get that too. That is sad.😩
My 89 lb Doberman has this, it’s 188 dollars every 25 days for the medicine. It’s $$$$$
Thanks for this! My baby is at my vet clinic out here in Canada at the moment. He's being tested for Addison's. He's an allergic dog who's been under a lot of stress due to us moving soon and add to that his yearly vaccinations last Friday and eating a treat he was allergic to while getting said shots. By the next day he started vomiting and had diarrhea. Yesterday not keeping anything at all down and not wanting anything either. By the time I got him to the clinic he had bloody diarrhea and he was dehydrated which was not my ideal situation but it was all I could do. I'm terribly worried but know he's in good care now. I just hope he'll be OK. I do wonder how to keep the stress levels down for him until we have moved and he has adjusted to our new home. And to help with the allergies. He's had a lot of tremors and tummy troubles for quite some time on and off even before now so we do think Addison is highly likely. Bloodwork results will tell us tomorrow. Thanks for all the helpful info here. What a find and gift!
Welcome
My standard poodle has Cushings disease. I have spent over $4,000 this year diagnosing it. Poor fella still isn't doing well.
Sorry to hear that, perhaps go to a specialist who also is open to holistic options
this has nothing to do with your vid , i was looking at vet stuff because my son (junior in high school) wants to be a vet , but as a parent, i have been researching the cost of college vs.pay looks to be a huge Gap , other then the natural reward of working with animals , do you think this more the benefit then the pay . not that it would sway my son he has wanted to be a vet since he was a child , he volunteers at our local Dog pound when not in school
Hi,
The reward of practicing is much greater than the salary, and I personally feel that if he wants it, encourage him
i do 100% he does not even know i research this kind of stuff . he is very passionate about this field , actually i will share a funny story , we took one of our dog's to the vet he was like 5 , he said dad i want to be a vet , we live in the country so i asked what would you do if you had to deliver a baby calve , no hesitation he said i would use your truck dad lol , he is 17 know so we have encouraged him and he has never changed his mind , we already know the college he will start at , he is very smart never had a B in his life , Honors society , and here in Ohio we have what they call Teen Ambassador , ran by our Attorney General , he is the only one that won this award in our county , i was simply asking as a parent , my number one duty in life :)
whats the cause?
Genetics 🧬
@@X2017b No I looked that up
My English mastiff shows all the symptoms of this disease except for blood in the stools
Please have your vet then doing the blood tests
I took my dog to VCA Catoosa CO Animal Clinic yesterday ( Friday the 29th of Sept ) for her monthly Percorten V injection & I was informed by the Vet that they were out & would not have any Percorten V until Monday the 2nd of Oct ) (Now they are closed Sunday & my dogs battery is getting low I can tell & she already has mild tremors & shaking ) And I was told just to watch her close.. Now to me it seems a little careless & heartless that they would risk an Addisonian crisis & her life to not try & get her into another VCA animal clinic.. I asked about this & was informed it was my responsibility to find another VCA clinic if I wanted to that & would be better off waiting until Monday... Now this does not seem right or ethical because my dog will not make until Monday & nobody seems to want to help me does anybody have some advice ( It is now Saturday morning 7:12 AM I have until Noon, that's when all the vet clinics around here close )
Hi George, Call your vet and have them prescribe Florinef until you can get the injection
i think he really wants your attention lol
:-)
My dog was diagnosed with Addisons 3 months ago. After treatments, hes pretty good. Gained all his weight back. Follow him on instagram @thebullystacks
Glad he is doing well.
Dogs who are sterilized/castrated get it easer.
Even vacc ines can cause this and other meducation.
Diet can play a important role.
We humans have it too.
Our total life is not to stay healthy.
My cats have been fighting fleas for months.....I am so desperate for help.....fleas are only on cats....I have spent hundreds of dollars, advantage plus, flea spray....revolution, vacuum, carpets cleaned, bedding washed, sofa, bedding and blankets for my two cats.....tomorrow I am going to take my cats out and flea bomb... help!!!!!!
Hi,
Likely there has been some resistance developing, and the fleas are in the house. Do a thorough powdering of the house with Borax, repeat weekly, along with treating all your pets