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MY COCKER SPANIEL HAS BEEN HAVING EXCESSIVE THIRST, INCREASED APPETITE, WEIGHT LOSS, AND AN EPISODE OF BLOODY DIARRHEA. THIS HAS OCCURRED OVER THE LAST MONTH OR TWO. HE IS ALSO VERY GROUCHY TO THE POINT OF TRYING TO BITE ME ON TWO OCCASIONS WHEN I TRIED TO GET HIM OUT OF THE TRASH. ONE OTHER THING I HAVE NOTICED IS THAT HE IS CONSTANTLY GETTING INTO THE DRY CAT FOOD THAT IS LEFT OUT FOR MY CATS. COULD THIS BE CUSHINGS OR DIABETES? HE IS ABOUT 9 YEARS OLD.   THANK YOU.    PATRICIA HOUSE

Submitted: 727 days and 4 hours ago.
Category: Pet
Value: $15
Status: CLOSED
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Age: 9; Male; Breed: COCKER SPANIEL

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BASICALLY JUST KEEPING HIM HYDRATED AND FED. ALSO KEEPING THE CAT FOOD AWAY FROM HIM

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Yes, good call!, this might be Cushings which you can read about here
http://www.marvistavet.com/html/body_cushing_s_disease.html
or diabetes which you can read about here
http://www.caninediabetes.org/
The only way to know what is going on for sure will be testing at the vet office.
Hope this helps you!

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Expert: NancyH
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Answered: 3/24/2008

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30+yrs pet vet care & nursing, rescue, behavior & training, responsible breeding, small animal care

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