"DaDane of the Week"
Series of articles on Canine Addison's Disease published by Ginnie Saunders in 2003

  Research Studies
Current studies of Canine Addison's Disease at UCDavis . PLEASE NOTE: These studies need DNA samples from ALL representatives of the breed: Affected, UNaffected, Related and UNrelated to dogs that have been diagnosed with Addison's Disease! Please send for your kits today!

Novartis Roundtable Discussion: "Addison's Disease, Uncommon or Underdiagnosed?"
Discussion of Canine Addison's Disease by the country's leading canine endocrinologists (Posted with permission. For individual use only. Cannot be reproduced without permission.) Originally published as a supplement to the October, 2003 issue of "Veterinary Medicine"
http://canineaddisonsinfo.com/Novartis_add.pdf

Acute Adrenal Crisis (from an "human" perspective)
Medline Plus Medical Encyclopedia
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/000357.htm

Addison's Disease
Antech Diagnostics News -March 2003, Addison's Disease: Overview of types, signalment, diagnosis, lab findings and treatment
http://canineaddisonsinfo.com/Antech%20Diagnostics%20News%20-March%202003,%20Addison%27s%20Disease.doc

Addison's Disease
Marvistavet describes the adrenal glands and their function -and the clinical signs and treatment of Canine Addison's Disease
http://www.marvistavet.com/html/addison_s_disease.html

Addison's Disease
Mirage-Samoyed site. Health information here is very clear and concise
http://www.mirage-samoyeds.com/Addison.htm

Addison's Disease
Shiloh Shepherd site -clear, concise information on diagnosis, treatment and prognosis
http://www.shilohgtf.com/Addisons_Disease.htm

Addison's Disease (Hypoadrenocorticism)
Gulf Coast Veterinary Specialists
http://www.gcvs.com/internists/addisons.htm

Addison's Disease (Hypoadrenocorticism) Part 1

Pet's Health: Columbia Animal Hospital
http://www.petshealth.com/dr_library/addison.html

Addison's Disease (Hypoadrenocorticism) Part 2
Pet's Health: Columbia Animal Hospital ...This site also has an article on newer treatment options.
http://www.petshealth.com/dr_library/hypoadnew.html

Addison's Disease Brochure
One sheet brochure/handout, prepared by Shannon Wilkinson for AddisonDogs.com) Permission to reproduce and distribute freely!
http://canineaddisonsinfo.com/Adogs1Sheet.pdf

Addison's Disease in the Dog
Discount Pet Medicines: Overview of Canine Addison's Disease and medication options
http://www.discountpetmedicines.com/canine-addisons-disease-dog.htm

Addison's Disease: Averting an Adrenal Crisis
Addison's Disease: Averting an Adrenal Crisis - By Arnold Plotnick, M.S., D.V.M., Dip. ACVIM, Dip. ABVP. (First published in DOG WORLD Magazine, Vol. 86, No. 6, June 2001, p. 54.)
http://CanineAddisonsInfo.com/Plotnick.doc

Addison’s Disease in Your Dog - Treating Hypoadrenocorticism
Article by Ron Hines DVM PhD (1/13/04)
http://www.2ndchance.info/addison's.htm

Adrenal Insufficiency & Addison's Disease
A "human" site -but the information also applies to dogs (bottom of the page includes links to related information: ACTH, electrolytes, aldosterone & renin, BUN, etc.)
http://www.labtestsonline.org/understanding/conditions/addisons_disease.html

Antech News: "Addison's Disease"
March 2003, Part 1: Different Types of Addison's Disease and Signalment (symptoms)
http://www.antechdiagnostics.com/clients/antechNews/2003/mar03_01.htm

Antech News: "Addison's Disease" (cont'd)
March 2003, Part 2: Laboratory Findings, Diagnosis and Treatment
http://www.antechdiagnostics.com/clients/antechNews/2003/mar03_02.htm

Antech News: March 2003
"Hypoadrenocorticism" full article (pdf format)
http://www.antechdiagnostics.com/clients/antechnews/2003/pdf/3-03.pdf

Atypical Addison's Disease in the Dog: A Retrospective Survey of 14 Cases
Sadek, D and Schaer, M. J Am Anim Hosp Assoc 1996;32:159-63. Atypical Addison's Disease in the Dog: A Retrospective (from the Bearded Collie Foundation for Health site: "Beacon for Health")
http://www.beaconforhealth.org/Addisons-atypical.htm

Breeding for Disease Control, Longevity and Temperament
Article by JP Yousha, GDCA H&W Chair
http://www.gdca.org/health/breeddiseasecontrol.htm

Canine hypoadrenocorticism - Addison's Disease
VetCentric encyclopedia article. Excellent coverage of the subject, from diagnosis to management.
http://www.vetcentric.com/reference/encycEntry.cfm?ENTRY=71&COLLECTION=EncycIllness&MODE=full

Case Studies of dogs diagnosed with Addison's Disease
Acacia Pet Clinic, San Jose CA
http://www.acaciapetclinic.com/cases.htm

Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia
Johns Hopkins University: information regarding hereditary HUMAN adrenal dysfunction - contains descriptions of adrenal function, medical management, mode of inheritance, etc. The "Glossary" is excellent!
http://www.hopkinschildrens.org/specialties/categorypages/cah/cah1.html

Control of Canine Genetic Diseases
How genes distribute when carriers of a recessive trait are bred together -extracted from "Control of Canine Genetic Diseases" By George Padgentt, DVM
http://canineaddisonsinfo.com/Control%20of%20Canine%20Genetic%20Diseases.doc

Critical Care Treatment of Addison's Disease
Southpaws Veterinary Referral Center - Winter 1999
http://southpaws.com/news/99-1-addisons-disease.htm

Diagnosing Addison's Disease
Antech Diagnostics, March 2003
http://canineaddisonsinfo.com/AntechNewsAddisons.pdf

Dog Health: Addison's Disease
Symptom and Treatment Information
http://www.animalhospitals-usa.com/dogs/addisonian_disease.html

Endocrine Health: Breeder Strategies - Excerpt
Article by JP Yousha, Great Dane Club of America, Health and Welfare Committee (in progress 2006 - "to be continued")
http://canineaddisonsinfo.com/EXCERPT_EndocrineHealthBreederStrategies.doc

Endocrinology: Addison's Disease & ACTH Testing Procedures
Dr. Deborah Greco: District of Columbia Academy of Veterinary Medicine (March 2001 Lecture Notes)
http://www.dcavm.org/01mar.htm

How Research Works
by J.P. Yousha, Chairman of the Health & Welfare Committee, Great Dane Club of America (permission to repost is granted)
http://canineaddisonsinfo.com/HOW%20RESEARCH%20WORKS.doc

Hypoadrenocorticism
Pets Health (Columbia Animal Hospital) : Michael D. Lorenz and Lynda Melendez Oklahoma State University Stillwater, Oklahoma, USA
http://www.cah.com/dr_library/hypoadnew.html

Hypoadrenocorticism (Addison's Disease) in Dogs
Presentation by Mark E. Peterson DVM, Dipl ACVIM to 30th Annual Royal Canine/OSU Symposium for the Treatment of Small Animal Diseases: Endocrinology Symposium, September 30 - October 1, 2006 (Ohio State University College of Veterinary Medicine)
http://canineaddisonsinfo.com/OSUproceedings093006.doc

Hypoadrenocorticism in cats and dogs
Symposium on Addison's Disease by Deborah Greco, DVM, PhD, ACVIM (published in the June 2000 issue of "Veterinary Medicine")
http://canineaddisonsinfo.com/Symposium%20on%20Addison%27s%20Disease.doc

National Institute of Health Publication No. 04–3054
Addison's Disease (in Humans). This publication was written by NIDDK's Office of Health Research Reports and reviewed by Dr. George P. Chrousos, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, and by Dr. Judith Fradkin, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases. This e-text is not copyrighted. The clearinghouse encourages users of this e-pub to duplicate and distribute as many copies as desired.
http://www.niddk.nih.gov/health/endo/pubs/addison/addison.htm

Neurologic complications following treatment of canine hypoadrenocorticism
Abstract — After treatment for hypoadrenocorticism, an 18-month-old dog exhibited marked ataxia [Karen L. MacMillan]
http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/picrender.fcgi?artid=340176&blobtype=pdf

Overview of Hypoadrenocorticism in Cats and Dogs
Katy M. Groover, DVM; Kenneth S. Latimer, DVM, PhD; Perry J. Bain, DVM, PhD; Carla L. Jarrett, DVM, MS; Kevin S. Stiffler, DVM -Class of 2004 (Groover) and Department of Pathology (Latimer), Department of Anatomy and Radiology (Jarrett), and Department of Small Animal Medicine and Surgery (Stiffler), College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602-7388
http://www.vet.uga.edu/vpp/clerk/groover/

Punnett square
Explanation of the "Punnett square" which is used to calculate the probability/likelyhood of the inheritance of genetic traits
http://anthro.palomar.edu/mendel/mendel_2.htm

Scientists Hope to Study Addison’s Disease in Great Danes
Purina Pro Club publication (January 2004) announcing Addison's study to include Great Danes
http://canineaddisonsinfo.com/PurinaAddisonsArticle.pdf

Should circulatory shock heighten suspicion of hypoadrenocorticism?
DVM Newsmagazine article by Dr. Johnny Hoskins (4/1/04)
http://www.dvmnews.com/dvm/article/articleDetail.jsp?id=90744

Steroid Hormones
Highly technical article explaining steroidal hormones, their action and interaction (Indiana State University: Michael W. King, Ph.D / IU School of Medicine / miking@iupui.edu)
http://web.indstate.edu/thcme/mwking/steroid-hormones.html

The Biggest Problem
by C.A. Sharp (breeder responsibility) Reprint with permission, article first appeared in the Double Helix Network News
http://canineaddisonsinfo.com/The%20Biggest%20Problem.doc

The Great Pretender
Article on Canine Addison's Disease, written by Shannon Wilkinson for the Whole Dog Journal in 2003 -with permission from the author
http://canineaddisonsinfo.com/WDJ_AD_Wilkinson.pdf

What it means
Definition of an "autosomal recessive" mode of inheritance, as explained by J.P. Yousha, Chairman of the Health & Welfare Committee, Great Dane Club of America (Please note: Permission is given by the author to reprint this document in its entirety for educational purposes)
http://canineaddisonsinfo.com/What%20it%20means%20-by%20JP%20Yousha.doc

Breeding Strategies
VetGen: Veterinary Genetic Services - Canine - Breeding Strategies
http://www.vetgen.com/canine-strategies.html 

  Jerold S. Bell, DVM

Articles by Jerold S Bell, DVM - Tufts School of Veterinary Medicine (Reprints of Dr. Bell's articles on genetics and breeding strategies)