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Sometimes a common disease, postpartum inflammation of the thyroid gland, which can occur soon after delivery, causes weight struggles.

Anything between optimal health and Addison's disease is referred to as adrenal fatigue, a mild form of adrenal insufficiency that occurs when your adrenal glands are overstressed.

This disease occurs when the thyroid gland tissue becomes inflamed and damaged because the immune system produces damaging antibodies that attack the gland.

Addison's disease, the common term for primary adrenal insufficiency, occurs when the adrenal glands are damaged and can not produce enough of the adrenal hormone cortisol.

Primary adrenal insufficiency, also known as Addison's disease, occurs when the adrenal glands are damaged and can no longer produce enough cortisol, a hormone that plays a role in bone growth, blood pressure control, immune system function, metabolism, nervous system function, and stress response.

Addison's disease occurs when the adrenal glands are unable to produce sufficient cortisol to sustain life.

This disease, which affects 1 in 50,000 British citizens, occurs when a tumour grows on the adrenal glands and forces them to produce too much cortisol.

Many researchers and clinicians consider the term «thyroid disease» to include only pathological processes that occur 1) within the thyroid gland itself, or 2) in other tissues, such as the pituitary gland, and indirectly result in subnormal function of the thyroid gland.

In medical school, they are only taught to look for extreme adrenal malfunction — Addison's disease, which occurs when the glands produce far too little cortisol, and Cushing's Syndrome, which stems from excessive cortisol production.

Prevention of mammary gland (breast) disease Breast cancer is not common in female rabbits, but when it occurs it can spread rapidly and be very difficult to treat.

Addison's Disease is an endocrine system disorder that occurs when the adrenal glands fail to produce enough hormones to keep the body functioning normally.

But the destructive tissue processes that lead to Addison's disease occur slowly and these pets were in the process of loosing their adrenal gland function considerably before that.

Low urine specific gravity (urinalysis too dilute) high levels of metabolic waste in the blood (elevated BUN and Creatinine) and increased body acidity (metabolic acidosis) are also common in Addison's disease; but they also occur in many health problems not related to your pet's adrenal glands.

Canine thyroid disease, or hypothyroidism, occurs when the thyroid gland does not produce adequate amounts of T4 and T3 hormones.

The disease occurs in the adrenal glands of the dog, and there is not one test that can diagnose the disease so veterinarians must diagnose by first ruling out other possibilities.

A similar heart disease can also occur secondary to an over-active thyroid gland.

Addison's disease occurs when the adrenal glands produce too little of one or both of these hormones.

«A diagnosis of Addisons disease dog (called hypoadrenocorticism) occurs when the adrenal glands are not functioning properly (they aren't producing enough corticosteroids or mineralcorticoids).

Canine Addison's disease (hypoadrenocorticism) occurs when your dog's adrenal glands (each kidney has one gland) stops producing the hormones (cortisol and aldestorone) necessary to regulate sodium in the blood.

Roughly half of these cases occur due an autoimmune disease of the thyroid gland (termed lymphocytic thyroiditis).

The disease occurs when the body's own immune system attacks the glands and causes them to shut down.

This probably occurs because most cases of Cushing's disease are caused by pituitary gland tumors in the brain.

Ear problems / skin disease — Cavaliers can be prone to allergies, skin infections (particularly in those skin folds), ear infections and anal gland problems, often the whole package occurs due to an allergic condition called atopic dermatitis.

Demodectic mange in dogs is a skin disease of dogs that occurs when large number of Demodex canis mites inhabits hair follicles and sebaceous glands (sweat glands).

Ear problems / skin disease — Cockers can be prone to allergies, skin infections (particularly in those skin folds), ear infections and anal gland problems, often the whole package occurs due to an allergic condition called atopic dermatitis.

Addison's disease occurs when the dog adrenal glands secrete too little hormone.

Addison's disease occurs when the adrenal glands are unable to produce the hormones needed for normal functioning.

Anal sac disease occurs when these glands become disturbed by tumors or are otherwise obstructed, constricted, or irritated, though cats most frequently experience the disease when these glands become impacted.

Addison's disease, an autoimmune disease that affects the hormone - producing adrenal glands, occurs more frequently among several particular breeds, including the Bearded Collie, Portuguese Water Dog, and Standard Poodles.