Internal & hormonal
Hormone Health
Thyroid and adrenal conditions: recognising the signs, diagnosis and lifelong management.
4 topics · 23 guides from PetsLikeMine
Who can help near you
- Your vet1 kind
- Specialists2 kinds
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Hyperthyroidism
5 guides from PetsLikeMine
The over-active thyroid: why your older cat is wasting away despite eating everythingIf your older cat is eating like never before and still getting thinner, it's natural to find that frightening. The most likely explanation is one of the most common…7 min read · on PetsLikeMine Treating hyperthyroidism: the four options, compared honestlyWhen your cat is diagnosed with an over-active thyroid, you'll quickly notice that whoever you ask seems to favour a different treatment. That's not because anyone's…9 min read · on PetsLikeMine Radioiodine: the one-and-done cure most owners aren't offeredOf all the treatments for an over-active thyroid, radioiodine is the one most likely to make an owner say "nobody told me that was an option." It cures the condition…6 min read · on PetsLikeMine
Hypothyroidism
4 guides from PetsLikeMine
The under-active thyroid in dogs: the over-diagnosed, very-treatable oneIf your dog has slowed down, put on weight without eating any more than usual, started seeking out warm spots, and lost coat in a thin, balding pattern that doesn't seem…10 min read · on PetsLikeMine Getting the thyroid diagnosis right: the tests, and the trapsIf your dog has slowed down, put on weight without eating more, and started losing coat in a tidy, symmetrical, non-itchy pattern, hypothyroidism is a fair thing to…9 min read · on PetsLikeMine Levothyroxine for life: getting the dose right and what to expectThis is one of the genuinely happy stories in this part of the site. Once your dog has a properly confirmed diagnosis of an under-active thyroid, the treatment is a…9 min read · on PetsLikeMine
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Cushing's Disease
4 guides from PetsLikeMine
Cushing's explained: the thirsty, pot-bellied, balding dogIf you've ended up here, it's probably because your older dog has started drinking gallons, seems hungry all the time, wees more than they used to, and has developed a…9 min read · on PetsLikeMine Diagnosing Cushing's: the testing maze (and the over-testing trap)If your vet has mentioned Cushing's and then started talking about a morning of blood tests, a urine sample, maybe a scan, you'd be forgiven for thinking they're being…9 min read · on PetsLikeMine Treating Cushing's with trilostane: when to, when not to, and the monitoringIf your dog has just been diagnosed with Cushing's, the next conversation is usually about a tablet called trilostane. It's a well-understood drug that genuinely helps…9 min read · on PetsLikeMine
All 4 guides on this topic
Addison's Disease
3 guides from PetsLikeMine
Addison's, the great pretender: vague signs that crash into a crisisIf your dog has Addison's, or you think they might, and they suddenly collapse, go profoundly weak or wobbly, start vomiting or have diarrhoea, or feel cold and look…8 min read · on PetsLikeMine Diagnosing and surviving an Addisonian crisisIf your dog has Addison's, or you suspect they might, and they suddenly collapse, go profoundly weak or wobbly, start vomiting or have diarrhoea, or feel cold and look…8 min read · on PetsLikeMine Living with Addison's: injections, tablets and a genuinely normal lifeIf your dog has just been diagnosed with Addison's, here's the part that often gets lost in the worry: this is one of the most rewarding chronic conditions there is to…8 min read · on PetsLikeMine
More guides
7 from PetsLikeMine
Drinking gallons, always hungry, or fading? What the classic hormone signs meanYou've noticed something's off. The water bowl empties twice as fast, or your cat is eating like never before and somehow getting bonier, or an older dog has gone slow…9 min read · on PetsLikeMine The hormone blood tests, explained (T4, ACTH stim, LDDST, basal cortisol)Your vet has "run some bloods", or mentioned "a stim test", or said the first result "isn't quite enough on its own". If you're now staring at a form full of acronyms…8 min read · on PetsLikeMine Drinking and weeing far more than usual: measuring it, and what it meansYou've noticed the water bowl emptying faster than it used to, or you're refilling it twice a day when once was plenty. Maybe there are puddles where there never used to…8 min read · on PetsLikeMine
Find care near you
Your hormone health care team
These are the practitioners this condition can call for, from your everyday vet to specialists and therapists. Enter your postcode to see who's near you at each step.
- Your vet (primary care)
Internal-medicine specialist ·Referral hospital
Understand the condition
Clinical background on vetcanon, the ConciergeVet reference library. Vetcanon is published by Concierge Vet LTD, which also operates PetCare Atlas.
With PetsLikeMine
Read the whole journey on PetsLikeMine
Every hormone health guide, in order, sits in its own space on PetsLikeMine, written by owners and vets who have been through it. We show the first few here and link to the rest.
Read every hormone health guide