Dear Helcat:

Thank you for the information! I will pass it on to the dog’s owner.

I just read in bark wiki. com, that indeed “extreme thirst and hunger (due to low level of glucose)” is one of the symptoms of crushing disease (aka hyperadrenocorticism, an excess of cortisol secreted by the adrenal glands located above the kidneys). I learned today that polydipsia means increased level of thirst, polyuria means abnormally high urine production, and polyphagia means increased appetite. I read that excess thirst and urine may be symptoms of renal (kidney) failure, or hepatic (liver) diseases.

anita