General Information Diabetes mellitus is an endocrine disease which leads to a deficiency of insulin. Insulin is normally secreted by the endocrine portion of the pancreas and is essential for metabolism of glucose within the body's cells. Insulin deficienc...

Hypothyroidism is a multisystemic disorder commonly seen in dogs and very rarely in the cat. The disease occurs most frequently in medium to large size dogs that are middle aged. Breeds which see greater incidence of the disease are: Golden retriever, Doberm...

Hyperthyroidism is the most common endocrine disease seen in cats. Most often hyperthyroidism in cats is due to a thyroid enlargement called functional thyroid edematous hyperplasia. Hyperthyroidism in dogs is much rarer. In dogs, hyperthyroidism is most of...

Epilepsy is one of the oldest diseases known to man (and dogs) and was described as early as 2000 BC. Epilepsy is common in dogs and is rare in cats. It is important to realize that epilepsy is one of many causes of seizures. Nerve cells in the brain call...