What is Cushings Disease?
Cushings Disease is a problem found in dogs normally, but lately there has been a few reports of this happening with hamsters, but it’s very rare. I’m going to answer this question in it’s relation to hamsters. What I do know about Cushings is that the three primary symptoms are: * Bilateral symmetrical hair loss on the flanks and the outside of the thighs * The skin is thin and may become dark coloured * The hamster may drink, eat and urinate more than normal and of course there are a host of other symptoms that normally follow (ie, you may notice increased drinking, increased urination, thinning of the skin, calcified lumps in the skin, susceptibility to skin infections and diabetes, weakening of the heart and skeletal muscles, nervous system disease and other symptoms). Cushings is an adrenal gland problem related to abnormal hormone levels. Cushings disease is a very rare problem with hamsters, but it seems to be more common now and unexplained. I know they can do tests for dogs. J
