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my dog Jack is big brown standard who just went through an addisons crash. he is now on predizone and is coming back. he will be 2 years old on fri. feb.4th.we are debating what to do.my intial cosern was stomach torsion but now am convinced its addisions. he's so young and we LOVE him.our previous dog was A mini with back issues.3000$ later he came back to 85% lived another 7years with pooping problem -15% no control.all in all fez had an 85% good life.  I would like to hear from somebody who has gone through this. will he be back to 100% with treatment or will he lack Quality of life.

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Hello Jeff,
I have never owned a dog that had Addison's Disease, but I have had several friends that have had dogs that have had Addison's disease and have still lived active and full lives.  The key thing with an Addison's dog is regular check-ups with your Vet and hormorone therapy when necessary.  If you plan on doing any strenious activities with your dog, you may want to let your Vet know first.  

There are some references below that have more information on Addisons in dogs.  Feel free to check it out and if you have other questions for me, please feel free to ask.

http://www.standardpoodlesusa.com/addison.html
http://www.addisonsdiseaseindogs.com/treatment-addisons-disease-in-dogs.php
http://www.speakingforspot.com/PDF/Addison_poodles_NancyKayDVM.pdf

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Kim